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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2016
3 points

I totally understand! but we hadn't just met - we have been talking and flirting for a while. He knows my feelings are genuine but maybe he still feels like I'm poking fun. :( feelsbad....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2016
6 points

Personally, I would find it very weird and think the person is subtly poking fun if they said they like my stutter. ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2016
20 points

I'm honestly about to start crying from this post and specific comment. It was the first days of classes today (University) and we did those stupid intros today. It's so hard to talk to new people and...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
postr/StutterAug 26, 2016
3 points

When you know that you are about to stutter, what do you do? What has helped you?

When you know that you are about to stutter, what do you do? What has helped you? I tend to stop, try to say the stuck letter quietly and continue normally once I can say it. It can happen that, when ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesListener Reactions+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2016
8 points

Jesus,it's really hard.Your comment made me think,and no matter how much I accept stuttering as part of myself,it's still unbearable to be constantly reminded how obnoxious it is to listen yourself ta...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 23, 2016
30 points

Dear stuttering, fuck you

Dear stuttering, fuck you Hello everyone I am new to this subreddit. I have a stutter for about 6-7 years now. I don't have a really bad stutter but I still do stutter alot and I feel that it's getti...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Frustration & AngerShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2016
2 points

It's a hard one. It kind of depends on the person you are meeting. You never know how they are going to take it. I definitely understand what your saying with the going overboard with the sympathy. It...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2016
1 points

I don't think I've ever met a girl who found it cute. Last semester I sat next to two girls who got noticeably physically uncomfortable whenever I spoke which made small group discussions just wonderf...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2016
6 points

A girl literally stopped texting to me the moment I said that I stutter. We were planning on meeting up....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2016
1 points

Sometimes it's ok to me, but sometimes it's annoying. Some days I'm just going with my day talking with people not thinking about my stutter or thinking "I'm really fluent today, great!" and some taxi...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2016
6 points

Does she know you stutter? If so you might just want to drop her because you don't need people like that in your life. Or if you really want to, try explaining to her that she hurt your feelings, etc...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterAug 21, 2016
9 points

Tried to talk to a girl and failed...

Tried to talk to a girl and failed... I met up with some of my friends today, and there's one girl in the group who I like a lot. It's not that I was extremely nervous, like when I have to present in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2016
1 points

I just looked into the windows at the back and pretended I was the only one there. But I remember being laughed out of the classroom, well done....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2016
1 points

Yeah first of all listen to her. Its not a common thing in my culture, but when people become distracted because i take to long to say things it feels like a knife in my chest. And for me, dont feel ...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2016
1 points

overall a good day but I lost my "iStutter" pin that I put on my nametag ;(...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2016
3 points

Welcome! And if I may advise you shortly, don't go this avoidance path.. It's just gonna get worse. The avoidance techniques will grow so will your fear of speaking/stuttering and after a while the gu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2016
2 points

I think you should take this as an example how "much" others care about your stuttering. Take it all in and try to change you own beliefs about yourself. If others don't react badly to it, if they wai...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2016
2 points

It gets better, I promise you. In education I've chosen courses with less presentations purely to avoid the embarrassment. You just need to force yourself to do it. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterAug 17, 2016
10 points

new to this subreddit!

new to this subreddit! hey guys I just discovered this subreddit and I want to start off by saying that I'm an 18 year old girl who has been stuttering for a little over 11 years now (sigh) and I thin...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterAug 16, 2016
13 points

Just started a new job...

Just started a new job... Honestly, the whole situation should be stressful for me and it's a huge company with people everywhere but I honestly (consciously) don't care if I stutter in front of them ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency