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commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2024
8 points

I was so terrified of speaking in high school that I refused to talk and had 0 friends for 4 years. I’m a naturally outgoing person who loves social interaction. It was brutal. I felt like a loser eve...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterMedicationFeb 5, 2024
1 points

Overcoming a Lifetime of Stuttering: How Buspirone Transformed My Career and Quality of Life

Overcoming a Lifetime of Stuttering: How Buspirone Transformed My Career and Quality of Life I’m so happy that I started taking Buspirone. My stutter is anxiety induced. I’ve dealt with it all my life...

Meds & SubstancesSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Helpful Med OutcomesStimulants & CaffeineEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterMedicationFeb 5, 2024
1 points

20 MG of Celexa and sometimes with 1 mg Xanax is helping! Nervous system / anxiety issue

20 MG of Celexa and sometimes with 1 mg Xanax is helping! Nervous system / anxiety issue I'm not sure if you all can see my previous messages regarding stuttering or not, if not, long story short I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
2 points

I'm sorry your sister is so awful. It sounds like the only "negative energy" is her own. We all have specific anxiety triggers that are hard to overcome. Yours is not so unusual, try not to feel ash...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeValidation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
1 points

I heard him use the "doesn't serve a purpose in my life" phrase only that he made sense. How does it not serve a purpose in your life? Its your social life.. you should be concerned about your social ...

Social & Relationships
Quality of Life
postr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
1 points

It sucks……

It sucks…… Can’t even have a conversation. I know what I want to say, but the words get stuck in my mouth. Social life suck...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
7 points

I completely agree with you actually. I spent a very long time feeling depressed and like I couldn't do anything because of my disorder, but from communities like this one, I realized that I should ta...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationQuality of Life
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
8 points

Optimism or pessimism

Optimism or pessimism As I shared here before, I have a pessimistic perspective when it comes to finding a job. After finishing university I didn't even start to find a job with my diploma. I was wor...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
15 points

My stuttering ruin my life...

My stuttering ruin my life... I could say I use to never stutter until I got older. I did have speech classes from the age of 13-14. But now at the age of 26 I avoid talking to people. I can't have a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
6 points

I find it easier to order in a quiet place where I can put all my “techniques” into practice, of course this doesn’t stop me overthinking and worrying about it in the moments leading up too. But the c...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Quality of LifeShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
15 points

She doesn't want negative energy around her children yet responds to your completely understandable grievance with hostility and aggression. Sounds like she has no empathy and is completely insensitiv...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
13 points

Been in arguments- couldn't speak properly Had to convince manager to give me a promotion- couldn't speak properly Wanted to be a part of debate team in college- couldn't speak properly Wanted to c...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
2 points

I know how hard and dissappointingn it can be, but you can’t control what others think or do. We have to remember we’re doing the best we can do under the circumstance. Everyone has their own impedi...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
5 points

Stuttering and anxiety do go hand in hand if you don't have people who understand you and makes you feel indifferent i have social anxiety and stuttering it makes my life hell Sometimes i think its w...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
36 points

Stuttering has killed my life

Stuttering has killed my life I stutter at a moderate rate and I do it enough to where it has killed everything about me. I love voice acting and doing voices, and we had this big group voice acting s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
7 points

Socially awkward for sure. It's not that bad anymore but I notice when it happens and I can't help but shut down...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
1 points

Initiate conversation now because I never did.. I talk only when someone asked a question it’s so annoying but it’s not the worst disability others.. life is unfair and hard at the same time . Every o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
47 points

Socially awkward because I stutter for sure. If I could say whatever I wanted without sounding how I do I’d be on top of the world...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
1 points

I’m sorry you’re going through this and relate to you so much. It makes you feel so much shame and humiliation and it’s one of the hardest things to deal with. I would sell my soul to the devil to h...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
1 points

Call the doctor about all my current problems, call my broadband provider, call the bank to get my accounts merged into one. I’m starting to see a trend here lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life