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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
5 points

It’s not that easy. It’s just so so humiliating. What do I even say. I naturally talk so quiet due to my stutter making me shy my whole life then I stutter is bad as my entire body goes sweaty....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
1 points

I feel extreme shame. I have no idea how I want people to react. I had all kinds of reactions to my stutter and they all made me feel bad. When people mock me is the easiest since now I know that pers...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
1 points

I have so empathy cuz life is hard without fluency I have been there a lot.....look how many have come to a point what I said it's true....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
1 points

Typically a mix of frustration and humiliation with anxiety before the block the best reaction is just them being patient and understanding...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
2 points

This is such a common problem. I knew I was on the right track to fluency when I was able to say my first and last name without stuttering. It was such a wonderful experience. Those who do not stutter...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterSep 29, 2025
7 points

i guess i can never say my name without stuttering

i guess i can never say my name without stuttering it feels like il stutter everytime whenever someone asks my name, i cant do anything about it ive tried alot and ive still failed its like a curse on...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 29, 2025
6 points

An Embarrassing Stammering Moment

An Embarrassing Stammering Moment I used to hang out with my school friend every day after classes, and one day he introduced me to this girl who was in my class, though we had never spoken before. La...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2025
1 points

I have a stutter that's like block stutter. This has happened to me 2 times that someone asked me my name and it was both in 10th grade and i blocked for like legit 20 secs. It was very embarrassing. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2025
1 points

Same thing happened to me the other day, only I'm positive that she saw me waiting then swooped in. I didn't feel like wildly stuttering so as usual, I let it happen like I do most everything else...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2025
2 points

I really struggle with this . Its so hard to me to face it with my stuttering...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 27, 2025
17 points

Why do I stay a loser and don't change?

Why do I stay a loser and don't change? Why do I like lying on my couch and surfing the net on my phone all day, everyday for the past 7 years? It started at 16 and I'm 25 now. I only stop to eat som...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2025
3 points

Yep it is awful. What kept me going is knowing its not my fault I stutter. I was born like this. People hate me and laugh at me for a thing I cannot change. I cant do anything about that. Don't get m...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsStigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterSep 26, 2025
28 points

People hate me for my stuttering problem (and I can't do anything about it)

People hate me for my stuttering problem (and I can't do anything about it) I'm currently 17 years old and in my last year of high school and I'm often ridiculed in work presentations and treated like...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
2 points

My mother told me that the only speech therapist she consulted told her I'd grow out of it and recommended no treatment. She was probably in denial and wanted to hear that. You need to get a goo...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Parent Emotions & GuiltTreatment DecisionsHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

The most challenging stuttering experience I faced was between the ages of 5 and 10. Kids would laugh at me both in school and outside of it. They also verbally bullied me about my stuttering, and som...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & CareerHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterSep 25, 2025
8 points

How to accept stutter

How to accept stutter I tried speech therapy for a few months and I didn’t find the techniques too helpful but one thing I learned is that when I try to replace a word I stutter on with a similar word...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2025
1 points

Just stutter. It's that simple. The shame will go away if you dive into it. Fear only works from the shadows. You raise your hand and you ask your question while stuttering like hell. People laugh? La...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2025
4 points

I stutter and i'm deaf on my left side... People look at me like i'm a retard....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2025
3 points

I stuttered the same but I talked to a lot more people since they couldn't see my face so I didn't feel the shame I usually feel. I was lowkey sad when we stopped wearing masks....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2025
1 points

Thats all childhood, the inconsistency of stuttering make it harder for us, people see us as a con artists. Atleast mute doesn't face hatred!!!!!...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency