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postr/StutterSep 24, 2016
7 points

Has anyone's stutter ever gotten in the way of a relationship?

Has anyone's stutter ever gotten in the way of a relationship? We were both young and were both are main priorities. She was pretty, funny, and as socially as awkward as I was. We would text each othe...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2016
6 points

Let me know if this is still working after a couple of weeks. Not to be too harsh but this isn't so much a tip as much as a 'trick' and tricks don't tend to last. Once you get used to llo or the first...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2016
1 points

this same scenario happened to me at first day at college like a week ago luckily i was in a group of 5 students with the lecturer .. the lecurer asked for my name so he can write it down and i stood...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2016
1 points

Great question. Yes, I've spent a great deal of my waking life thinking about traumatic roots that played a part in my burgeoning stutter and I have to sadly say that I had one helluva traumatic child...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2016
2 points

If I had a dollar every time someone said this, I'd have to convert that into pounds and realise I've got less money than I thought. LOL...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2016
2 points

I used to do that. They would feel bad, and I thought I would feel good cause I got them to be apologetic. Still ended up feeling bad that I couldn't say my name (whenever this situation occurred). Bu...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2016
2 points

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me this, I could buy all of the things I have ever wanted....

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 16, 2016
16 points

"Have you forgot your name?"

"Have you forgot your name?" Surely you've heard this over and over. I definitely did years ago. Felt like ranting about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b91fTNy4Ztw ...

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Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2016
1 points

Just had one of the worst days I've had in recent memory. Embarrassed myself over and over again today. Hope a truck takes me out tomorrow....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2016
2 points

Yeah i have the same problem, it sucks and no one understands how embarrassing it is. People look down on me because of this stupid fucking stutter...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2016
2 points

Well, I felt kind of bad about it. I was the longest speech in the room, it was embarrassing, and I think it would help me cope a bit more with how horrible it was. I know that the "f*** what anyone t...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2016
2 points

Yea, I think they just don't understand the gravity of stuttering, and so even when you tell them about it, they see it as some little thing you have and not 'as big of a deal' as you make it. ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2016
1 points

It's an extremely sensitive topic. As much as I feel you said something great, people will feel insecure about their stutter. Given that it causes them myriad problems. Is it a fascination for you, ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2016
1 points

I know people are clueless when it comes to stuttering but I'm really sorry you had to hear that from your friend like that, it's the kind of comment that would stay with you....

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2016
1 points

He does, knew him for almost 6 years now, I think it just didn't strike him as something that would hurt on a deeper level as he said it so casually....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2016
1 points

Does your friend know you stutter, if so that's brutal they would say that...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2016
3 points

>if they were made aware of the unintentional at best, negligent at worse damage that they do to people with stutter, they’d feel bad for what they’ve done/do to us on a daily basis. This resonate...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterSep 3, 2016
7 points

another awkward moment

another awkward moment just want to say I'm not going anywhere with this post, I simply want to rant. so yesterday I went to the DMV with my mother to get an ID card in the morning, and I waited for a...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2016
1 points

Sometimes, Yes. If I had stuttered really bad, I would only think about it and get depressed. It affects my work life. I have become lazy, I delay things, I avoid tasks....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2016
4 points

A lot of stutterers hate/dislike their stuttering or are ashamed of it. To them it might be like hearing a someone tell someone they like their tourettes. The idea is so outside of their mind they hav...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride