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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

>I've stuttered my whole life. Sometimes it was brutal, sometimes not so bad. But it's always there. Depends on my stress level really. But the most noticeable improvement was when I started takin...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

How is that anything but a temporary fix? I see people here railing on and on about how stuttering is incurable and what not. I had speech therapy for years when I was younger and it didn't do shit. T...

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Unhelpful Therapy TechniquesTherapy ExperiencesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2018
10 points

You say therapy is useless and all that. Both for mental health and stuttering. Have you ever tried it? I mean honestly tried it. I've stuttered my whole life. Sometimes it was brutal, sometimes not...

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postr/StutterOct 27, 2018
12 points

Stutter getting worse. I'm fighting against impossible odds for wanting a better life.

Stutter getting worse. I'm fighting against impossible odds for wanting a better life. Im 22. I had been a literal shut in for 2.5-3 years and browsed various social anxiety, incel and stuttering foru...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 25, 2018
17 points

Stutter forces me to be an introvert

Stutter forces me to be an introvert When I was a kid and my stutter wasn’t too bad I was very outgoing and happy. I would make a lot of friends I would never hesitate to approach somebody new and I w...

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Trauma & PsychologicalSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 24, 2018
36 points

i just realized the stutter has finally gotten the best of me and i feel defeated.

i just realized the stutter has finally gotten the best of me and i feel defeated. (sorry if this doesn't fit here but i just had one of the biggest breakdowns i've ever experienced out of nowhere, an...

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Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2018
1 points

I wish I knew the answer. I have the same problem. I am nearly perfectly fluent for a year or two then I have a "relapse" thats starts really slow, just a bit more stuttering. This makes me a little a...

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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2018
2 points

I agree with this. Talking in general is very exhausting and I wish I could say that my stutter doesn't stop me but it does. Now I have made progress in changing my attitude about my stutter so it cer...

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Energy & Biological RhythmsHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterOct 20, 2018
7 points

Mentally blocked my stutter for most my life

Mentally blocked my stutter for most my life Anyone else live most their life not facing your stutter and get over it by just not talking and communicating very minimal? It wasn't untill the last coup...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2018
3 points

This is one birth defect that I would not wish on anyone, including myself for the remaining years I have on this earth so yes I anxiously await for cure that I think we will see in the next 40 years....

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Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2018
8 points

I understand you 100% but I just feel that I’ve missed out on so many opportunities that I could’ve done whether if it was with friends or school. I’m only 17 and I feel like I missed out on a life ti...

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commentr/StutterOct 17, 2018
34 points

I would cure it in a heartbeat if I could. My stutter has held me back countless times...

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Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
2 points

>when I'm with people I think of so many things to say but I don't open my mouth to say them and it's so depressing. Stutterers tend to have this thing where we feel like non-stutterers are just s...

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postr/StutterOct 15, 2018
10 points

[Help, Advice] My view on my stutter is so strongly negative, I'm an extrovert and want to talk so much but it's like my own stutter pushes me back every time I'm with people

[Help, Advice] My view on my stutter is so strongly negative, I'm an extrovert and want to talk so much but it's like my own stutter pushes me back every time I'm with people All my life I have seen m...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
0 points

Combine the divorce laws, #metoo, and the narcissistic personalities of lots of people it makes dating not worth the time for me. To find a good partner you have to put in a lot of work. Adding the d...

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Helplessness & AgencyDating & Romance
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2018
1 points

I feel the absolute same way, like I want to be around people and I want to talk to people but its this stutter and block stutter thats handicapping me, like shit man. ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2018
1 points

As others have said, it's never too late! I do want to touch on some things you said in another comment about making phone calls for him and doing his food orders. It's one thing to be supportive, an...

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postr/StutterOct 9, 2018
2 points

Can I get a job with a bad stutter? 😟

Can I get a job with a bad stutter? 😟 Every interview, I've been turned down by them picking others that didn't have one. They had no experience like me too. It's the jobs where they will hire and t...

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Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2018
1 points

Congratulations to you! I am truly happy that you got the job. Today, right after my first interview for Master's program, the program director told me that I do not qualify because of my stutter...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2018
2 points

Hm, I'm not sure we can straightforwardly say we're "powerless". I mean, we know what's going on, and we can adjust to that. We can work on getting better at doing the things we want to do, despite ha...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Helplessness & AgencyMindset shift