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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2024
13 points

Take control of your life buddy. Have you sought out speech therapy? How often do you practice talking? (This may be reading aloud or presenting on video on your own etc) speaking and fluency is a ski...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2024
5 points

Get some help for your fluency. From the sounds of it, your fluency has been better in the past but is worse today. It can get better again. Start seeking for SLPs who specialize in stuttering. Als...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Helplessness & AgencySeeking Therapy
postr/StutterAug 5, 2024
24 points

I'm helpless, I cannot talk and it's getting worse day by day.

I'm helpless, I cannot talk and it's getting worse day by day. I've had stuttering since my childhood and It never stopped, I avoided public speaking, class teaching, volunteering and talking to stra...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencySchool & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2024
10 points

Yeah, I feel the same way sometimes. Every time I talk about it with my parents, they tell me it's no big deal and that it's all in my head. But they don't get it. No one does except us people who stu...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterAug 4, 2024
0 points

How would you feel if your teacher stuttered so much that it was hard to understand him? If they're brave enough to choose teaching as a career despite this, would you still want them as your teacher, or would you just feel sorry for him?

How would you feel if your teacher stuttered so much that it was hard to understand him? If they're brave enough to choose teaching as a career despite this, would you still want them as your teacher,...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2024
2 points

not so good. just passed out from 12th grade this year, and I've started to realise how much stuttering is impacting my career options. really sucks but i don't think I've any other option...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2024
4 points

Judging by your post history you’re in that 18-22 college adult range. Before I go in further I just wanted to mention the brain doesn’t totally mature until you’re about 25 of so and you’ll definitel...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2024
1 points

Regular work but I don't have anyone outside of work so it's basically home>work and repeat. Not saying it's all necessarily due to stammer but I'm avoiding a lot. If i have some appointments i will...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2024
4 points

I resonate with this. My life is a mess at the moment. Having a stutter made me demotivated to do anything and now I'm paying the price for it. I don't know what to do anymore....

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJul 31, 2024
35 points

What to do with suicidal thoughts

What to do with suicidal thoughts It’s just so hard trying to speak and taking 30 seconds to speak 1 single fucking sentence at times, and even when I’m with my family who understands, it’s so embarr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2024
12 points

Sometimes you may just have to write it down or type it out on the phone and have them read it. It might make the situation a little less stressful....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2024
3 points

I did a talk to 40 people yesterday. In the run up I said “fuck it, I know what I am talking about, I will either stutter and fail miserably for 30 minutes or it will be OK. Either way I will know whe...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Public SpeakingSeverity & FluctuationSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2024
7 points

I got fired due to performance. I have been placed on pip and they let me go after 3 months. I don’t blame them as it was my fault....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2024
5 points

My brother. Take time to feel however you need to feel but you wouldn’t judge a quadriplegic for his coordination. They should find something for you that requires less speaking. If they won’t someone...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2024
15 points

I was working as a data analyst for a bank before I got fired. I have applied to a lot of jobs and majority of them are not responding. I am now at a stage of accepting any job that will take a chance...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2024
2 points

I will share two things. For reference, I feel my stutter is improving and becoming moderate. I have a blocking stutter. My insecurity about talking has driven me to work harder and be better than my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
2 points

Omg you are soo brave !! One of the many reasons why I didn’t go to uni is because of my stutter I’m female 26 and live in Ireland everyone talks so fast here!! And there is no help !!...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
2 points

Thanks for the Motivation, I was able to get through college and do the presentations but for work I end up being a business analyst and it was stressful due to facilitating a lot of meetings and unfo...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2024
10 points

Thank you, I often feel sad about how my friends were able to express what they want but I can't, when my professors ask me questions l, even though I know the answer I would say I don't know, because...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencySchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterJul 22, 2024
5 points

Boring person

Boring person I’m a boring, non interesting guy that isn’t social due to a stutter. The boring part is just because that is who I am as a person, but the non social part is because of both. I have a h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFriendships & BelongingHelplessness & Agency