commentr/StutterAugust 29, 2012

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First of all, this isn't offensive at all. I don't even have a follow-up to that because I can't see what part of this could possibly offend anyone. So, to get started, obviously, the more people paying attention, the less I want to stutter (and, of course, the more I end up stuttering). That means that in the rare cases that I'm absolutely forced to speak in front of people, such as, for example, if I'm at my mental health group for my anxiety and there are a bunch of people around and we're encouraged to all answer a certain question, I will be pretty self-conscious. I also like to write stories, and a lot of people want to hear me read them aloud. This is absolutely huge for me because I get really self-conscious about getting parts wrong, breaking immersion, and just generally being a stuttering fuckup. Nowadays I don't ever read my stories aloud. Also, the more that I feel like it's necessary to get the point across in a quick and concise manner, the more I become anxious about stuttering. For example, asking for a transfer when getting on a bus, asking for a receipt at a store, saying what I want at a restaurant or cafe, telling people when I have a lot of anxiety (or an attack) for other reasons, trying to say something as someone's going out the door or getting ready for something, etc. I hope I've been of help!

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Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work

Subthemes

Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesPublic Speaking

Codes (3)

ordering_service_encounterreading_aloudsaying_name_introduction