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commentr/StutterMay 2, 2020
1 points

I work in a restaurant too.....it will be an “issue” as long as you see it as an issue. The main goal is to not care what anyone thinks about your stutter...way easier said than done....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2020
2 points

I'm sorry you feel that way. I used to be ashamed of my stutter too, but then I decided to open up about it. Now I don't try to hide it, and I've found that 90% of people out there do not care if you ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2020
2 points

I feel you. I never liked speech therapists and never went to one, but I was approached by a few and met a few, they all gave me tips on how to ‘overcome’ my stutter and I didn’t even ask for help! (I...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2020
2 points

I can pinpoint particular points in my life where my fluency changed for the worse. I went on parental leave to care for my child and because I am more fluent at work and can hide my stutter, being ho...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2020
4 points

Everyone is different with regards to their stuttering journey. When I was younger, it angered me when someone would finish my sentence because I felt less than.....I felt broken, damaged. However...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2020
2 points

My older sister would, on the rare occasion, make fun of my stutter. She would often make fun of me to get a reaction, sometimes it just happened to be my stutter she made fun of. She never knew her d...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2020
2 points

This always happens to me when I visit my grandparents! 😂 kinda funny but completely cringe in the moment lmao....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2020
1 points

I definitely understand. Everyone here does. It won’t be an overnight thing. And you’ll still get embarrassed sometimes. I do. But we’re only human and I promise you everyone else has their own insecu...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
1 points

just recently blocked in front of my whole class during a small presentation and ended up leaving the entire zoom and crying. it happens to the best of us. sucks that people can’t understand but we go...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2020
3 points

There's one time where the teacher asked a question I knew the answer to, but knowing that I stutter, I didn't raise my hand. It benefits me because the answer I had was wrong in the first place. Oth...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2020
2 points

I have to prove myself before a single word is spoken to be given a chance in any sort of companionship. It induces a lot of failure related anxiety, because when I do fall nobody will have the patien...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyDating & Romance+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2020
4 points

I’ve done that for the past couple first dates I’ve been on and they always say something along the lines of “oh it’s cool” and/or “i’ve never met someone like that” and it’s safe to say there has not...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2020
10 points

I can pretty confidently say that every attempt I've made to talk to a girl has been shot down as a direct result of my stutter. Granted, that's only two attempts. But it kinda crushed any and all des...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2020
16 points

It's been hard. When I've tried I've been rejected. Now I'm too scared to even try. But, I am not desperate though. I kind of start to enjoy my own solitude. I think it's important to know that life g...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentDating & RomanceLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2020
2 points

Honesty haven't mentioned to people as much as I should.. I've hated it for so long that in my head it's this big ugly thing that I'd rather not bring up I even get anxious just thinking about telling...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2020
2 points

I feel you man I’m only 16 and I’ve missed out on so much because of my stutter. I’ve failed classes because I couldn’t present or talk in front of the class. I’ve lost job interviews because I couldn...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2020
3 points

The relationship was great we were together for 7yrs she made me a better person I remember when we started dating I used to feel so confident around her but as time went on my stutter even became wor...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2020
3 points

Yeah man life does suck. You can't connect like you want to with people that you know you would have such a fun time with if you didn't.. It really does mess you up mentally...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2020
5 points

You are not alone,i feel exactly like you do now,i am stuttering since childhood i am 22 now, in childhood it didn’t affected me and i didn’t cared about it that much as i do now, because when you are...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterApr 19, 2020
30 points

Anyone else been in the same boat?

Anyone else been in the same boat? Hi I'm 27 m.. I been stuttering since I can remember about 7-8yrs old.. When I was younger I had the traditional repetition stutter I hated it I now get stuck blocks...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more