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commentr/StutterAug 21, 2015
3 points

Lots of experiences as a child but worst was as an adult when a co-worker who I thought was my friend made fun of me stuttering in the middle of the office and everyone busted out laughing. Hurt my f...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2015
4 points

Generally I don't have a problem with stuttering but it still comes out. My worst experience was a few months ago when I got a phone call about a job application. The lady asked what previous experie...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2015
2 points

I was in a bus ride. The assistant (or whatever the person that brings coffee is called.) asked me where was I going. I started stuttering and opened my mouth uncontrollably. I saw the moment when his...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2015
7 points

Ahh, it still makes me cringe. I always HATED having to "go around the room" and say shit in high school. My stutter isnt severe so for the most part I got by, but one day in class we had to say our n...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2015
3 points

I stopped counting them .. But if i have to answer, i'd say that i have a very heavy and intense stutter. and i made a lot of effort to pronounce a single word. Years ago, a man who was really distu...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2015
3 points

During my first time working as a waiter at an corporate event, we had to talk to the groups of people at the tables what their preferred drink was. Unfortunately in between two tables I got a severe ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterAug 15, 2015
2 points

Accepting Oneself

Accepting Oneself (In short) We hear time and again that we should accept ourselves for who we are, even with our stuttering, and only then can others accept us etc. But does 'accepting ourselves' the...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride+1 more
postr/StutterAug 5, 2015
5 points

Please help me

Please help me When I was younger, I stuttered pretty bad. I'm 18 now, and it has gone away, except for when I read aloud in front of people. It's like I can't get the words out. I'm in high school an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterJul 30, 2015
2 points

Advice on an article to show non stutterers?

Advice on an article to show non stutterers? I have been a closet stutterer for years, and i have no decided to tell my dad. He thinks i have some sort of social anxiety, which i do not have at all. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2015
2 points

That's sad how you father thinks... makes me sad only when I read it. I'm sorry for you that your stutter is so bad. I can imagine how it is for you. I have a mild stutter but it effects my life for...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2015
1 points

I want so bad to have a mild stutter like some of my friends and it makes me sad that im not only a stammer but one of the worst case :( Im really happy for you my friend that it does not impact your...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2015
1 points

Welcome, Petra! Great message about coming out of hiding and not giving in to the shame. And yes, you can not hiding and still feel upset with bad speech and it is ok....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2015
0 points

You sound like you have a lot of self hate and self shame. I'd really recommend if you live in the US to go check out the NSA or start listening to www.Stuttertalk.com. The stutterers who don't give a...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJul 22, 2015
3 points

Social?

Social? Hello there everyone, I've been stuttering as long as I can remember, as most people, it seems, and the severity of it differs quite a lot actually. This spring I was rather fluent in my spee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2015
3 points

She would have to look like Margot Robbie... So probably not. Not that I think they're a bad person or anything, it's just like putting a mirror in front of yourself and seeing how you look. It's pai...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2015
3 points

I can't even hang out with other people who have stutters. I feel like it makes me worse and hyper sensitive to it. I can understand why it could be a good relationship, but I couldn't do it. ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2015
9 points

I would if it wasn't too extreme. I know this might sound selfish, one would think that someone with stutter would have more understanding towards this specific disorder than your normal person but s...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2015
2 points

I don't have a problem with my name - first name is one syllable and I always have to spell my last name. However, for thirteen years, I lived on a street with 4 syllables and a lot of Rs. That was ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2015
1 points

Just a kind of journal entry, trying to describe the alienation of school life which I experienced because of my stutter. I wasn't really sure where to post it, I just wanted to share what was going o...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterJul 14, 2015
8 points

Reflections on my less than fluent youth.

Reflections on my less than fluent youth. This is not to say my stutter has completely gone now, because the truth is, it's still the same as it always was. The only difference is the lack of forced p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more