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commentr/StutterNov 21, 2016
3 points

Yea dude it sucks cuz very few people understand us. Many of the hardships we go through most people will not experience to the degree that we have. People are attracted to positivity and repulsed my ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & IsolationHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2016
3 points

Just keep telling yourself that people's thoughts and opinions aren't worth shit. Their thoughts are no more valuable than that of an ant....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 17, 2016
23 points

Today was a bad day...

Today was a bad day... It was pretty bad today for me. Nothing out of the ordinary schedule, had quite a few points to make in class (in grad school atm) and stuttered through the lot of it. Repeated ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerShame & EmbarrassmentExperiential Association+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2016
1 points

Try going on job interviews for jobs you have absolutely no interest in accepting, for two reasons. First of all, you'll get practice in speaking in that type of environment which can help if you go ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2016
2 points

I texted someone about my social anxiety from stuttering and how people who just stop talking to me makes me feel shitty, but the person took it the wrong way, so not alot of people don't get it or a...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2016
3 points

mine is hit or miss. Granted more miss that hit. But there are interviews(both in person and phone) where I am just in a flow "zone". Every word is fluent. Confidence is soaring. Then there are others...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 14, 2016
9 points

Job applications and Interviews

Job applications and Interviews Anyone else experience anxiety about applying for jobs and the whole interview process? I'm bad at answering the phone, get nerves talking to new people and that's grea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterNov 14, 2016
5 points

Does anybody use a DAF device and have success with it?

Does anybody use a DAF device and have success with it? Before I get started here, let me just say that I'm new to this subreddit and BOY am I glad I discovered it! I don't have any family, friends or...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Assistive DevicesSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2016
4 points

Same thing with me bro. Maybe it's pure anxiety or pure mechanical failure or a mixture of both (most likely)....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2016
1 points

http://www.theravive.com/therapedia/Childhood--Onset-Fluency-Disorder-(Stuttering)-DSM--5-315.35-(F80.81) And I mean the psychological things that stuttering causes like anxiety, shame, depression, b...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2016
5 points

How old are you? My experience is that the young crowd just wants to have fun and party and not deal wih heavy stuff like this....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 12, 2016
2 points

Do you think people understand the "iceberg" of stuttering?

Do you think people understand the "iceberg" of stuttering? I just texted someone from a group of people I thought were my friends, but stopped talking to me this year. I told the person how I felt a...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & IsolationStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterNov 12, 2016
3 points

Answering the phone

Answering the phone I never had any difficulty answering the phone up until a year ago. I now find it incredibly hard to say "hello" so whenever my phone rings I get terrible anxiety. The only way I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2016
11 points

I DEEPLY fear situations where i need to meet new people because of this. Whenever a receptionist asks me my name i always simply spell it out instead of saying it. My name also begins with an 'A' and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2016
2 points

No, I don't think so. However; let's be real here. You might be teased, and ignorant people might think that you're unintelligent; you have to show them otherwise....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2016
1 points

Yeah when I was 14. They got me to play with lego... fucking ridiculous. I stopped and last year decided to try psychotherapy which was amazing. I learnt a lot about the mind but it was costing me £7...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterNov 9, 2016
9 points

Need to vent, it's so frustrating when people don't understand.

Need to vent, it's so frustrating when people don't understand. My stuttering isn't that bad the past couple months because of speech therapy, but it still fucking sucks. Social anxiety and tension f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2016
1 points

Had a job interview 3 weeks ago. The job was my dream job, so i was very nervous and it was just my 2nd interview in my hole life. So not very experienced in this situation. I am german and it was a ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic SpeakingDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2016
1 points

Hey! Native English speaker here. When I started learning German I became aware that I didn't stutter, or if anything it was a lot, LOT less. I think this boiled down to the fact that my mind wasn't ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Propositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2016
1 points

That happens to me too. I think practice and getting more used to these kinds of situations can really help. That can mean going on for interviews (even for jobs you aren't super interested in), or if...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAudience Scale & Group Size