postr/StutterSeptember 1, 2017

Breaking Point

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Breaking Point I don't want to sound like I'm complaining at all. But I really have no where else to turn. My stutter has gotten so incredibly bad that it has taken complete hold upon my life. Brief notions of suicide have flashed across my thoughts. I used to be so outgoing and could handle any situation that was thrown at me. My stutter has crushed everything. I'm in graduate school and no one wants to be in a group with the guy who can't speak. Going out and meeting girls is practically impossible. I don't blame them! Finding jobs has become the most unfeasible task of all time. I've read books, practiced, done speech path therapy. Nothing has helped.. I can't even speak to my parents on the phone. Has anyone else been in this sort of place? If so, how did you overcome it? I have worked so incredibly hard for a good life, but what gets me is one of the easiest most natural things to do for 99% of the worlds population.

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Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships

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Suicidal Ideation & High DistressHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerDating & Romance