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commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
2 points

Maybe so. I don't know how long they've had that rule in place. I think it's because Cure is associated with 100% done with, and a lot of people on this sub are in a very vulnerable state. Being alre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 12, 2024
6 points

I am sabotaging myself!

I am sabotaging myself! I've given so much opportunities yet I decided to let it go because of my internal fear. I am a final year student doing masters.I am happy with my steady progress and when I ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterNov 11, 2024
30 points

Im not proud of my youth and my current life status

Im not proud of my youth and my current life status I feel so small and impotent. so many questions I have not asked, conversations and debates in which I have not participated for fear of making a fo...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 9, 2024
9 points

Waves.

Waves. Hey, teenage male here. My stuttering is severe, but it goes in waves, on some days I stutter less and on others I stutter a lot. My stutter started a few years back when I was about 8-9 years ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 9, 2024
28 points

The comments/ replies under this video.. smh

The comments/ replies under this video.. smh This trend/ video is funny (video kinda) especially if you understand the picture but the comments are pissing me off, especially the ones replying to peop...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 9, 2024
3 points

Thanksgiving Holiday

Thanksgiving Holiday For those of you who reside in North America Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and was wondering how we approach it from a stutters perspective? Do some stutters fluency become...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Strategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 9, 2024
17 points

How do you overcome the fear of being found out that you stutter?

How do you overcome the fear of being found out that you stutter? I'm 17 and haven't had any friends for 6 years. I sit alone during breaks and try to avoid any conversation. I just feel humiliated...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
2 points

Yeah it fucking sucks. I’m lucky enough in some aspects of life, managed to get to up to a good career in creative(not as much speaking). However there is always a side to me that wonders if I was nev...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
19 points

Getting job rejections

Getting job rejections Today I had another job rejection - 2nd interview for this role, with the hiring manager. In the email I received, I was told that there're more qualified candidates. The thing ...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
7 points

Just had an interaction with delivery driver & now i wanna kms

Just had an interaction with delivery driver & now i wanna kms He was upset that i sent him "wtf????" Because he didn't answer when i called then he turned off his phone. Due to my low self esteem i ...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterNov 7, 2024
4 points

How the hell do you bring up your stutter to people without it being awkward?

How the hell do you bring up your stutter to people without it being awkward? Usually no one mentions my stutter, I think because they don't want to seem rude. It's just awkward because I've been frie...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 7, 2024
56 points

College has destroyed the little amount of confidence I had left

College has destroyed the little amount of confidence I had left Wassup everyone! I'm 16m in college (in the uk) and today was one of the worst days in college. We had to read a presentation out to th...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2024
1 points

no look i wasnt aware how muns work, i thought the chair was calling everyone out who hadn't had spoken and then i ended up speaking and embarrassing myself...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2024
1 points

It's so frustrating because even if they know of your struggle and that you're a great guy etc, it's still so painful and embarrassing. Not being in control of one's body in public is the ultimate sha...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2024
5 points

About the last part feeling hesitant , something like this happened with me once and the girls basically bitched about me being some weirdo who can't speak shit and just wants empathy from people ( sm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2024
2 points

It's a common thing with people with disability/special ability . We are aware that our problems will form the core part of anyone's beliefs about us and thus it's extremely important for us to recogn...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2024
1 points

If girls around you are behaving like that , better not talk to them , I had similar struggles and I just made myself content with the fact that these petty people will never recognize me as 'normal' ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterNov 6, 2024
41 points

I never want to speak again 🤦‍♂️

I never want to speak again 🤦‍♂️ Just had one of the most embarrassing stutter moments in my adult life. I was in a work meeting with about 50 people and it was my turn to talk and I started stutteri...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 5, 2024
6 points

Being an MC for an event. I’m so stressed and depressed.

Being an MC for an event. I’m so stressed and depressed. I’ve been chosen to be MC for an event. We had a rehearsal and it went terribly wrong. I feel ashamed of myself. I don’t think anyone knows I s...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2024
3 points

The shame still gets to me sometimes. I can feel my face heat up even if I'm trying hard not to let it bother me, which just makes the shame worse and my face redder. Going completely still and tellin...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Shame & EmbarrassmentMindfulness & Breathing