postr/StutterJuly 20, 2025

No confidence

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No confidence All the time, my mind keeps thinking about the situations where I should have spoken up but couldn’t because of my stutter. Because of all these situations, I’m now always afraid I can’t even have a simple conversation with anyone. I can’t defend myself in any situation. I stopped talking to all my old friends. They got tired of my stutter, so I decided to stop trying to make friends. I’ll just live my life alone that’s what should happen. In the past, I was afraid of starting conversations, but now I’m ten times more afraid because of the situations I’ve put myself in where I couldn’t speak. So I’ve also decided to avoid any arguments or similar situations altogether. I'll read out loud daily hoping things will get better

Themes

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & IsolationHelplessness & AgencyAvoidance & Substitution