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postr/StutterApr 13, 2018
8 points

What are your jobs as a stutterers and how has stuttering affected it? And also mention severity of your stutter.

What are your jobs as a stutterers and how has stuttering affected it? And also mention severity of your stutter. Actually i ve always dreamed of being a surgeon since early teens but i feel hopeless ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterApr 13, 2018
12 points

My identical Twin does not stutter but I do, can stuttering be genetic? Also, a little rant about stuttering, be nice to hear from others! :)

My identical Twin does not stutter but I do, can stuttering be genetic? Also, a little rant about stuttering, be nice to hear from others! :) I have a stammer and my identical twin does not. Would thi...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsCycles & RandomnessHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2018
1 points

Very cool, a stutter twin : ) Yeaahh I think so too... When I was in high school I had an oral exam and I had to give a talk about something and I practiced a lot at home but I couldn't say a word...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterApr 10, 2018
7 points

How Do I Define Successful 'Stuttering Therapy'?

How Do I Define Successful 'Stuttering Therapy'? Over my lifetime I attended many speech therapy sessions with professional speech therapists and they had no or little impact on my desires to speak wh...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesAcceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2018
5 points

No. I’ve stuttered for my entire life and find no humor in it. It’s a part of my life I can’t change no matter how hard I try. It’s prevented me from getting jobs, having relationships and everything ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Frustration & AngerHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2018
2 points

If it’s not impacting her ability to “make effective progress “ academically she will not qualify for an IEP. In order for the outside evaluation to have more weight than the School one, the person ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & BullyingSchool/Clinical Advocacy+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2018
1 points

I get you bro, but why do people want to control my anxiety and my stuttering? Why do they want to control me instead of just answering my question? One has to wonder though, why people don’t suggest...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2018
8 points

“Do you even stutter bro?” Ha. Hell ya I do! Stuttered my whole life. You’re right in one respect, it’s your choice to choose whatever job you want. I’m just trying to tell you that we can’t give you...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2018
7 points

Thank you, I appreciate your input. However, it is also my choice to choose a job based on my stuttering. Please do not assume that you speak for everyone who stutters. Not everyone has their dream j...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2018
1 points

I'm concerned you're in a bad family situation if they know you have a stutter and still moan when you try to talk. That's incredibly rude and hurtful. Find yourself a support group, a lot of colleges...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathySelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2018
7 points

That’s the way I felt at your age. Sort of the way I feel now. I’m 50. I like the way you expressed the desperation but also the sprinkling of LOLs like “Wtf why me it’s so bassackwards retarded it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentValidation & EmpathyMindset shift+3 more
postr/StutterMar 28, 2018
16 points

:( this is forever my life

:( this is forever my life I've tried looking for a therapist but they all cost too much for just 1 fucking session (around £100 wtf is that scam..). It's not worth it to get help I'm going to always ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2018
2 points

Keep playing the sport if you genuinely like it. But distance yourself from these people because they don't seem that high quality of friends. Also fuck this clique. Cliques are for people in high s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2018
1 points

What do you mean with that you caused your ex girlfriends emotional abuse? And the downward spiral you in is very common for people who stutter....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 15, 2018
16 points

How is/was your college experience with a stutter?

How is/was your college experience with a stutter? I’m currently a 3rd year Engineering student and it’s been pretty brutal so far. My roommate recently switched schools and I live 6 hours away from h...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencySchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2018
3 points

ADHD-PI (predominately inattentive) I hate it. I have so much trouble motivating myself to start doing something and I just end up procrastinating. It's not that I'm lazy, I just don't have the focus...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
postr/StutterMar 14, 2018
7 points

Does anyone else have a hard time connecting words and thoughts together?

Does anyone else have a hard time connecting words and thoughts together? Because I do and I honestly feel like this is the root cause of my stutter. Even when I write it takes me a long time to get m...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Helplessness & AgencyLoss of Control
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
1 points

Hey, if you're still here with us , try weed , or another drug, they help, drugs help, they don't take this thoughts away , they are just making this thoughts to sound normal to you. They take the pai...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalFrustration & Anger+3 more
postr/StutterMar 10, 2018
1 points

You get a decision to be able to talk out loud whatever you say in your mind, but it’s permanent. Would you take it?

You get a decision to be able to talk out loud whatever you say in your mind, but it’s permanent. Would you take it? Honestly the way I talk in my mind is so fluent and charismatic I’d be tempted to t...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2018
1 points

I wasn't sure from the post if the stress and tension was being caused by the stuttering or something else. I would suggest you be there for each other. Keep communicating with each other. Even if he ...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightValidation & EmpathyHelplessness & Agency