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postr/StutterOct 24, 2016
6 points

Struggles with Stuttering

Struggles with Stuttering Hey im new to reddit and i need a place to vent about my frustrations with my stutter. I am 29 and happily married but for whatever reason i cant get over my fear of stutteri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2016
3 points

Perhaps one of the worst moments of my life was in university too. I was in creative writing and we had to read out something we wrote. I just stood up before it was my turn and left the class, basica...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2016
2 points

I've been a uni for some time now, and it was definitely my first uni presentation. In high school I was fine with presenting, I stuttered very little during the presentations I wasn't really known f...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2016
3 points

Well yeah could, but I always feel super judged and embarrassed for being a stutterer... I know i shouldn't care, because I can't do much about my stutter, but so many have pointed it out that I stutt...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & BreathingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2016
1 points

Why dont you want to stutter before your friends and family? ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2016
5 points

Wow....... very good short. I'm actually taking ASL right now because I needed to take another language. I took Japanese when I was in high school and it didn't go to well with my stutter haha but I s...

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commentr/StutterOct 18, 2016
6 points

It's an interesting theory, but the problem with expecting pain when you stutter is it's only going to make you more afraid to stutter and therefore more afraid to speak. We already expect pain when w...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2016
2 points

I agree. I can be funny, but most of the time I feel awkward thinking what I will say and how should I say it. I got really comfortable not hiding my stutter with them but they started to ghost me,...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2016
1 points

You're not alone, I need someone to talk to who will look past my stutter. I have a few quirks that most people get uncomfortable with when talking to me and often times they find an excuse to walk aw...

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commentr/StutterOct 12, 2016
1 points

To make things worse I just got a new job in a very open kitchen. So my station is connected to a 5 top with bar stools and I'll be like 3-4 feet from guests. So during service I'll have to make some ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2016
3 points

It generally is considered to be bad. It feeds the shame you have for your stuttering....

Emotional Experience
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commentr/StutterOct 12, 2016
5 points

I appreciate the message. I have my life set up nicely, I work out, go to college, have no financial problems, I grow up in a stable and caring family, I can't complain about missing something in life...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterOct 11, 2016
3 points

I'll never be comfortable with embarrassment. I've been at an I.T. service desk job where I have to talk all fucking day face to face for a few months now. I still find stuttering to be humiliating....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2016
8 points

Don't dismiss the experience of other people just because you feel it doesn't apply to you. Also, please don't say things like this: >The only person responsible for your stutter is you and it is...

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commentr/StutterOct 9, 2016
2 points

I've had to deal with many hardships myself. For me it led to years of hiding my depression before speaking out and getting some help. Its not easy living life like this but it does help to know there...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2016
2 points

"I rarely speak about my feelings and worries, because it's just something that I am genuinely extremely uncomfortable with, and I have no idea of how I could bring up the subject without being asked ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2016
1 points

Im so embarassed by my stutter, i cant tell her atleast before i known her for quite a time....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentDating & Romance
postr/StutterSep 28, 2016
19 points

Today was the worst day of the past 2 years. Everythign went to shit

Today was the worst day of the past 2 years. Everythign went to shit All my hardwork went to shit. I was debating a few people today and I was suttering so badly I just wanted to drown and die. My men...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2016
1 points

Man, I can relate to that! It's always at the worst of times that it crops up. Well done on being able to say your name though! :-)...

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postr/StutterSep 24, 2016
7 points

Has anyone's stutter got them out of a ticket/arrest?

Has anyone's stutter got them out of a ticket/arrest? I was the "sober" driver after a high school party, which I probably had like 3 beers and in high school, that was enough. I had 6 passengers in a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying