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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2025
3 points

when I first saw that Glee episode I had convinced myself I had made up my stutter, unfortunately, 15 yrs later, the problem still persists šŸ˜†...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterOct 15, 2025
12 points

šŸ˜”

šŸ˜” Getting ignored has to be in the top three miserable situations for a person who stutters (i know people don't have to ask me to repeat a sentence thousand but it really hurts)...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2025
1 points

Okay they laughed and snickering..which's suck and not nice ....what's that enjoy you put? Are you on their side or our side?...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride+2 more
postr/StutterOct 14, 2025
12 points

just a rant.

just a rant. i’ve recently come to terms that i have a stutter. and it honestly makes a lot of sense. i was always wondering why i am the way i am. but i think it all makes sense though. but still, it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
5 points

Yes. As someone who has been through this, it's hardest on us. And not to make things worse, but it's a reality the OP needs to know, it may get worse. He'll need as much love and comfort at home as h...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentStress & Fight/FlightSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
3 points

If you want my advice, just love her for who she is. Reacting to her stuttering negatively will give her a complex of shame she will carry with her the rest of her life. Be patient with her and don't ...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
1 points

I'm 37 Male from India.. I've also got this issue since my childhood.. I've faced a lot of shame in workplace. Lost many opportunities.. A good number of jobs also.. Despite its considered as a disabi...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
1 points

So real, when the teacher asked every classmate his birthday for a "birthday board" i asked "what what what what" and everyone was like "your birthday idiot what's so hard", ever since I'm afraid ever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

I can really relate man. I spent most of my adult life doing everything I could to hide my stutter. I’d keep quiet, substitute words, and even say things I don’t actually believe or want just because ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
0 points

It's just a way to politely (and elegantly) shed the light on the matter without making you feel uncomfortable or rude. There is no way in hell stuttering is cute in any imaginable way. The girl likes...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
1 points

I started stuttering when I was 7 so I've been hiding it for around 12 years. I don't talk much and my stutter is primarily speech blockage so I kinda choke on my words and struggle to breath or speak...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
1 points

Yea, you’re not wrong at all. Both of them are a lot happier than me, but I’ve been hiding this for so long I feel like I can’t turn back now....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
8 points

yeah I have been hiding it ever since it started. I'm 19 and I've got two best friends who I've known for the last 16 years. I started stuttering around the age of 7 or 8 and still both of them don't ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
2 points

Yes and I feel like it creates more fear around it which makes it worse and adds to the shame but today I was at a coffee shop and didn’t try to hide it and kept eye contact while stuttering and actua...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
3 points

I am a person who is afraid of stuttering. I am very afraid of people seeing my stuttering. Hanging out in front of them scares me....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
1 points

So sorry this happened to you! I hope you are coping okay with it. I cannot say ā€œcoping wellā€ because I struggle to see how anyone would cope well after experiencing such an event from their mother....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
1 points

I am 59 yrs of age, & have stammered since I was 4 yrs of age. Having been bullied for having a stammer, it had for a long time caused me to be very self conscious about my stammer, & worried about ho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
2 points

yeah those random acts of kindness really fuck me up bc i feel even more pressure to respond as nicely and quickly as possiblešŸ˜‚. any situation that makes it seem like i’m unappreciative or rude reall...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 12, 2025
27 points

I was diagnosed with complex trauma today

I was diagnosed with complex trauma today Four months into therapy and I'd like to announce that I got diagnosed with complex trauma today. I’d like to take a moment and thank my family, society and c...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2025
5 points

Knowing the stutter itself isn’t the problem and that I’m the one who creates the shame I feel around it...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception