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postr/StutterDec 23, 2014
14 points

Possibly my most awkward stuttering moment ever

Possibly my most awkward stuttering moment ever So me and my 2 friends, (who i am very comfortable speaking with) were eating lunch at Subway. And then my friend sees his other friend walk by so he wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2014
2 points

I do this on the phone. I immediately go into block mode and cannot say my name, address, etc anything. It's horrifically embarrassing. My biggest nightmare is contacting a doctor or dentist and heari...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2014
1 points

I had a friend who was born with a pretty bad stutter, so I know how bad it can get. I cam say though, that I can definitely emphasize and understand his frustrations/embarrassment much better now. ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2014
2 points

The pain affects me in so many aspects of life. Stuttering has closed many doors for me in terms of job opportunities where customer service was a cardinal aspect. I had the potential to be a great sa...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2014
1 points

i just don't like the implication made: that _without_ stuttering, these positive traits would _not_ have been there. that's a counterfactual we shouldn't be thinking out loud, because we simply can't...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2014
1 points

No one with a stutter on planet earth is thankful for stuttering. It's as bad as someone saying they are thankful for a non functional leg....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2014
2 points

>I'd like to think that I'd have found these people anyway, regardless of the fact that I stuttered. she's not thankful she stutters, she's thankful that she manages anyway. nobody's thankful tha...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 30, 2014
7 points

Written with a smile on my face.

Written with a smile on my face. I can't be arsed to write my whole life story, but yeah, I stutter. I have been for my entire life, as far as I am concerned. The difficulties of my stuttering goes...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2014
2 points

So simple, but painful to actually express, maybe this is a projection to how I feel about my own stutter......

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 13, 2014
5 points

Help with meeting people for the first time, etc

Help with meeting people for the first time, etc First,im 17 and I've always stuttered but it got worse about a year ago. Since then I began to worry alot about it, With my friends i dont really care ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2014
1 points

I'm a cashier at a local mcalister's deli and I stutter every sentence usually, one lady actually thought i was severely inebriated because "You confused me, you're off or something" F.D.B...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Repetitions & ProlongationsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2014
1 points

Does it not annoy you that your girlfriend and maybe other girls find it 'cute' or adorable or whatever? Maybe I'm a bit too.. aggressive about this, but in my head i'm like; 'I stutter, I have a spe...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2014
1 points

I'm sure a lot of mentally ill people would disagree with me, but as someone who is mentally ill with a severe stutter, they're remarkably similar experiences....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2014
3 points

i get so uncomfortable when i listen to other people stutter. i tried watching that, but... nope, it's too hard. as far as i'm aware, people who don't stutter don't get that. when i stutter around ot...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2014
2 points

When I was 15 I got a summer job waiting tables. It was high stress and I was dysfluent. A big table laughed at me when I stuttered the specials but I chalked it up to them being fuckfaces. Overall, i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2014
3 points

you're going to feel that way about a lot of things. and if you'd rather not embarrass yourself than speak all the time, you might not be saying much at all....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterOct 24, 2014
12 points

In view of Stuttering Awareness Day (Oct 22), tell your story.

In view of Stuttering Awareness Day (Oct 22), tell your story. My story: I have stuttered since I could remember, mine is rather pronounced but not severe. I cannot hide it but I have managed with it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2014
1 points

Yes you can cope. Everyone with a stutter has to cope. I understand how frustrating it is, everytime I block I feel like a broken piece of shit. It hurts so much because speech is one of the most basi...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2014
8 points

I've had a stammer/stutter my entire life and my name has always been one of the worst things to have to respond to. Not sure why but it is quite awkward and annoying when people say "Haha did you for...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2014
2 points

my name for sure. I just cant say it. My birthday also gives me a very hard time. I remember being in elementary school, maybe 3rd or 4th grade and going over to my friends house. My friends dad asked...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment