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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
3 points

This fear of judgment I feel for me is coming from within you know like me unable to see myself vulnerable enough to stutter. There’s this resistance within that does not let me show any form of vulne...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
2 points

>The only thing that is hurting your relationship with your parents is the fact that you think that you need to perform well to receive their love. Not really, they told me several times how bad i...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
8 points

I think what’s happening is that as we all do, we have a natural inclination to want to impress our parents. Except every time you stutter you feel more in a deficit to pleasing them. This causes more...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
3 points

Yea, I have before. I think it’s because the word “stutter” for us can be very charged with anxiety. If we are anxious about thinking about our stuttering, then the word “stuttering” isn’t neutral for...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
5 points

this is so true. when i’m alone, i don’t stutter. when i’m drunk or get really angry, i don’t stutter either. i realize that when i speak to others, i tense up and i anticipate the stutter which makes...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
1 points

I know the feeling ☹️ I’m a cashier so every time someone asks me for my name during phone calls I can’t say my name. Usually I’ll say “Its ____” instead of my name that way I can connect it with the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
2 points

I can relate as well. I stutter when I'm put on the spot, interview, or public speaking. Just let the interviewer know beforehand (either when you're on call with them or with an email/text) and it sh...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic SpeakingMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterNov 26, 2021
21 points

The biggest thing that holds us back from expressing naturally (my opinion)

The biggest thing that holds us back from expressing naturally (my opinion) The fear of judgement is the biggest thing that holds us back from expressing ourselves naturally. This is why I don't agr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
8 points

I swear I can read ppls energies and if they are judging me or being rude that’s when I stutter but I don’t stutter around people who are nice and I’m comfortable speaking around....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterNov 26, 2021
20 points

I hate the fact is stutter - vent

I hate the fact is stutter - vent LIKE OMG. It’s soo frustrating! Why can’t I just talk normally? I have an phone screening for a job today and I have all my answers written down already, I just gotta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
13 points

I can definitely read people better than anyone else I know, but not through their reaction to my stuttering. It's just a trait I developed with time. I do think stuttering is related to this developm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
23 points

When I speak I see in peoples eyes and how they change, it’s not nice but that’s what anxiety leading into hyper mental detail does ig lol...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 26, 2021
53 points

Has Stuttering given you a 6th sense about people?

Has Stuttering given you a 6th sense about people? Stuttering is something that I do not wish on anyone. Even if you have other family members who stutter mom/father/grandparent. Even when they shoul...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
1 points

Ok, I see what you mean. But I think still maybe your body is not comfortable with excitement, so it makes you have a stuttering block to dim the feeling. Does this make sense? It happens to me to whe...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
2 points

Firstly, stuttering is not *curable, and this is an accepted fact.* Secondly, sadly I can't provide you any kind of advice, because I'm still it university, but at least in my experience, even th...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
3 points

I think it may have something to do with suppressing our creativity, individuality, and excitement as you said. And we have a fear of influencing others, such as making them laugh, because as someone ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
10 points

Exactly , and the moment when you stutter you could feel al those eyes pinning in your forehead it drives me crazy...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
14 points

Yeap Ive gotten my stutter down to a mild/medium stutter and I'm a fairly confident person but quite often I'll sit out of banter with people because I just kill the mood. It's even worse if people ar...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterNov 24, 2021
14 points

Is it this hard to make friends in college or is it just me?

Is it this hard to make friends in college or is it just me? I’m going into my 4th semester in college, and so far I haven’t made any friends. The first two semesters were online because of the pandem...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
5 points

My block is worsened by anxiety, but having the block is what makes me so anxious in social situations. So it's a vicious cycle. But it's not caused by anxiety alone. In situations where I'm completel...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages