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commentr/StutterJul 11, 2019
3 points

Many of my friends told me I was uptight or aloof because I didn't talk to them a lot in the beginning. I also have a very serious face and I tend to avoid people as much as I can, so I wouldn't say t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2019
24 points

People honestly think I'm an asshole because I don't talk. Tbh I'm really nice, and would be super popular if I wasn't in the 1% of people who go through hell everyday....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2019
3 points

I'm quite sure that I do. I'm also at my internship and I feel like people might think that I'm uptight or rude. I've yet to just ask anyone if I come off that way though....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJul 9, 2019
4 points

Feeling invisible

Feeling invisible Today was a pretty bad stuttering day for me. I was on vacation for a week and just returned to work today. Coming back I’m starting to realize that my coworkers don’t fully acknowle...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2019
2 points

I also block and I just stay there with my mouth opened, it makes me feel so ashamed because many times people just don't know what's wrong or what to do....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2019
3 points

I feel you bro. It took me at least two years before I landed my first job after graduating college. All those embarrassing and traumatic interviews, severe speech-blocks really defines your integrity...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
3 points

I still live my life the best as possible but I dont like my stutter still....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
1 points

We all have bad sides. Part of growing up is coming to terms with our negative sides. That's more a general idea though. Stuttering is a part of you, like with me. I'm 30 and still recall vivid memo...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
2 points

It's a tough thing to befriend though. I've heard voluntarily stuttering can help with this. I tried voluntarily stuttering and it just made me feel awful after having a fake stutter turn into a real ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
9 points

I am one of those people who says they have accepted it and wouldn’t change it. I even have been offered free speech therapy I have turned down. Does this mean I like the feeling of stuttering every...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
5 points

I totally feel this. When I was young I stuttered really severely, to the point of an adrenaline rush of fear, making it feel like it lasts forever... Those sensations, ticks, gasps and sore muscles...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
15 points

Stuttering certainly makes you unique..just not in a good way. I don't think anyone truly likes their stutter....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJul 3, 2019
39 points

How can people like their stutter?

How can people like their stutter? I just don't get this. I hear success stories from so many people who have made true acceptance with their stutter, with themselves. These are the people who no long...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PridePhysical TensionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
1 points

Oof I know how you feel, I shake my head or shut my eyes or make a weird grimace when I stutter and sometimes I feel like this is worse than stuttering itself...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
5 points

Feel you brother, have a really hard time making friends since I moved to another country. In my country, my hometown I've never had that problem because all of my friends were people I know from chil...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Friendships & BelongingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2019
4 points

My dad had a bad stutter up until the age of 11 or 12 until he got over it through speech therapy. Now, his is barely noticeable unless he drinks a lot of coffee and does some minor repetitions. He st...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyGenetic & Family FactorsAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2019
2 points

I’ve never had a guy tell me my stutter was cute, but that’s probably because as I’ve gotten older I’ve learned how to avoid my stutter and hide it (which I know is not great but as a terrified teen/e...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & ConcealmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2019
3 points

As a kid I was very embarrassed over my stutter when it comes to people I'm not close to so everywhere I was this mute werido. Now it's social anxiety and well I still think stuttering is my biggest e...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
2 points

I'm going through a divorce, having a hard time. I tried going to a walking Meetup group thing, Some of the group was from a divorce support group. I got there and went over to where they were standin...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
2 points

Oof I absolutely understand you :/ I used to see my stutter as 'just' an annoying feature of mine, and now thar it has become worse I changed my opinion...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment