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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2017
1 points

from my experience they may not show that they do but it is something that's not necessarily attractive to them. Girls want to show off their BF's and if they stutter that not only embarrasses you but...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2017
1 points

Yeah they care. Mine doesn't show up much but when it does I just write the whole thing off because the whole vibe just changes instantly....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterDec 3, 2017
5 points

Lost all hope

Lost all hope I had a few kids telling that I sound retarded and asking me if I had a mental disability. I used to pride myself but now that's gone. So what do I have to live for? I don’t have the onl...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2017
1 points

The pain is so real LOL What makes it worse, is that if your stuttering takes over, it can leave such a bad first impression with your classmates. ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2017
3 points

What stuttering got me is much empathy but it doesn't help me much in this world, probably because society doesn't rely on empathy rather narcissism. Also stuttering put me in inside, I'm shy and rese...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionFrustration & AngerShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2017
1 points

They do know that i stutter and they feel too uncomfortable whenever i can't get a word out. It's like a continuous cycle of disappointment....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2017
2 points

Wow, what a bunch of jerks. That's good that you stood up for yourself and filed a formal complaint. Here's my most recent insensitive experience towards stuttering: I was interviewing for a profess...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2017
4 points

I’m a mom. I don’t stutter so take my words for what they’re worth. Stuttering sucks, people can be assholes and the anxiety and the struggle is real. Someone posted recently that it’s about accep...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2017
1 points

Stuttering to me is an image issue...it's very nice when people are accepting of my stutter but I do not like how I look or sound when I stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2017
1 points

Same. I've been working in retail for the past 5 years and it was embarrassing to stutter in front of customers at work it least for the 1st few years but now i just kinda laugh my stutter off if i ge...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2017
1 points

If you explain to them that you have a speech impediment, and that you don't like being treated like an idiot, and they still continue to laugh at you, that's when I call it quits with the friendship...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2017
1 points

No. I dont even like my coworkers that do it. It sends me into a rage when i get laughed at when i get stuck in a word....

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2017
1 points

It's so fucked up and all we can do is speech therapy? I don't have time for speech therapy and doubt that it would really help but just put more pressure on me and feel worse about myself damnit...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2017
4 points

People just don't know how to react but agreed laughing is a fairly shit way to respond! What bugs me most is patronising comments like 'aw bless you' 'it's okay sweet'! Very annoying, treat and talk ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 30, 2017
6 points

Can you be friends with people who laugh or smile when you stutter?

Can you be friends with people who laugh or smile when you stutter? It seriously pisses me off everytime. I get just the tiny bit nervous and end up stuttering and seeing how people react to it makes ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2017
2 points

Those days were always the worst! I often skipped the first day of class because I knew that we were going to have to introduce ourselves. Before the second class started I would just go up to the tea...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2017
3 points

Surprisingly i don't have bad memories about "first day presentations". I dreaded more about "first time reading situations" in class. Sure some of them went not so well but nothing disastrous. One ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2017
3 points

Been there a hundred times. I work in the media and call people every day. Think the worst I've gotten is when I call someone and I hear them hand over the phone to the person I'm looking for and tell...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2017
9 points

Yes. My anxiety starts racing and my heart beats out of my chest. I just started a new job and we did the introductions yesterday.... guess what? We got a new trainer today and we had to do it all o...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2017
5 points

1)The film portrays the effects of stuttering very well. Greenwood's stutter is more severe than mine but I encounter many of the same challenges like speaking on the phone. 2) I think this is ver...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life