commentr/StutterSeptember 20, 2025

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I’m about a month into college and it’s been…. Something I’ve made a few friends, but they seemed to have slowly but surely split up into other friend groups while I’m stuck here. The first week was super fun I had met a lot of good people. But as it went on life slowed down a lot. My stutter is mild I think but it fluctuates a lot, some days it’s not there and others I can’t get through a few words without stuttering. Socializing and keeping myself out there has been very challenging for me. Every-time I’ve been in large groups someone likes to point out that I’m quiet, it kind of bothers me but not too much, makes me a little self conscious tho. And I’ve been mocked once for a stutter and people asking me if I forgot my name, y’know the usual. Some days I get happy that I made even a couple friends and other days I’m extremely depressed about how lonely this is starting to get. I guess I feel sort of lost in what I’m supposed to do and what I even want. I feel like I’m wasting my time here. Otherwise not bad

Themes

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Loneliness & IsolationSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeIdentity & Self-Perception

Codes (2)

socializing_group_sizesocializing_one_on_one