postr/StutterFebruary 26, 2020

I don’t think I can do it anymore

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I don’t think I can do it anymore i feel like i’m at an all time low. i don’t think i can deal with the constant blocks i get while telling a story or the weird stares i get when i’m choking and out of breath due to the severity of my stutter anymore. just the thought of having to meet a boy that i might like and not being able to say my name or trying to meet new people and getting a block so bad that i feel like i may pass out, terrifies me. i don’t know what to do. i’ve tried speech therapy, my pathologist doesn’t recommend that i take any medication to help reduce my stuttering. i even paid $4000 for this “life-changing” device that is suppose to help reduce your stutter. i can’t keep paying for speech therapy. my insurance doesn’t cover it. i don’t think i can deal with it anymore. there’s no cure. there’s nothing.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyAccess & Affordability

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