postr/StutterOctober 8, 2024

Don't know what to do anymore

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Don't know what to do anymore 21M here. Just entered college after 2 years of conscription and my fear of public speaking is haunting me back. I managed the past two years by opting to be a normal troop and hence did not have any chance to speak in front of a crowd. Even if I had to speak up, I felt comfortable in the fuck all environment where everyone criticises everyone openly. Now im feeling so stressed from my computing degree and on top of that my college makes me take graded common modules that are completely irrelevant to my field of study. Though they are really good opportunities for me to practise my speech, I just can't stop embarrassing myself. I don't even know if it's my stutter or my anxiety or both. Feel like im suffocating rn.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight

Codes (2)

public_speakingemotional_state