postr/StutterDecember 26, 2020

Creeps up on me..

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Creeps up on me.. I stuttered a lot as a child and not so much in day to day interactions as an adult. For some reason it creeps up on me at times. This lockdown has not helped. I started a new job in lockdown met a lot of people remotely and have struggled with stuttering. Then this Christmas I have been quiet and have struggled when people have said merry Christmas I just can't say it back and end up saying something stupid. I am starting another new job in a new country and need to learn some of the language, I was really excited but am now dreading it as if I am ever asked to repeat myself or for a particular response I always stutter. So learning new language will be tough but I don't want this stutter to stop me doing anything. I won't let it control me. I just wish it would stop. I had therapy as a child but have done nothing for years. Does anyone have any recommendations? The more I think about it thr worse it gets...

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment

Codes (5)

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