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commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
5 points

I’m super thankful that I had the opportunity to try absolutely everything. I went to the most expensive psychologist in my city took the most expensive speech therapy classes. I spoke to really impor...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 24, 2025
37 points

Stuttering has completely ruined me

Stuttering has completely ruined me I’m not bragging, i’m not flexing but it will sound this way I’m 20 and people consider me really attractive, my family is rich, i have a beautiful car, i eat what...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
3 points

I don’t want to ruin your night, but last year i got accepted to Med school and it was going fine until presentations started and reading etc. I dropped out and i’ve isolated myself ever since, i wou...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterMay 24, 2025
14 points

I hate how misunderstood and misinformed this disorder is and how people treat it, it’s actually aggravating.

I hate how misunderstood and misinformed this disorder is and how people treat it, it’s actually aggravating. Like the title says, I just dislike how much my disorder is misunderstood. I’m sick of con...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 24, 2025
12 points

Help dealing with a very severe stammer

Help dealing with a very severe stammer Dealing with a severe stammer is an appalling thing. It’s not your usual inconvenience, but a personal hell that accompanies you every time you open your mouth....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
2 points

I never ever look people in the eye, I just can’t bring myself to do it. I know I should, but for me it’s a shame thing. Talking for me is so hard, when im talking my mind is working so hard, eye co...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2025
1 points

How to remove the complex from the mind. I feel others feel sad for me. That's the problem. I don't want them to feel sad. Guess a situation where they are kind and also make mistakes in the team. It ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 23, 2025
47 points

Lying because of my stutter

Lying because of my stutter So today I went to the physical therapist for the first time and I had to give some information at the front desk while other people were also in the room waiting. I stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2025
1 points

Oh gosh. I feel your pain in my soul. I have had a customer service job for a couple years and my stutter is the bane of my existence. It’s something I can’t control, yet some people are absolute @$$ ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerListener Reactions
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2025
1 points

I want to be a teacher but I don't know if I'll be able to do it without being embarrassed...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2025
5 points

She's doing her job and getting paid to speak with all kinds of people and will forget the interaction in 15 minutes - so allow yourself to forget it as well. This doesn't matter, this wasn't anyone y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 22, 2025
20 points

Does anyone just laugh after realizing how badly you stuttered after a conversation🥲

Does anyone just laugh after realizing how badly you stuttered after a conversation🥲 Just got done with an interview, and now realizing how stupid I sounded/looked😭 everytime I stuttered, it looked ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2025
7 points

We've all been there. It happens. I've truly mangled some customer service situations and the rep totally left the interaction thinking I was disabled person. You just have to get over it? Part of t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2025
2 points

You shouldn't point it out, especially if it's mild and not really noticeable. When people started mentioning to me, I became obsessed with the idea of speaking correctly, which actually made my diffi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
5 points

Made me cry; I had a really bad stutter in front of my team and wanted to lock myself in the closet....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
4 points

I assume nearly every stutterer has problems with their name. Introductions are always hard for me, and I dread them. Especially going around the room and introducing yourself. That is an absolute nig...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
5 points

Rant

Rant This is really the first time I’ve ever talked about my stutter. I’ve been stuttering my whole life but when I was a kid it wasn’t that bad and I didn’t care if my friends mocked me. I was very o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
1 points

I'm no longer able to edit my post but after some research about stuttering and it's effects (and one day of bug hunting later), I realised that their stutter had literally nothing to do with my situa...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterMay 19, 2025
62 points

Job interview was brutal🙂‍↕️

Job interview was brutal🙂‍↕️ Just got done with an interview for a tech internship, and I’ve never felt so worthless in my life lmao. I spent days preparing on what to say, as well practicing with th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 16, 2025
41 points

My farewell post … My first and last message

My farewell post … My first and last message Since I was young , I went through the same blocks , stammering ... the ignorance of people who didn't try to understand what was happening to me I tried ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentTrauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment+3 more