postr/StutterApril 25, 2017

Anxiety

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Anxiety Hello my fellow stutterers. I'm 25 years old and I've been stuttering since I was a kid. I had speech therapy when i was in 4th grade but it honestly did nothing for me. I have a hard time with certain words and I block often. It has held me back a ton in my life. Over the years I've avoided speaking to people and I've avoided social events because I'm afraid I'll sound like a fool when i try to talk to people. I even stutter when I talk to my parents. Using the phone is a nightmare aswell. I think because of all this avoidance, I've developed pretty severe social anxiety disorder. Does anyone else here struggle with this?

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment

Codes (4)

emotional_stateperceived_judgmentpropositionalitysocial_pressure