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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2019
9 points

Please no! ❤️ I am 48. I know it’s hard to believe right now but things do get better. To meet other people, I do things that do not require a lot of talking, like hiking. Your peers made fun of y...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
4 points

Don’t kill yourself! I’m 22 and I feel the same way. I’ve been stuttering since I was 8 and it does suck when I have to do presentations or introduce myself, which is why I have trouble making friends...

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Suicidal Ideation & High DistressAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterAug 14, 2019
8 points

First day of college introductions

First day of college introductions I’m starting college next week and I’ve always hated introductions. I’d always skip the first day of school just so I wouldn’t have to do it. Now that I’m starting c...

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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
2 points

I am 32 now and have been stammering since childhood. I had no friends for a long time but eventually made some after college and met my gf, now wife. I feel so lucky. I am recently taking cbd oil. ...

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Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
3 points

> Dude c'mon don't let the fact that you stutter make you uncomfortable. I understand this is coming from a good place, but that's really like saying, "Dude, cheer up!", to a depressed person. Th...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
3 points

I’m the same way. I try to think what might be causing it and I think I might’ve gotten it.. who I’m around If I’m around my friends I do great! Because I like my friends and they make me happy If I’...

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commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
2 points

Most of the people here understand what it's like and what it feels like to go through what you're going through, all I can say is that life can and will get better but it takes a lot of time and work...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationHelplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
2 points

what makes you anxious about stuttering when you talk to people?...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
3 points

I've also felt like suicide is inviting. It is so hard to live with constant anxiety. I've fantasized about it many times over the last decade, but something has always happened to make me glad I didn...

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Suicidal Ideation & High DistressAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterAug 13, 2019
3 points

SHAME ON ME | Suicide

SHAME ON ME | Suicide Hello My Friends :) Sorry if my English language is bad Actually I have a stuttering in hole my life , since I was 8 years old , now I’m 23 years old , I was having a lot of...

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postr/StutterAug 12, 2019
18 points

I’m getting my first job... I need help

I’m getting my first job... I need help I have a stutter obviously since I’m on this thread. It gets pretty severe when I’m nervous, especially when I’m talking people my age. The job is at a fast foo...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterAug 12, 2019
14 points

Wanting to get into a job, but scared of answering the phone to my employer :( what do i do?

Wanting to get into a job, but scared of answering the phone to my employer :( what do i do? ...

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commentr/StutterAug 12, 2019
3 points

Normally the introduction part is the first like ~20 minutes of the lesson so maybe arrive in late and just say there was traffic or something? Or you could pretend to be sick in the nurses office unt...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2019
3 points

Your story gives me hope, sooo thanks :D I also feel like the fear surrounding my stutter makes it worse, after my speech therapist couldn't help me anymore, she recommended me a psychotherapist and ...

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Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2019
1 points

Definitely for me yes. I believe its a lot to do with anxiety in my case. When I'm put on the spot, i get anxious and my heart rate speeds up rapidly, and then I proceed to block hell of a lot more....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2019
7 points

Yes, cause stuttering gives you more anxiety, which increases your heart rate...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2019
9 points

Yes, even though I usually have low heart rate due to that I run. It's crazy, I wish I wouldn't be this nervous. Rationally I know there's nothing to fear but when it's time for me to talk my heart f...

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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2019
3 points

That’s pretty standard. Just try to not be nervous I guess! Happens to me too and I don’t have a good answer lol...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterAug 10, 2019
4 points

Stutter increase

Stutter increase My stutter increase when i get nervous can anyone help me what should I do.it would be great for me Thanks...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

I have stuttered since I could talk. I am 42 now. I still do that on a daily basis. Sometimes I feel like I look at the ground more than people. I find myself doing it when I'm on a Skype call for w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment