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commentr/StutterJan 8, 2021
67 points

I can't speak for your boyfriend but I can speak for myself as well as many people in this group. A stutter is often the greatest source of self doubt, anxiety, and sadness for anybody that experience...

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commentr/StutterJan 8, 2021
10 points

from a stutterer's perspective someone telling them that their stutter is cute/sexy/cool/nice will probably make that person feel confused (how can someone like something that's bad to them?), anger (...

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commentr/StutterJan 8, 2021
10 points

Once, the person i was dating started crying infront of me and all i could do was hold his hand. I just suddenly felt like i lost my voice and i so badly wanted to say comforting words. i understand w...

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Validation & EmpathySadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2021
1 points

I've stuttered ever since I remember I could talk. I was in a speech therapy program briefly when I was in kindergarten. But they mostly focused on kids with a lisp. They took me out because they clai...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2021
14 points

I remember I decided to ask a question in a seminar and I stuttered so bad,a guy next to me said 'should've just shut up.' this was almost a year ago and i still get these random waves of sadness. I k...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2021
3 points

I totally agree with you 100. I said in another post stuttering is like the bastard child of disabilities. As in it's nearly forgotten about, I'm sure there is a cure, but with a cure comes how much m...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2021
8 points

I have to admit, that's pretty horrible. I am so sorry. I'm trying to find comforting words, but that's just unfair. If you ever need to vent to a specific person, I'm always here. I know for some peo...

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Validation & EmpathySadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterJan 5, 2021
23 points

Does anyone else just hate talking?

Does anyone else just hate talking? Rant Having a really hard time communicating effectively. I understand myself and I feel like I am being fluent but the other person does not understand me. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2020
4 points

I’m sorry you feel such intense emotions stemming from your stutter. Your situation will get better just weather this storm. Have some faith, keep your head up. 💪🏼...

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Hope & MotivationSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2020
1 points

little late to this, but OH MY GOD I can’t stress enough how much my life would change if I didn’t have my stutter. quite literally everything would be different, not just the way I talk but my confid...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterDec 28, 2020
78 points

Any women in here?

Any women in here? I am a female and my stutter is a solid moderate on the scale. I know that statistically there are far fewer women who stutter than men. When I was young I worried about things like...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2020
2 points

I think as a stutterer, we all have a hard time staying positive sometimes. I know for me my stuttering has caused a lot of depression, but I do try to stay positive. Yes there are a lot of great and ...

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Sadness & HopelessnessPublic Awareness / MediaValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2020
5 points

When someone is nice it helps, but at the end of the day it’s not about what others feel, it’s about how YOU feel. If you feel like shit from underlying issues, someone else’s kindness won’t solve it....

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postr/StutterDec 22, 2020
36 points

Vent

Vent Hey you, I apologise for any mistakes, English is my second language. to explain my situation: I was stuttering badly from second to eight grade, like really badly, I would cry in class and peopl...

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commentr/StutterDec 18, 2020
1 points

but there are many thoughts every day new imaginations, I do not believe that any doctor can do anything about it when the cause of all this, Is my stuttering but I have excessive thoughts I do not kn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2020
1 points

I always had a very minor stutter, not even really a stutter I just couldn’t really a word out here and there but then a couple years ago I got in this stage of depression due to certain circumstances...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2020
1 points

many thoughts come to me about the fact that I can not do some things as others do and this causes me to create thoughts as if I were the same what I would do and how things would be different if I we...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2020
9 points

Thank you. I somehow feel ashamed knowing that there are stutterers like me out there who are constantly battling and making it through the day while I’m just here crying in the corner of my room and ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2020
4 points

Would I take it? Probably not. I know ignorance is bliss but I wouldn’t want to go through a nightmare a second time...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2020
2 points

I’ll be 27 in a few days. College was fun for me but once I graduated back in 2016 and started to enter the workforce I began to realize how much my stutter was holding me back. I think that’s where t...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Sadness & HopelessnessEmployment & Career