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postr/StutterApr 27, 2019
3 points

I approached this girl who i liked at college...

I approached this girl who i liked at college... It went terrible... I walked up to her n asked about where she got her cool red jeans at n we talked a little bit... N well... It was a disaster... I s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterApr 24, 2019
71 points

I'm so depressed

I'm so depressed I hate that I can't freaking talk. I feel so stupid and hopeless. I just want to die....

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Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterApr 18, 2019
28 points

I'm the most unlucky person on earth

I'm the most unlucky person on earth Only 1% of the world has a stammer when god loaded the world 99% of people loaded correctly but I had to be on this 1% well if I'm not the unluckiest then what is ...

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Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2019
6 points

Yes, atleast with my experience, as everyone gets puts off when you first meet them and you stutter through your name....

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postr/StutterApr 13, 2019
12 points

Stammering/Stuttering has ruined my life

Stammering/Stuttering has ruined my life This is more of a rant than anything but it sucks. I’m 24 nearly 25 only ever had minimum wage low paid jobs and just feel like my stutter’s held me back mass...

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Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2019
8 points

Hi, yes I do and interviewers always say that it's ok and not a problem but then proceed to reject me even if I fulfill all job requirements. It's very disheartening for me now....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2019
2 points

I don't like to joke about my stutter, probably because I'm not entirely comfortable with it yet, but also because I think that making the other person comfortable shouldn't be my responsibility. I'm ...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2019
1 points

Thanks. After I started getting to be able to get through several repetitions I thought, what next? I started learning about ventriloquism. Ventriloquists use similar sounding sounds to get around sou...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
6 points

It’s definitely disrespectful and maybe cruel to joke about someone’s speech impediment especially when it’s certainly something we dwell on psychologically. However it takes a certain level of ignora...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

Are you sure this isn’t me? I’m a 28 year old Sam, who is terrified when ordering at Starbucks. I would have been mortified by that response from the barista. On a a side not, I like to make fun of m...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2019
1 points

I have the exact problem. I would say my case got really severe around middle school and it's has affected my confidence and making friends etc. Ive tried therapy before and it has helped but it just ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2019
4 points

I'm really sorry this happened to you. I agree that he probably didn't mean it as an insult. People don't always understand, especially when your stutter is mostly under control. My husband once tease...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterApr 6, 2019
26 points

Low self-esteem

Low self-esteem I am always living with a sense of low self-esteem because of my stutter, feeling like it’s an obstacle that I won’t be able to overcome ever. I adopted a careless attitude to everythi...

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Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2019
3 points

I didn't see this person's comment before it got deleted, but I sometimes do find it difficult watching videos of other people stuttering, just because it reminds me of my own situations where it happ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2019
2 points

What makes it difficult for you to watch others stutter? ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2019
2 points

Wow. I've never thought about how I'd like to be talked to during a hard block. I'm one of a the few I guess who appreciate the sentence finishing. I read that most hate it, but I can't think of an ex...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2019
3 points

This literally happened to me last week. A nurse asked my birthday to fill a form and her look was that I was making it up....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 23, 2019
1 points

I never stutter on C words 99% of the time but

I never stutter on C words 99% of the time but This one time I was asking for a cup of water, and it caught me by surprise. I was like, "Can I get a c c cc c ccccc cup of water"? LMAOOOOOOOO! It caug...

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Feared Words & NamesCycles & RandomnessShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2019
8 points

I’ve had this said to me many times. Usually I shrug and move on but every time it sucks and doesn’t get easier to deal with. ...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2019
23 points

I remember one time in class I had to say my name and I couldn’t and I could hear the guys at the front of the class laughing and one said “he forgot his name” 😐...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment