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postr/StutterJul 8, 2017
2 points

I'm a short, chubby, asian dude with a stutter, send help pls

I'm a short, chubby, asian dude with a stutter, send help pls I haven't been doing well socially, been in college for about 3 years now, and I haven't made any "friends". I've met people who pretend t...

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Friendships & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2017
1 points

I find jobs like this actually improve your stuttering because you are forced to be social. I once got fired from retail for being quiet and reserved....

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Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 7, 2017
16 points

Wish me luck

Wish me luck I'm going to a job interview later for the place of a cashier in a convenience store. I know people will say its just a fucking cashier but as a stutterer talking to people on the fly is ...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2017
2 points

It's not the stutter but a pretty normal battle with anxiety you're going through at your age. It seems like most early 20s people go through it, and I did too. You're figuring out who you are as an a...

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Sadness & HopelessnessAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2017
6 points

Damn i can relate to this.. Wish i had some advice to give but I've gotten to a point that i hate everybody and keep conversation so minimal where all i ever say are 1 word sentences. Everytime i stut...

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Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJul 6, 2017
2 points

Shitty thoughts of stutterering causing my social failure are coming back. Change my view on this please.

Shitty thoughts of stutterering causing my social failure are coming back. Change my view on this please. So growing up ive always failed MISERABLY when it comes to social situations. Up until 20 I at...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2017
1 points

I was just thinking about this yesterday..with my stutter and terrible social anxiety I'm barely surviving in the work force people are fucking mean and horrible to you all the time, you hear people m...

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Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2017
1 points

Well, I don't know about the other people here, but for me, it's usually either stuttering or messing up my speech. I think it's a side effect of the stutter, where even when the anxiety that causes ...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2017
1 points

When I'm stuttering with my friends I've known for a long time I'm like a 2/10, whilst with my parents im a 6-7/10 on that scale. I stutter a lot, a lot, more around my parents. I still can't figure o...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2017
1 points

Yes! BUT I don't think I stutter more for the same reasons as you. My brother and I stuttered almost as equally when we were kids. But his almost grew away. We bot had the repetitions stutter but now...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2017
4 points

That's the problem, I'm more uncomfortable telling people I stutter. I may get used to it after a while but for the first one I'm a bit nervous to approach it. From experience, when someone brings up...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJul 4, 2017
7 points

Need advice about telling people I stutter

Need advice about telling people I stutter Hi all, I'm starting a new job in the hospital and will be interacting with a lot of supervisors, doctors, etc. So my speech therapist told me to tell whoe...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
2 points

I stuttered so much worse around my parents and my father had zero patience for so I stuttered worse and so on....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
1 points

I've often found I stutter more with parents, especially my dad. Maybe there's some underlying anxiety from the power relationship/wanting to impress him/etc. He stuttered growing up too and does rare...

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commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
1 points

Yes. I stutter much more around my parents. I think it's because I really don't think about stuttering when I'm around them...

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Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
3 points

Do note that there's no aggression on my part. I'm just trying to get you to consider another perspective. It's not a personal attack....

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Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
2 points

I've tried attributing my increased stutter around my patents to an increased comfort level, but I'm pretty close to fluent with some of my best friends. I'd be really curious to see if anyone has a s...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
2 points

My stutter is the root of anxiety and depression, which has lead to abusing alcohol in wildly inappropriate situations (like before a job interview) and a seven year addiction to benzos and opiates. I...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
1 points

Yes, same with me. I stammer more around my parents. But I stammer less around my brother. ...

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postr/StutterJul 3, 2017
9 points

Stammering around parents

Stammering around parents Does anyone here stammer/stutter more around their parents? I've come to realise that I struggle way more when I'm around my mother and a little in front of my father. May...

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