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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2019
2 points

Just try to not let it bother you that much. People don’t care about our stutter as much as we do, especially our friends....

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2019
1 points

That's probably the best option to be honest lol, was playing Overwatch with a friend last night and I felt so embarrassed whenever I started stuttering. I guess I gotta just whisper very loudly to av...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2019
2 points

I feel better speaking clearly than expressing my name. its sad i think, if they see me stuttering that will be the first impression they will forever have of me, anyway, we need assume who we really ...

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Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2019
4 points

I get what you mean, but that does not help. Backpain is not humiliating. Backpain does not make people feel uncomfortable when you interract with them. Backpain does not make people believe you are r...

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commentr/StutterNov 22, 2019
17 points

I feel your pain. That always happens to me but instead of me asking, I block so much that it renders me speechless and they ask me if I want to write it down on a paper. Sometimes they joke around sa...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentListener Reactions
postr/StutterNov 22, 2019
48 points

I asked to write my name down instead of saying it

I asked to write my name down instead of saying it I was at Best Buy few minutes back to exchange something I bought (versa 2 fit bit is on sale for anybody that's interested). The person at the count...

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commentr/StutterNov 22, 2019
1 points

I feel exactly the same, I have started to stutter since my 6 to 8 years old, I don't remember exactly, but since then, people have started mocking me because of it, and the thing is, people don't und...

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Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 21, 2019
5 points

New member here.

New member here. Hello there. I've read some posts and it made me feel not so alone, so I'm going to tell my 'story' too. So, I remember talking normally when I was a child, but when I was like idk,...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2019
2 points

i also find it difficult!! the word i stutter the most on are words with really harsh syllables. the word sTuTTer is a killer for me. i can rarely say it,,i’m usually there like “hey yea ahah i actual...

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commentr/StutterNov 19, 2019
2 points

I do, 14 years old, when I read some bible verses at my school's radio, I was crying a lot in an embarrassment afterward...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterNov 19, 2019
14 points

I had my first "did you swallow your tongue?" moment today

I had my first "did you swallow your tongue?" moment today but it wasn't so bad. Please excuse me for the bad formatting, I am writing this from mobile. I am 15 and I work at a cookie shop. I met to...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterNov 19, 2019
8 points

Tips for a Teenage Stutter

Tips for a Teenage Stutter Hey Guys! I just wanted to know if you guys had any tips for calming nerves during Interviews, Presentations or Phone Calls. I’ve been Stuttering my whole life (currently ...

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Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterNov 18, 2019
6 points

My stutter, or else they’ll think I’m incompetent or nervous

My stutter, or else they’ll think I’m incompetent or nervous ...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2019
6 points

This is a beautiful description of what it's like to stutter. Time seems to stop and it is excruciatingly uncomfortable. When the moment passes, the mood in the room/people you are talking to changes ...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2019
2 points

The fact that I now expect to hear "You forgot your name or something?" after trying to introduce myself is so fucked up. I get that somebody struggling to say their own name is jarring to people, but...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 18, 2019
81 points

Do you have kind of micro depressions when you stutter?

Do you have kind of micro depressions when you stutter? You just about to start or already talking to someone, having good mood and then a wild block or stutter appears. Time slows down, you become aw...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
9 points

You’re not the only one who thinks that. It’s awkward sitting there watching a show or movie with people around you and a character with a stutter begins to be joke of the scene. Sometimes I think it’...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
3 points

While I see and understand your point, most of what I got from this is that you haven’t had many negative reactions to your stutter (if you have one at all; if not, this makes even more sense). When y...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterNov 17, 2019
13 points

stuttering characters that aren't a joke?????

stuttering characters that aren't a joke????? have you ever watched a movie/show or read a book or whatever that included a character who stuttered and wasn't dumb as hell? I didn't. it's like the onl...

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postr/StutterNov 17, 2019
3 points

I woke up one day and inexplicably started stuttering.A month and a half later and the problem has persisted and, in some respects, worsened.

I woke up one day and inexplicably started stuttering.A month and a half later and the problem has persisted and, in some respects, worsened. Allow me to provide context.If I sound at all vain or p...

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