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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2019
1 points

Oh, and I'm in the seventh grade. But the thought of my inferiority still lingers in the future conversations. I notice that boys like me do it most often, maybe to assert dominance or be intuitive as...

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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2019
1 points

I guess there is always a positive side to intuitive questions. But what I failed to explain was that the people who laugh or get amused by it don't know how stomach turning it is. Now don't get me ...

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postr/StutterMay 21, 2019
13 points

That's my story, first time sharing this with anyone

That's my story, first time sharing this with anyone I've been stuttering for as long as I can remember, I was severely bullied and made fun of from grade 1 till grade 8, which caused me a lot of psyc...

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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
5 points

Online dating when I was 18, which was 12 years ago, so the early days of it. Had a good text thing going with a girl. She was out drinking with friends and wanted me to leave a voice mail so she cou...

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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
3 points

Not really a specific one but everytime someone asks me for my name. There were times where I showed them my ID instead. Really embarrassing....

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Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
1 points

I think everyone is aware of these things, because everyone wants to sound smart and fluid when they're speaking, but I think our situation makes us *hyper* aware of how we sound and how the words are...

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Overthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
6 points

Back in early elementary. A small group sat in a ring. We introduced ourselves I believe and when it was my turn I blocked, felt so awkward and without thinking about it (mind too focused on awkward s...

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Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
1 points

I’d love to do that but I just can’t bring myself to plus the fact that we’re teenagers in the middle of secondary school and that would be something that people would probably make fun of me for. Peo...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
3 points

I agree with the people saying that he already knows. I always just assume, especially after stuttering a lot, that people mock me behind my back. It's unexpected, there's not a lot of people who stut...

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Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
8 points

I was at a friends house for a sleep over in high school. Her family wanted to play a game, including her dad who had made comments about my speech in the past. Anyways, we were in the middle of playi...

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Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
1 points

I was doing a presentation infront of the class, just the typical "introduce yourself" to the class kinda thing. The teacher asked for my brother's name since she thinks she had him, and i stuttered a...

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Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
11 points

At a nondescript fast food joint when I was on a trip with my girlfriend and a few of my friends who all know I have a stutter, my girl places her order at the counter and I speak up with my order and...

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Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
8 points

this happened a few months ago, went on my lunch break and a co worker said "have a nice lunch" i try saying thanks but all that came out was th th th tha tha than..... then i just went and took my br...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
1 points

Yess omg. I used to be a lot more outgoing and didn't let my stutter get to me quite as much. It took a toll in my confidence like at around twelve or thirteenish and its honestly terrible. Good luck ...

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commentr/StutterMay 17, 2019
1 points

Reminds me of the time we had to watch Pan's Labyrinth in Spanish 3. If you haven't seen it there is a scene where a guy who stutters is getting tortured and the torturer tells him "if you count to 3...

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commentr/StutterMay 17, 2019
1 points

Reminds me of the time we had to watch Pan's Labyrinth in Spanish 3. If you haven't seen it there is a scene where a guy who stutters is getting tortured and the torturer tells him "if you count to 3...

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Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2019
3 points

Thanks for a detailed reply. I agree, we judge ourselves too damn hard because of our stutter....

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Shame & EmbarrassmentOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 15, 2019
11 points

I'm So Messed Up... Please help....

I'm So Messed Up... Please help.... Hey guys! First, some background. I'm a 16-year-old stutterer who lives in New York. My stutter is mainly blocks and some occasional hand movements or finger tappin...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2019
3 points

Just stuttered pretty badly during my lunch break ... ​ Tried to order an "Asada Taco" but came out "Asassssasasassada Taco". ' ​ It's simple things like this that kills my m...

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2019
10 points

The worst part of stuttering is how it kills your self-esteem. I’d say my condition borders on self-hatred....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception