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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2015
1 points

I'm am sorry you have to go through this, my name starts with a B too and also gives me problems. And people take advantage of this to get me. It hurts, but it just take it in my stride. Think o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2015
1 points

No, my friend doesnt the ashamed at all. My point was that if the same thing had happened to me I would probably have alot of thoughts of that sort....

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

I can't say my own name sometimes

I can't say my own name sometimes My last name starts with a "B" which can be difficult for me (along with other hard contact letters/sounds) when I'm nervous...which usually only happens around stran...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
2 points

This is how I stutter aswell, more or less. It's pretty spot on. The initiating conversations and asking questions is a killer for me. I just can't make it happen, or I could, but then it would be obv...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2015
2 points

Oh boy....my story is also at your level of embarrassment. So I was at a Barnes and Noble browsing magazines about 3 years ago and I saw the cutest girl with awesome orange shoes on. I spent about 15...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2015
17 points

Lately my stutter has been so bad I don't really even initiate conversation

Lately my stutter has been so bad I don't really even initiate conversation This is completely an issue of how I personally feel about my stutter. I shouldn't feel so defeated. But when there are a lo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2015
5 points

My severely embarrassing moment

My severely embarrassing moment I've worked in a call centre as a stutterer for 2 months now. Vocally, I've been fine. Smashing out KPIs, bonding with callers, rarely blocking and never stuttered. Tod...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2015
1 points

hahaha oh jesus, a thouand instances just popped in my head, day to day. goddamnit I hate stuttering...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2015
2 points

I'm actually a pretty outgoing person....I always get the courage to start a story...it goes smoothly for the first sentence then I think to myself...Wow, I haven't stuttered yet and BAM! Shot down......

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2015
2 points

wow the same applies to me. i talked really much when i was younger but in 6-7th great I became aware of being shy when talking in front of a group and as time progresses I talked less and less in cla...

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Overthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2015
5 points

It was exactly the same for me In 1-6th grade teachers always told me to "shut up" and not speak all the freaking time. 7-12th it was the other way around and teachers were actually saying that i sh...

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Overthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2015
2 points

Growing up, I was a loud mouth little shit who annoyed others and defied the rules whenever I could. Then highschool came and I got really self conscious about my speech and became a very quiet person...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2015
2 points

I can relate 100% and it's terrible. The work situation is devastating. I, like you, act as if I was this socially retarded sociopath. And my co-workers probably think the same. The dream that replays...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2015
3 points

I've always had a fairly severe stutter so it's always been open. I've read books, been a member of the NSA for a long time and tried numerous therapies and even i'm still trying to accept it. For som...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2015
2 points

Pretty much this. Since I entered adulthood, I've begun caring less and less about my stutter. Sure, sometimes when there's a social situation requiring me to speak in front of a group I'll get a litt...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2015
1 points

yeah, I am kind of a perfectionist, or I used to be at school in 5th and 6th grade, and my grades got worse and worse every year maybe because I didnt care anymore because of my stutter. Maybe im my w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterFeb 21, 2015
14 points

It feels good not being alone in the world

It feels good not being alone in the world Sometimes I feel incredibly alone and isolated, I feel sorry for myself, and my hatred towards everybody else grows steadily as I go further and further into...

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Hiding & ConcealmentValidation & EmpathyShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2015
2 points

I was shy because I stuttered. It wasn't until it started to creep up like crazy. It was back then when I was afraid to speak....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2015
2 points

I was very overweight as a child and mocked for that as well, and my confidence levels were on the floor. In my case, I've noticed that general insecurity was what most likely led to speech insecuri...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityMeds & Substances
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2015
2 points

Well I stuttered since I was a child.. at 35 it's mostly gone. It mostly stopped when I was 17 (and it probably sounds crazy) but after a potent hit of LSD it diminished by about 70%. I did not do LSD...

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Genetic & Family FactorsPsychedelics & MicrodosingShame & Embarrassment+2 more