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commentr/StutterNov 18, 2024
8 points

There was one woman of my age who couldn't stop giggling when I stuttered. But apart from her, other people didn't at least show any visible reaction...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2024
1 points

I don't think anyone has, but that judgmental stare as I'm stuttering mid-sentence is what hits me every time...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2024
2 points

I think when I was younger my stutter definitely pacified me. A large part of it was because I wasn’t processing the emotions it made me feel when I would be silent say, in a group of people or when I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2024
1 points

Thank you! To answer you question as to how deeply it has affected my life? Every single inch of it!...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2024
12 points

It seems like you have a lot of unresolved negative feelings about your stutter to unpack still...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
2 points

i don’t remember when i was younger, i also had selective mutism and didn’t talk much in general. in middle school and the first half of high school i was mocked by students and teachers alike. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
1 points

20F. still not used to it, still hate it as I mostly tend to block - meaning it hurts after a while. my mental health is greatly affected by my stutter but I plan to go to a intense stutter therapy he...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSeeking TherapySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
4 points

Kindergarten 5 years old. I got into a fight that day and the school called my parents. My father stood up for me and told them it was unacceptable, different times tho. It was acceptable back then to...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
3 points

During elementary school where some kids would mock my stutter. Think it was 5th grade, previously I only remember being asked “why do I talk like that” or “do your parents also talk like that?” Curre...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
7 points

I can't remember as a child. But I went to university with this girl who initially was friendly to me, and we got on well. Then, one time we had a disagreement and my stutter came out more, as I was e...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
4 points

Interesting question. For me, that would by my elder brother. He used to say really mean things about my stutter. Probably the reason why I became so self-conscious....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentExperiential AssociationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
3 points

I’m tired too. I have plenty to say but no voice. I’m not interested in being Porky Pig in everyone’s eyes...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
2 points

Nah gang don't you see the opportunities you miss out on.lemme give you an example,there was this chick in my 12th class,had crush on since 11th and she asked me an English answer,since she was sittin...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
2 points

também sinto que nunca fui nada de verdade, os dias que eu mais valorizei foram os que eu estava "menos" gago, hoje eu vejo que isso ainda não chega nem perto do que os caras carismáticos conseguem fa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
3 points

hey buddy,im 18m also from india,Is your stammer genetic,coz mine is and i cant even think about having a child to whom the stammer will pass on,also the experiences i had with women were so embarrass...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsDating & RomanceShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
3 points

É foda. Tem hora que dá desânimo de verdade namoral. As vezes a gente vê aquela pessoa na roda de conversa toda extrovertida, interagindo com todo mundo, contando piadas, sendo carismática e todo mund...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
5 points

I'm 61 now, when I was 18 I changed my surname legally as I just had so much embrassment trying to say it.....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 15, 2024
23 points

Should I start presentations with a "heads up I might stammer" slide?

Should I start presentations with a "heads up I might stammer" slide? I'm 50 years old, an academic, and I've been working my ass off for decades now testing ways to deal with a stammer. It's mild - [...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2024
2 points

No, it’s about being a shamed and it matters more what a Woman thinks about you than what a Man thinks about you. (At least if you are single) One had probably been rejected and felt like his stutte...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
2 points

I’ve been made fun of, avoided, and seen the faces people have made to the reaction of my stuttering. It’s hard to just not think about it. I hide it so well tho. It’s like women will come up and talk...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment+1 more