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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
16 points

Then after I introduce myself and I’m alone again I say my name repeatedly to myself and I’m like “wtf dude ugh it’s so simple”...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 10, 2024
46 points

I always block when I need to introduce myself - need advice

I always block when I need to introduce myself - need advice I have been stuttering for as long as I can remember. I'm almost 31 now. My stutter has always been the "blocking" type. Over the years, m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2024
1 points

Amazing! I struggle with not wanting to be made fun of simply because it happens 9/10 times i stutter infront of someone...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2024
1 points

Its relieving not to do all the mental parkour before speaking. Sometimes I wonder embarrassment is a small price to pay for this relief....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2024
7 points

Yeah man. I totally get it all. Find people who know you and who you can talk to and stutter around. Those people will be the ones to hold you up. It’s depressing as fuck. I had plans to. I’m 32. You ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterSep 7, 2024
9 points

I’m not trying to be the A but can anyone get where I’m coming from?

I’m not trying to be the A but can anyone get where I’m coming from? 17M and each therapy session I have, I feel like shit being unable to speak normally and then being told I’ve been not practicing o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2024
8 points

OP Mistystza, I would like to say that I am one of those person with whom you are inquiring about to where their stammer has 100% taken over their lives and destroyed any chance of having any semblanc...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
postr/StutterSep 5, 2024
1 points

Any methods to deal with intrusive memories and shame?

Any methods to deal with intrusive memories and shame? Lifelong stutter going through a rough patch and looking for resources...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
2 points

Maybe she thinks people will give her sympathy. Wrong. They will just look at you weird. It’s not a life I love when I stutter....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
1 points

Needing to swap words is essentially a worse form of stuttering. Thr only way to reduce the shame is to do brief voluntary * repetitions* in very low stress situations. I’ve written a long post w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
1 points

As someone who was in a sophomore and stutters if feel your pain and embarrassment it’s literally the worst!! Just know it doesn’t define who you are and your intelligence at all...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterSep 5, 2024
2 points

The Whispering Woods—a short story about my struggles as a PWS

The Whispering Woods—a short story about my struggles as a PWS In the heart of the Whispering Woods, where ancient trees wove secrets into their bark and mist clung to shadows like regret, Ren wandere...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
0 points

This happened to me as well but differently. Except me and another girl had the same first name and I was asked my last name. Couldn’t get it out and the other girl said her last name. Horrific experi...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
10 points

I’m so sorry you had this experience. I am so sorry for every who has to face these challenges. I had a horrible neurologist appointment last week where I experienced the worst stuttering and accompan...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
15 points

This is so hard to read because I know that exact feeling. So isolating. You end up hating yourself. I can say my name. But I get stuck on certain words constantly. And yes, it’s very embarrassing. An...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterSep 4, 2024
97 points

I just can't do this anymore

I just can't do this anymore \*This isn't a suicide note I've been doing this my whole life. My stutter is way to severe. I've avoided people my whole life and I've never been able to make any friend...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterSep 4, 2024
22 points

Embarrassed my self at school

Embarrassed my self at school I am in 10th grade and am the vice president of the sophomore class. A few days ago we had to go up, talk and a microphone, and say our name, grade, and position. When I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2024
0 points

Bro literally. My mom doesn’t say it but I can just feel the feeling that she thinks I’m dumb or something because of my stutter. Then she looks at my brother “like omg he’s a genius,” but barely ackn...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2024
1 points

Pretty much the same happened to me today. Last 10ish minutes of class, was called on to answer a question. I was trying to say my answer but experienced a block alongside stuttering. While trying to ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/stutteringSep 3, 2024
1 points

I am the same. I can say my name in a sentence but when someone asks directly what my name is I literally can't. It's so embarrassing 😞...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment