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commentr/StutterJul 3, 2023
2 points

Thank you I have heard of repressed emotions causes different parts of your body to feel tense for me my throat gets tense and closes up when I start talking to people that are high valued. I don’t st...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
3 points

Married 10 years and have 3 littles ones. But a suggestion here is to become confident in your own interests, like a hobby or sport, or have a passion about something. Thats what your future spouse...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
8 points

My stuttering is the reason why I am such a good communicator. It required me to practice my speech a lot more than the average joe and it made me better in public speaking. Sure I would have thought...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
8 points

I used this sometimes in middle school. During an oral exam if I didn't know an answer, I would stutter on purpose and the teacher would either tell me to write all my answers down or just exempt me f...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
3 points

I studied in a boys school and I met a girl on my very first day of college and she wasn't even in the same department and we were together for five years. She didn't even know that I had a stutter t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
3 points

Was single till late 20s. Started being super social and extrovert (I was talkative by default in childhood) without thinking about my stutter. Confidence increased, and stutter still remained but tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
9 points

I don’t think it’s handy by itself, but studies show that people with stutters are more socially and emotionally aware. I’ve noticed that I’ve always been more empathetic towards people and my boss h...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2023
3 points

> I just want the same opportunities to grow as my peers, and I feel so stuck in life because nobody will give me a fair chance… You can start by giving yourself a fair chance. You can't affect ho...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2023
1 points

I’m with you 100%. It’s tough.. Im trying not to let it affect me because learning Korean is only a hobby. But when I can’t say what I want to say even though I know what I want to say, it makes me u...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2023
10 points

I've been doing that for years, I read one page out loud every day and now it's like another form of therapy for me. It helps me in all facets especially with my voice acting....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2023
1 points

I'm wondering this myself. I'm 31 and had alot of friends in my late teens early 20s. They all turned out to not give a fuck about me and not respect me. I'm pretty cynical now and doubt I'll ever be ...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Friendships & BelongingIdentity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2023
2 points

Hey man just found this post and I'm a fellow pakistani. How's your experience being a stutterer in pk?...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2023
2 points

Im 23 and believe me i have faced bullying, discrimination and embarrassment at every stage of my life. I guess you should study stoicism as i did. It helps alot....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionTrauma & PsychologicalHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2023
2 points

I stuttered in every alphabet when I was doing a teaching programme and the students still liked my teaching and gave me an award to remember them by. The people who dared try to make fun of me were t...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2023
2 points

I'm almost 21 and the worst stuttering years for me were my school days, those were the days I hated.. i stuttered a lot because of which kids also made fun of me.. but after my school years.. I start...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2023
1 points

Yea man, I ran out a month ago and have just been lazy about getting more. While taking them I felt alot better, just more "there" and subtly more fluent. While off the I could feel myself revert back...

Meds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Helpful Med OutcomesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2023
2 points

we should go live together man :) the only reason i hate my life is because i stutter...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2023
2 points

23M and I can say it doesn't get better, the deep hatred toward yourself will not stop. There's a few solution : \- fix your stutter and live the live you WANT (impossible unlucky :) !) \- Force y...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
2 points

I found a research study from other researchers who investigated spontaneous recovery: "*Those who had incorporated stuttering into the self-concept were much more likely to have remained stutterers,...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
1 points

OP, please don’t do it. Suicide is never the answer! I understand why your stammer gets you down, but it’s only part of you, and it doesn’t define you You are so much more than your stammer and you ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception