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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2024
2 points

Thank you. I actually have an appointment with a therapist next week and I’m going to talk with them about hopefully starting with her. I have tried talk therapy probably 4 different times and she fou...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapySadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2024
3 points

I can comment from personal experience that my younger sister (10 year age gap) used to just around all day on her phone or iphone when she was a teenager and didn’t want to talk to anyone, do anythin...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2024
2 points

It might be her stutter. When I was 13 I didn't go out much and was in weird phases. Eventually all teenagers go through some kind of depression and mine lasted from 14 to 16 I think? Give her time ...

Emotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Sadness & HopelessnessEarly Concern & Onset
postr/StutterJun 26, 2024
5 points

13 year old daughter ideas

13 year old daughter ideas Hi all, My daughter is 13 and has been a person who stutters since she was 2. (Yes we have done a significant amount of speech therapy and she still does it weekly ). Her st...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Severity & FluctuationSadness & HopelessnessEarly Concern & Onset+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2024
2 points

Yes. I always think about what my life would've been like without a stutter...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
4 points

You cannot blame anyone that you were born. Obviously your parents had no clue you might develop a stutter. There should be a magic button which would make you disappear from the world, and from memor...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
4 points

You know, before we came down to this 3D realm, we chose our body, we chose our parents, we chose our flaws, and we chose to be down here. Nothing is coincidencial everything happens for a reason, I s...

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Trauma & PsychologicalSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
-2 points

We didn't have a choice weather to be born or not!! It's our parents who made us born---it's their fault we are born!!!! If our parents never had us..we wouldnt have to deal with it!!! If we want to...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 25, 2024
17 points

My stutter has reached its worst point

My stutter has reached its worst point Hey guys, I wanted to share what has been going on with me for the past couple of days. My stutter has reacted its worst point in all the 6 years I have stuttere...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
7 points

Oh I feel the same too. Life isn't all bad, there are good things too, but yeah living with a stutter, even I wish I was never born. Cannot change that now, parents would be too sad......

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJun 25, 2024
3 points

Is there hope as an adult to *stop* stuttering?

Is there hope as an adult to *stop* stuttering? I am an adult who has stuttered since childhood. Unfortunately, I never had speech therapy as a child. I want to start now, but I am put off by the emph...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2024
9 points

Yea I’ve definitely become more pessimistic and less hopeful because of my stutter. I see how the world views anyone born differently or treats minorities (of any kind, not just racial) and I hate it....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessHope & MotivationStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 22, 2024
25 points

My stutter is all that I think about

My stutter is all that I think about Hey everyone! Feeling pretty defeated today from my stutter. I think about it all day and I feel like it’s controlling my life. I am super afraid to apply to new j...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
2 points

I never felt happy in my life, don't know how you do it, it's some kind of skill I think...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2024
1 points

I understand your struggle. If I didn’t stutter, I’d be so outgoing, happy and speak to crowds, but I can’t....

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencySadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterJun 21, 2024
3 points

Hey joining in , hope your stories and experiences will help me cope up with life as a stutter

Hey joining in , hope your stories and experiences will help me cope up with life as a stutter Same here it was fine from my childhood but suddenly in 6th standard I started stuttering. I would get b...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
postr/StutterJun 20, 2024
7 points

does it sound like I need speech therapy?

does it sound like I need speech therapy? Hi! I 16f have always struggled with my speech, specifically with reading out loud. I don’t (usually) have the typical stutter that most think about when t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2024
2 points

It is depressing and it is understandable why. As social creatures we have an innate desire to be accepted by and loved by others. Its hard to love ourselves when others around you don't accept you fo...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessLoneliness & IsolationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2024
1 points

It’s always been the same on here over the years. It’s unfortunate, but it’s just simply a fact that stuttering can be painful, traumatic, isolating amongst many other things. I also think a lot of y...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathySadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2024
0 points

I completely agree with your point about this being a depressing subreddit. It really is. Nearly every post is a defeated person venting. I feel like in the past few years especially, Reddit has been...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessPersonal StoriesAcceptance & Pride