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postr/StutterDec 28, 2020
7 points

This can't go on anymore I'm DETERMINED to change - my story as a stutterer.

This can't go on anymore I'm DETERMINED to change - my story as a stutterer. Hi everyone I just want to share my story. I don't remember when exactly I started stuttering. When I was a kid I was ver...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2020
1 points

I’m so sorry you had to go through everything you went through. I’m 22 now, and I speak fluently for the most part. I have my bad stuttering moments though. I don’t think it will ever go away 100%, an...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2020
3 points

I am the same way, I can have a full on conversation with myself like some crazy person, and not stutter once. When I get around people I start stuttering. Like I said in another post, I feel part of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2020
3 points

I too have had this same experience, I am a life long stutterer. I'm 29 now and have come to accept it a little bit. I mostly get treated like I am stupid at work, because everybody automatically assu...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionTrauma & Psychological+1 more
postr/StutterDec 27, 2020
16 points

I’ve been stuttering more here lately...

I’ve been stuttering more here lately... I’ve had a stutter all my life (I’m 27) but recently I’ve been having more issues speaking to the point where I have major blockage on every word or have repet...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 26, 2020
24 points

Creeps up on me..

Creeps up on me.. I stuttered a lot as a child and not so much in day to day interactions as an adult. For some reason it creeps up on me at times. This lockdown has not helped. I started a new job in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2020
11 points

I'm really excited for you, in all seriousness. I have a massive fear about this, that one day I'll need to stand up for myself or someone I care about and I need to be assertive and I get stuck on wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2020
1 points

I think it started wayyy back in elementary school for me. I had a very strict home-room teacher who'd go ballistic over anyone talking in her class, so I developed this habit of not talking at all, a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2020
6 points

Yeah I 100% believe it's all in my head and is caused by anxiety or some other emotional problem. I can speak without stuttering easily when I'm alone, but cannot when I'm talking to someone else. I h...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
3 points

Now ive grown to accept my stutter. And if anyone has anything bad to say about it, i wont be afraid to tell them off lmao. My elementary through high school years, were ROUGH though. I had a hard tim...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
2 points

I am not a speech language pathologist, nor have I ever studied stuttering beyond an intro to communications disorder class in college I took for credit and because I was curious about my stuttering. ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
7 points

Oh man. I received a lot of comments. Some were mean-spirited. A “friend” when i was younger said, “WHATS WRONG WITH YOU? SPIT IT OUT!” A grown adult asked me once “Did you forget how to speak?”in a m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 25, 2020
1 points

A worried Mom, my 4 year old suddenly started stuttering after my wife had a party that petrified him bc of strangers and noise. Wonering about trauma and stuttering...

A worried Mom, my 4 year old suddenly started stuttering after my wife had a party that petrified him bc of strangers and noise. Wonering about trauma and stuttering... My 4 year old child started sud...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
2 points

Thanks for your advice.I guess the essence of that is to have some positive experiences and get used to fluent speech so I could integrate that as a constant?Sounds wonderful,yet I am a bit sceptical,...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
5 points

Overthinking has been taking a toll on me as well. As I write this I'm killing time avoiding talking with family, because I can't help but feel unfun and like I don't contribute to conversations. I do...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2020
2 points

you know what? You are me and I am you. I feel as if communication is my natural talent, something that comes natural to me but as fate would have it, my stuttering worsens when I go out there and try...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2020
1 points

That thing you said about putting value on people and being judged is so true , how do you overcome that ? On my part it seems selfish to value some over others, which is understandable in authority f...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2020
1 points

You already have your study permit, right? That's like the most important thing. You may be asked questions about the permit, just say the same that you wrote in the papers you submitted for SP. They ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2020
2 points

It can help putting things into a perspective: a lot of people stutter, it's very likely that you are not the only person who stutters on the plane! The hostesses wouldn't mind for sure waiting a seco...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2020
6 points

Good luck to you friend! Remember that you're not alone in this situation, it's normal to be nervous but don't over think . Just let yourself behave how you usually do and people will understand . An...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment