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postr/StutterSep 12, 2025
1 points

Being a stutterer at 23 years old

Being a stutterer at 23 years old My friends label me autistic. I've been made fun of my entire life. I've never been taken seriously by girls. I've never had a boyfriend before, and I fell into depre...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
1 points

This is why it's so important that different therapy models exist. My journey has been the exact opposite. I've gone through numerous stuttering therapies throughout my life. While some of them help...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesShame & EmbarrassmentTherapy Experiences+1 more
postr/StutterSep 12, 2025
18 points

"Are you mute?"

"Are you mute?" "Are you mute?" That is, probably, the phrase I have heard most in my life. I stutter, and like other people who stutter, I avoid any kind of interaction, whether with my family, stran...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
12 points

I told my gp about my stutter and he put me on zoloft and the rest is history. I still stutter now and then but the anxiety and shame associated with stuttering is gone. Magic pill ....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
1 points

Primeiramente, prazer em lhe conhecer, meu nome é Eduardo e ao ler teu desabafo nao pude deixar de me identificar contigo. . Eu também sempre fui gago e sei de tudo que você provavelmente já sofreu (i...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
4 points

A disorder that impacts on your self esteem, mental health and makes it hard for you to connect with other human beings cannot be described as easy. Human beings are social animals and this disorder ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
1 points

I’m in the same boat, I get called in class and I got my mouth open but silence, it’s embarrassing...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterSep 11, 2025
7 points

Caught off guard during an introduction

Caught off guard during an introduction Hey y’all, wanted to vent about my new office job again 😭 I was caught off guard today when a manager from another unit came to speak to me and just introduce ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
1 points

that is in your mind. not your stutter but the "I could fire myself" part. that's your subjective judgement. you did not get fired. and that is the objective truth. as healthygamer recently said abou...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterSep 11, 2025
21 points

They should invent a stutter school

They should invent a stutter school First day of college and i already made a mockery out of myself. I hate this shit. I'm so fucking anxious and fuckass lonely everytime, can't talk to anyone, can't ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
6 points

Every time I see someone stutter on a tv show or online I have to turn it off cuz of the cringe I feel. I cant even imagine hearing myself that must be terrible. I hope u heal from this...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2025
2 points

We have problem becuase like every other disabilty can speak about it. Can promote more tolerance toward it. Like wheelchair, you can create youtube channel and listen. While as stutter Im feeling big...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2025
1 points

I still get bullied and made fun of all the time. I went to see a psychologist which helped me deal with that stuff. Now i honestly don’t care, people don’t have to like me...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingMindset shiftShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 10, 2025
12 points

I heard my own meeting recording and now I’m traumatised.

I heard my own meeting recording and now I’m traumatised. I recently joined a remote internship, and we have 2 meetings daily. Today, after one meeting, I found out that it was recorded and I could li...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2025
4 points

I feel all of that , I hate myself because I can’t control this no matter how hard I try . Why can’t I talk again? Why can’t I just be normal? I always feel awful . I hate myself ....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencySadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2025
1 points

I too have same problem, Annnnnnn....so I started to say with I am..still it will go as Iiiiiiiii....so bad Let me die that's it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2025
3 points

No I got severely bullied cuz of my stutter by my boss and other workers at my work place that resulted in a suicide attempt. I was called retarded ,freak of nature, laughed at direct to my face and I...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingSuicidal Ideation & High DistressShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2025
3 points

misconceptions cause third type interruptions: those who mistakes your secondary behaviors (frowning, widening eyes etc) as proof of some hidden intention and "call you out" repeatedly every time they...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 9, 2025
22 points

Having to introduce myself is ruining my life.

Having to introduce myself is ruining my life. I have a work meeting on Saturday where I will have to introduce myself in front of about 60+ people. That being said, I have done this about 3 times s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2025
1 points

Hello, I didn't check my post for a long time so sorry for the late answer, I didn't mention it but I live in Germany, and from what I've seen, Germany is a very very busy country and as I mentioned i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+3 more