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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2020
2 points

While it is likely just kids being kids/not knowing any better, it is still wrong and I am sorry. As hard as it is someone needs to address the child. I work with special needs children 3 years old to...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2020
3 points

Been in that exact position and I’ve cried too. That’s the worst feeling and its hard to say anything to them because they’re kids. It’s the duty of the parents if anything to teach their kids and edu...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2020
2 points

there seems to be a good side to everything. I just had this thought in my mind for a few days. being rejected because of something that u can't help and is also ur deepest insecurity does mess with u...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 19, 2020
5 points

how do I deal with them kids?

how do I deal with them kids? being a female, people automatically assume that I am good with children. but i am honestly terrified of them lol. they say and ask the darnest things!!! there was this f...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 19, 2020
1 points

is it weird when people talk about ur stutter?

is it weird when people talk about ur stutter? hey! I'm 18(F). I've been antisocial throughout my school life because of my stutter. but now, In college there seems to be no option to continue being a...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterJun 19, 2020
5 points

I wish no one in my family stuttered.

I wish no one in my family stuttered. So a little background. Stuttering runs in my family. My father, 2 uncles and 2 brothers stuttered. Notice how i used the past tense here. The thing is they all...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 18, 2020
53 points

This is unfair I have had enough!

This is unfair I have had enough! Hello guys, I am 23 year old male in London who has had a stammer since age six. I am just deeply frustrated at how my stammer is affecting every aspect of my life. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 18, 2020
26 points

I feel like I'll never be able to hold down a job because of my stutter

I feel like I'll never be able to hold down a job because of my stutter I can't deal with customers and I stutter badly under stress. My biggest fear is telling someone how much they owe and I can't p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2020
5 points

Remember first day in high school, everyone's introducing themselves, my turn comes up and I start going on like an engine that can't start - whole classroom burst into laughter. Shit like this gets e...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2020
9 points

I used to purposefully be late for school every single day so I didn't have to bear saying "here" in registration everyday hahaha...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2020
18 points

Omg. But seriously... I don’t remember a lot of feelings that were more intense than the anxiety on the first days of school... since you had to introduce yourself every single damn year, like 8 times...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2020
2 points

I'm happy for you man. I'm dealing with one atm and somedays it's really bad and somedays I'm quite fluent. I hate public speaking unless I am reading off of something. My stutter has basically made m...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2020
11 points

I find that's one of the worst part of having a stutter....

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJun 17, 2020
21 points

A rant

A rant It’s getting harder for me to tell who actually likes my personality, and who just does the thing you do to 8 year olds or mentally handicapped people(no offense to any of them, I’m just using ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2020
35 points

I was a severe stutterer for most of my childhood and into adulthood. I was embarrassed about it and assumed it would be a turnoff for girls. From about age 12 I was warned I would be unem...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentDating & RomanceEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2020
3 points

Fear/Anxiety in the moment with a dash of extra Anger/Frustration for that hit of post stutter depression...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & AngerShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJun 16, 2020
30 points

What emotion do you feel most strongly, when you are stuttering in a conversation?

What emotion do you feel most strongly, when you are stuttering in a conversation? [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/h9z103)...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2020
3 points

Haha at least it gave an easy recovery!! When I was younger (around 14-15) I was at a camp and my speech has done good for the majority of the week and then on one of the last days I tried to say some...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentPersonal StoriesHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2020
2 points

I’m sorry this happened to you, it sucks. When I was at school, we got a new English teacher who didn’t know about my stutter. This was at a time where my anxiety around my stutter was really bad. I...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking TherapyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2020
1 points

Yeah, since then she has granted me the great power of being able to say her name so I am forever grateful. Actually, Elizabeth was a girl who was bullying me at school at the time. Probably part of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesExperiential AssociationShame & Embarrassment