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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2018
7 points

My own friends would walk away from me when we'd pass the "cool" kids so they don't get embarrassed. Then when they're gone they'd come back and act as if nothing happened :/ I've never really had any...

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2018
15 points

I have quite a few examples. One was a rejection by a girl. I’ve been rejected many times and some have been specifically due to my stutter. One time, a girl told me she would only date me if I stop...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2018
1 points

I completely understand, happens to me when I watch someone who has a speech difficulty, is clearly sweating, or even just "embarassing" themselves. As already stated by someone else, I think it truly...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterMar 17, 2018
22 points

This is a hypocritical post and I feel bad..

This is a hypocritical post and I feel bad.. I have stuttered all my life, however when I meet people who also stutter or watch videos of it I just can't talk or watch the video for long... I feel so ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 16, 2018
11 points

I only stutter when I think I'm going to stutter.

I only stutter when I think I'm going to stutter. If I'm not thinking about stuttering at all, I don't stutter, but the moment I start thinking that I'll stutter, that's when I stutter. Its so frustra...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2018
4 points

I just stopped talking unless I had to. Stuttering is a horrible handicap. How do you explain to someone you can't even say your name sometimes because you stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2018
1 points

i mean, if you like biting, you can keep doing it! i don't believe that i should tell you how to speak or anything. for me, it was a trick that kind of helped at first and then it got worse and worse ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2018
1 points

Think about why you are embarrassed about your stuttering. Think about what you are afraid of? Why? Reason it out in your head. Then talk with others, ask them how they feel about your stuttering. You...

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postr/StutterMar 9, 2018
27 points

Rant: it frustrates me how stuttering is less accepted in society because it's not visible like being in a wheelchair

Rant: it frustrates me how stuttering is less accepted in society because it's not visible like being in a wheelchair Basicly the title. For whatever reason people just think I'm weird or fucking with...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterMar 6, 2018
12 points

I feel like if it was confirmed that you come back a different person, I would just 100% kill myself and hopefully come back without a stutter... :/

I feel like if it was confirmed that you come back a different person, I would just 100% kill myself and hopefully come back without a stutter... :/ I hate my life, everyday in school now everyday in ...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2018
15 points

I've always had ups and downs with my stutter. I'd have months where i thought I has conquered it for the most part, only to have it return in full force because stress or lack of sleep or anxiety or ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2018
9 points

I mean, I'm sure most people don't care if someone has a stutter, but there is still something discouraging about seeing the confused and uncomfortable look on people's faces when I am mid-block. I t...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMar 6, 2018
22 points

I hate it when people say "just talk no one cares if you stutter, if they do just ignore it"...

I hate it when people say "just talk no one cares if you stutter, if they do just ignore it"... This is probably the most annoying shit I hear from people IRL. They say that they don't care about me s...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2018
2 points

You hit the nail on the head on this one. I’m so used to finding synonyms for words I‘m about to block on that once I get to something like my name, in which there’s no substitute, is when I freeze up...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2018
2 points

I do stutter sometimes on my own name too. Unfortunately there is no word you could swap out your name with... I try to play it off or just chuckle. People will usually not notice or just smile back. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterMar 3, 2018
2 points

Overcoming the embarrassment

Overcoming the embarrassment Hey guys, I am a clutterer. I have been to therapists who helped when I was younger, but unfortunately, I didn't stick with it. I still remember the tools they taught m...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2018
13 points

People are going to view your stutter in the same light as how you portray it. What I mean is that If they see that you are ashamed of it, that you hide it and are embarrassed, then they are going to...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2018
1 points

Wow! Powerful way of thinking. You don't feel like your stutter gets you to uncomfortable and embarresing situations? I mean, stuttering is unique, but is it in a good way? I would say not... ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2018
1 points

Oh gotcha, I was unsure if you had terrible tinnitus and that's a common symptom of a brain tumor or something. I do stutter when reading alone, even just speaking to myself alone. This didn't always...

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Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2018
1 points

Most of the time when I tell someone it makes things so much more comfortable. Occasionally the person will look at me with pitty and talk to me like a child, I forgive them for being ignorant that st...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersValidation & EmpathyShame & Embarrassment