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postr/StutterDec 25, 2019
52 points

I am done with this world.

I am done with this world. Hello everyone, I just want to share my story as I am feeling very depressed . I have a serious problem when it comes to conversing with ppl. This all start when I was a kid...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
1 points

It gets better man. I'm in college now and even that little but later and I have not heard even a snicker when I stutter during class questions. But I get it man, all throughout highschool was a daily...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingSchool & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
3 points

Dude for sure highschool are the worst years. I've stuttered my whole life of course and highschool was hard for me but after graduating I havent had anyone make fun of me. People will ask and stuff b...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingSchool & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
14 points

I think school/college is the most damning years for stutters. Kids are assholes, period. They WILL make fun of you to show off in class/be humorous/be cool in front of their friends/etc. The sensitiv...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingSchool & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 23, 2019
22 points

Stuttering began after taking molly

Stuttering began after taking molly Took some molly last Friday. I noticed the next day while talking to my friend I stuttered a couple of times and felt much less fluent but nothing major. Now today ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2019
9 points

I have mostly blocks, with some prolongations. At worst I couldn't speak a word or two without blocking, but now after some years of speech therapy I almost never block, which is nice. Now I need to w...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2019
4 points

17 was probably the worst age for me as far as stuttering. Every day was a struggle, especially with anxiety. I was really quiet, could barely get any words out, had few friends, etc. I went back to s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+1 more
postr/StutterDec 22, 2019
30 points

Just a little support is all it takes

Just a little support is all it takes I havent met anyone with a stutter and im so grateful that this thread exists I am 17yo male with not so bad stutter, i block on maybe half my words and sometimes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2019
6 points

Perhaps, yeah I’m more comfortable and I won’t get judged with friends and family compared to a stranger. Guess our brains work the opposite ways lol if we combine them we will make a fluent person....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2019
3 points

My theory is that because I know I won’t be judged I stutter more but under pressure of judgement my brain kicks into gear and I stutter less...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2019
6 points

I was wondering if it comes down to comfort levels, maybe because you feel more comfortable around the people you know you are more relaxed but for me comfort might make me too relaxed??? and this lea...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2019
14 points

It’s opposite for me. Usually talk fine with my parents and friends but first time meetings it’s pretty bad. Interviews can go either way....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2019
6 points

Hi! I’m 29, female. The way you describe your stutter sounds just like me. And the way you went to therapy as a kid, and then didn’t touch it for years, is also the same as me. I hid my stutter so w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
2 points

I had to resign from my current job mostly because I don't have the time off for a major surgery I'll have at the end of the month, but I had promising interview yesterday so fingers crossed. I think...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
2 points

I’m so sorry that stuttering has been this debilitating. It sounds like mine isn’t as severe as yours, but when mine flares up it can be similar. I’ve done several presentations to just a teacher or T...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
7 points

My experience is similar to yours, lifelong mild stutter that has always come and gone. It's been worse as an adult though, with some significant "flare-ups" so to speak, periods of time where it has ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
8 points

stuttering sucks. i'm 19 (m) and stuttering is completely ruining off my life in every imaginable way. i also have an awful severe stutter , it's always there , never goes away. I tried to do two pres...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & AngerQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
2 points

I feel ya. People either smile, laugh, or look confused that you can't say your name. I one time had a friend's dad say to me "it's not a hard question, sweetheart" so she said my name for me to get o...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
1 points

Whenever I stutter and I’m looking at their eyes I can see them physically cringe and that makes me worry and stutter more so I’m normally just staring into their eyes while not being able to remember...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
postr/StutterDec 21, 2019
6 points

Do you consider stuttering a disability?

Do you consider stuttering a disability? Long time stutterer here, been stuttering for my (m19) whole life. I never fully defined it as a disability, however, but when applying for internships and job...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more