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postr/StutterDec 2, 2019
16 points

Life with speech blocks:(

Life with speech blocks:( Sorry about the lengthy post, I've been wanting to get this off my chest for quite a sometime. Now that I'm suffering more due to this speech block issues. I want to see whet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2019
2 points

It’s really hard for me because I’m a preschool teacher and kids often finish my sentences for me. They are just trying to be nice and help me, but it’s very embarrassing and makes me feel like a 3 ye...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2019
9 points

The only thing that helped me was not to be emotionally destroyed as soon as I start to stutter. I think it's the shame that the stutterer brings to his entire audience that makes everyone uncomfortab...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 1, 2019
13 points

How do you get over the uncomfortable reactions especially from family and friends?

How do you get over the uncomfortable reactions especially from family and friends? The other night my family and I went out for dinner with some of our friends. At one point I wanted to add something...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
postr/StutterNov 30, 2019
3 points

I just remembered something and now I know why I repressed it

I just remembered something and now I know why I repressed it Okey so sophomore year in highschool (I’m a junior now) i wanted to go to some other clubs, make new friends, which isn’t always easy. Any...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
18 points

My high school experiences have been horrible. The HOPE SQUAD leader is my most constant tormentor in fact. He left a note in my backpack last week, making sure to let me know that nobody likes me and...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
1 points

I got bullied from time to time for stuttering. But I'd always get asked if I'm stuttering on "purpose" or if I'm making it up. It annoys me since why would I do it on purpose when it affects me. Duri...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
4 points

To be honest I wasn't getting bullied for my stutter until I openly to my classmates. And I have been with them for as long as I can remember, but I only started to stutter since grade 6 or 5 (For the...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
9 points

I was never really bullied (at least not to my face). I definitely didn't have many friends. But not overt bullying. I do remember some attempts, such as once or twice getting "how's it going k-k-k...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 30, 2019
25 points

How bad was bullying for you?

How bad was bullying for you? I’m 15, and in high school currently as a sophomore, and I’m bullied constantly for my stutter. It’s weird because I remember when I first got into middle school EVERYBOD...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 27, 2019
5 points

An Undergrad Nightmare Story

An Undergrad Nightmare Story Just a story that I recalled from my undergrad. I went on to graduate school, so I survived, haha, but this will always stand out as something I really felt traumatized ov...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
5 points

I understand exactly where your coming from. It’s not easy but I don’t think letting people make fun of you as away of being a friend is totally the right way to go either. I mean I do understand. I...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
2 points

I’ve had people that thought I had Tourette’s. Quite a few. I was astonished at first but after thinking about it I wasn’t surprised. Definitely affected me tho....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
11 points

I don't get this so much. But whenever I give a speech or presentation, I always get feedback like "congratulations, you did really well", "excellent delivery", etc. Fuck off, I dragged out a 15 mi...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
17 points

I'm sure people who assume I'm slow are so much slower for not realising I stutter...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 26, 2019
5 points

Stuttered at work

Stuttered at work I’ve recently started working a different are of my job. It was like every time I needed to ask something I had a bad stutter. I usually don’t let it bother me but being in a new po...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
3 points

I resonate with just about every point on that list. The iceberg of stuttering, very few people(and unfortunately that often includes those around us who really should know better) realise how far r...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2019
7 points

No I found this meme online but I really relate to it, like my dad once said ‘oh guys shh listen he’s speaking!’ and it’s so annoying how he treats me so differently to others because of my stutter...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterNov 24, 2019
25 points

Today I made my mother cry

Today I made my mother cry Lately I've had problems with my family, specially my mother. She's overprotective and always tries to do everything by herself. After a big confrontation with her last nigh...

Emotional ExperienceParent & CaregiverSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentParent Emotions & GuiltFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2019
5 points

I’m a stuttering firefighter/EMT, so I get ya. It can be difficult, and patients start to look at me like I’m odd, or finish my word for me. Typically I don’t have time to explain myself, so I just th...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution