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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2022
2 points

I would've probably been a lot less shy and soft spoken. My voice is really quiet, and despite the fact that I love to talk out loud and amongst my family, I stay silent at school and don't dare to ra...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2022
2 points

Yes. Saying your name is the only time you can’t find a substitution word. I think it gives us anxiety because we know their is no escape....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2022
2 points

Saying my first name is my biggest fear. I fear this so much that I don’t meet new people because then i would have to tell people my name lol....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2022
6 points

Exactly my thoughts whenever I see people making fun of his stutter. It’s such an easy thing to make fun of. If only all those people who mock him would have a stutter for even 1 week they wouldn’t ma...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2022
2 points

I get where you’re coming from and couldn’t have said it any better way like you just did. It’s sadly a disability that people still laugh about or make fun of. Biden said these exact same words too. ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingValidation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2022
3 points

It's definitely not comforting when the majority of the public mocks Biden forr his hesistation and stumbling when speaking. It just shows me how ignorant the majority are to stuttering and dismiss it...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingLoneliness & IsolationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2022
4 points

It has happened to most of us. Once we have this one experience, where we get stuck on a given word, the mind kind of creates a psychological barrier for it for all future occasions. Its kind of diffi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2022
7 points

i feel this too, sometimes i get nervous when going to someone's house for fear that i stutter in front of them. so far no one has said to my face that im disrespectful, but im scared that thats what ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 16, 2022
10 points

My ex bf’s family used tell me that I’m disrespectful

My ex bf’s family used tell me that I’m disrespectful This is when we were still together, but my ex family thinks I’m mean and snobby because I don’t talk to them when there’s family gatherings. I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 15, 2022
3 points

I agree that your way of thinking is superior to mine, as I'm more cynical about it I guess. So much trauma ,pain & disappointment in my life has came from stuttering its hard to think positive......

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 15, 2022
1 points

yoo im the exact same, right know im serving in the military cuz conscription and it's so hard communicating with a freakin stutter. When i take some time to say words, my commanders either freak out ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterApr 15, 2022
1 points

quarantine made mine SO much worse. i got used to being shut away and not socialising. the most i probably did was only talk to my family who live with me. as soon as the world started opening up agai...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 15, 2022
3 points

How to controll stuttering when working like a waiter or similar...

How to controll stuttering when working like a waiter or similar... Hello everybody, At young age from maybe age of 8 I started stuttering, at age of 14 let's say I fixed it 80 percent. But when I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2022
2 points

I know exactly how you feel, my anxiety gets so bad when I have to talk to ppl with my stutter! You’re not alone and I'm SO proud of you!! <3...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2022
1 points

I understand lol. Trust me! That’s like the biggest and only time I get anxiety. From purely the thought of stuttering, before I even stutter. I wish there was some secret life changing advise, but th...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSituational Variability
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2022
1 points

Thing is my stuttering has left me in a perpetual state of nervousness and angst. I dont stutter cause im nervous, im nervous cause i stutter....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2022
2 points

Introductions are the worst. Best I can offer is empathy because we all deal with it. If you've made it this far I'm sure you'll integrate nicely there and no one will care about the stutter. Just a m...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2022
3 points

I (22M) am a 3rd year medical student and i can tell you that it's not as bad as your mind makes it .. so far i had to talk to professors and doctors and even patients and i have a moderate to sometim...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2022
5 points

Introductions are often difficult. I feel you! >I am afraid the other healthcare professionals are going to think I am a loser and that I can’t do my job well because of my stutter. Well that's n...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2022
3 points

Thanks so much! I consider myself quite confident but it’s really hard when I have to introduce myself to people who don’t know me or know anything about my stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment