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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2018
9 points

Horrible way to cope. I was using Xanax for anxiety and to be less shy. I started taking every monday and thursday for 1 month, after that I started taking every monday, wednesday and friday because...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHarmful Med OutcomesFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2018
10 points

Came here to say this. For some twisted fate reason, girls I've met have found it cute. But I'm so warped from being taunted about it as a kid that I found this fact difficult to accept so when a girl...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2018
1 points

Congratulations to you! I am truly happy that you got the job. Today, right after my first interview for Master's program, the program director told me that I do not qualify because of my stutter...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2018
14 points

I think the estimate on the number of people who stutter is a little exaggerated, because a lot of people say they stutter but their stuttering is really minor. Occasional. A lot of my friends say the...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2018
5 points

I remember as a kid some old people asked what my name was and I said that I didn’t know, because the first letter of my name is one of the hardest letters for me to start a word on. So I preferred be...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2018
4 points

Everyday of my life 😭😭😭. I went to a job interview once and the interviewer said “damn you forgot ur own name? You must be really nervous” 😂...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2018
3 points

I’m so sorry. I’ve had a rough several weeks. It’s so frustrating and embarrassing. I got my SO to go to the pharmacy for me because my name starts with a vowel and I am not currently able to start of...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & NamesFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2018
1 points

I think you are right! I think my issues with stuttering in front of other people really comes from my childhood -- it's crazy, right?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2018
3 points

It's actually pretty insane that something like being able to pronounce your own name without a mistake is such a huge thing for people like you and me. People don't understand....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2018
2 points

Yup same here It fucking blows.. It's all I can focus on now when i meet people. I wish normies realise how bad people with a stutter have it..like not being able to just meet someone spontaneously in...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2018
5 points

I never been so depressed but when i entered the adulthood every thing changed and just I gave up for trying to socialize because i feel so ashamed of myself like i can't talk to another human bean, h...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessQuality of Life
postr/StutterSep 30, 2018
24 points

A poem to my stutter

A poem to my stutter “Stuttering” Creeping black mildew, soaking my lungs; soaking my being. There is something there. I can feel it. Others can’t, at first. I start to speak. “What is it he wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2018
3 points

Kind of related: I'm in medical school, and yesterday I had a simulated patient exam where I had to conduct a physical exam. The lady asked my name, and I started it with "um" for leverage. Let's say ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2018
2 points

Yeah, one time I was stuttering while asking a question and the teacher looked at my "friend" next to me with a look that said, "what's wrong with him?". My "friend" shrugged his shoulders, kissing as...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2018
3 points

I'm sorry this happened - some people don't realize how bad it feels to be called out while stuttering. When I was younger and this happened, I'd feel a sense of shame. It sucked. Hope the day turn...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2018
6 points

Oh man, I'm sorry that happened to you. That happens to me far too often and it usually ruins my day. Freshman year of college I was meeting new people in my dorm and one girl goes "You know, you prob...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2018
3 points

This happened me a few weeks ago. I was going to get my school picture taken and the guy asks my name. Okay, I relax and say my name pretty fluently, which felt great! Then, it not being fast enough f...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2018
8 points

During my College Orrientation, we have ice-breakers. Say your name, tell two truths and one lie. I struggled on saying my name, and the teacher or person in charge said “is that the lie?” I brushed i...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2018
4 points

One time my teacher made fun of how I talk in front in the whole class imagine that I felt humiliated I almost beat the shit outta him tho ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2018
21 points

I totally feel that. One time I stuttered on my name and a girl ask me if I forgot my name. Like who forgets their name ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & Names