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postr/StutterFeb 25, 2025
29 points

Compounding affects - I can’t cope. 32 male. Been on the edge for years.

Compounding affects - I can’t cope. 32 male. Been on the edge for years. Onflow affects are so bad I can’t cope. Everyone’s given up on me. Stuttering has destroyed my mental health. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2025
1 points

lol me too. Everyday. Haha. On disability payments. Ended up going into the mental health ward. It’s just a biproduct of the stutter. Lost opportunities etc. It is what it is. I just live with it....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2025
1 points

lol me too. Everyday. Haha. On disability payments. Ended up going into the mental health ward. It’s just a biproduct of the stutter. Lost opportunities etc. It is what it is. I just live with it....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2025
2 points

Never having kids. I can barely look after myself. Financially no way. And yes, I don’t want to bring a child into the world with a stutter. Luckily I’m gay 😂...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2025
1 points

For that reason even if i overcome my stutter, I’m not going to have kids...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2025
1 points

Stutter shaping your identity

Stutter shaping your identity Hi, does anyone feel that there stutter has significantly shaped part of there identity. People who have had it young, do you feel you lead a fulfilling life without bei...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2025
6 points

Motivation

Motivation I stutter my whole life. Its pretty hard. I guess the fear and anxiety is probally harder then the stutter itself. We came across so much frustation, humiliation, fear. At most pain of r...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2025
1 points

Yea, this condition is kind of a spectrum, I really suggest looking into it. There is a guy on this sub (Cam’t remember his name) but he had posted a study showing that a large amount of people who st...

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Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & WeightHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2025
3 points

yeah i feel you. it really hit me the other day when i was trying to read something to someone and they said "i'll just read it for you" and had me hand it over. i felt so useless, ashamed, and angry...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
1 points

Honestly the worst time in my life. No one to advocate for me and didn't understand why I was so different. Adult years have been much better!...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
5 points

idk what to do with my stuttering anymore im lost

idk what to do with my stuttering anymore im lost I'm a 21-year-old male from Algeria, and I've been stuttering since I was four years old. I've had a challenging life, both in school and outside of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2025
1 points

Ask yourself how much you're going to regret it later on if you don't go. Don't let your stutter take opportunities away from you...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 17, 2025
1 points

Stuttering is not just frustrating but it is also tiring.

Stuttering is not just frustrating but it is also tiring. Yesterday me and a bunch of friends hang out for a education fair and of course I stuttered/blocked speech. My friends asked me what I want t...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2025
1 points

The way I see it: Stuttering happens when there's a mental disconnect between what you want and what you feel forced into. If you don't want to speak, perhaps out of fear, but feel forced to, then ...

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Trauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2025
1 points

My stuttering surely lead me to the point where I’m at now. Long story short is that because of my stuttering I had huge social anxiety (was literally afraid to ask people on street how to get somewhe...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2025
1 points

Stuttering can be cured easier than we think. It's just a mental issue. as most of stutterers can speak like normal people when they are alone and out of pressure. If one finds a way to fix this menta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2025
1 points

In my experience, my stutter affects so many more areas of my life than just speaking. Everything—my independence, financial stability, social life—somehow circles back to it. When people question wh...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2025
2 points

Hang in there. Stuttering waxes and wanes by its nature. This 78f knows! We aren’t sure why stuttering begins or what factors really affect it. Everyone is unique. It can be emotional, physical chang...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterFeb 15, 2025
17 points

I don’t want fluency on my deathbed

I don’t want fluency on my deathbed Sorry for the negative post but I don’t want fluency on my deathbed. I don’t want friends because they had pity on me. I just want to connect with people like every...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
11 points

Feeling particularly alone today.

Feeling particularly alone today. Im 16, trying really hard to socialize, and my social anxiety is getting lesser, to a degree. The problem is, i take such a long time to open up to people, and reall...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more