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commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
7 points

Yes they are really helpful, but I suggest you stop trying to avoid talking to people in fear of stuttering it only re forces the fear and makes the problem worse ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
6 points

Under any circumstances, I rather put my face in to fecal matter than try to open my mouth to order....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2019
2 points

Usually after I stammer In front of my class my face gets hot from embarrassment and I just take a sec to calm down...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2019
1 points

This may sound odd, but allowing myself to ruminate over those experiences (a bit) actually helps me get through them. If I brush them off too quickly, it's almost like I'm not really dealing with It ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2019
3 points

Thank you for your tips. I can be pretty hard on myself sometimes, it can be hard to remember not to project my fears onto other people. I have a presentation today and I'll make sure to mention my ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterFeb 5, 2019
8 points

The Pained Expression

The Pained Expression I've been stuttering for as long as I can remember. With age and years of speech therapy my stutter has gone from severe to occasional and mild (I have days without stuttering an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2019
2 points

But with these blocks it doesn't even happen.. I might say a word or two maybe even a sentence but theres no way I would dive into any form of conversation when It's going to look like me failing a fu...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2019
2 points

My best experience with my stutter was the first time I had to speak in front of people in College. One of those “everyone takes part in reading a book” kinds of situations (Don’t ask me why we had to...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Personal StoriesAcceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2019
2 points

Worst: When I was 7, my teacher asked me to read some text and of course I was stuttering so much and all my classmates were laughing at me and the teacher was laughing too. I think my experiences fro...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 2, 2019
20 points

Best and Worst experience you had with your stutter?

Best and Worst experience you had with your stutter? Hey everyone, haven't been posting in here for a long time. I'm a 22 years old Italian stutterer. I've had my stutter since i was 5-6, and even th...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2019
1 points

If somebody will judge you for your stutter, and even LAUGH about it. They are a dick and you don’t even want to waste your time. There are good ones out there, you might run into a lot of assholes al...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2019
1 points

I think all the people I approach either just ignore or laugh bluntly at my face . Or sometimes even make expression at me as if I'm an outcast...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2019
2 points

>I stutter **weirdly**. When I can't pronounce a specific word, **my head jerks up and down** and **my lips make a weird shape** as I try to follow through with the word that I unsuccessfully start...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2019
1 points

i feel you bro. My friend had asked me where i went for the holidays and i could not say the name of the place . It was pretty awkward. My friend thought that i did not know the name of the place i w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJan 29, 2019
7 points

Help a high school senior please...

Help a high school senior please... Hi guys, I'm in my final year of high school and I have had to attend some interviews for some colleges that I applied to. I'm a decent student, and some of the int...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJan 28, 2019
22 points

Feeling down like always

Feeling down like always Had this stammer ever since I can talk. Over the course of my high school years and now uni I've had great success and one of the top achievers in exam. But always got bullied...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJan 28, 2019
23 points

Had a bad stutter day and I can’t cheer myself up

Had a bad stutter day and I can’t cheer myself up Ugh yeah that’s all i gotta say. It was hard to call people today. I don’t know why i am stuttering more. I had to make an appointment via calling and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 28, 2019
7 points

Acknowledging my stutter

Acknowledging my stutter I’ve stuttered probably my whole life. My family doesn’t really acknowledge it or have talked to me about it. I think they don’t want to embarrass me but really all it’s done ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2019
2 points

This was interesting to read. I guess I don't realize that people may have a stammer or stutter and not realize it. It brings me back to being put into a speech therapy class in school when I was very...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2019
1 points

It is crushing. I haven't had my parents make fun of it in a long time, but when they started to, my stutter got 10x worse around them because I knew they were judging me. It's still really bad around...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying