Content
Struggling. :/ Stuttering is so isolating. The struggles are so specific. No one in my life can relate to anything like that. I've had times in my life when I coped with my stutter and had a lot of confidence. Right now my fluency is awful and I don't want to talk or socialize at all. I don't feel confident, I don't feel like I can be myself. It is suffering in silence in a room amongst friends. My inner world is getting louder and closing in on me. I worry it won't get better, I worry I won't get my spark back.
Themes
Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Subthemes
Hiding & ConcealmentSadness & HopelessnessLoneliness & IsolationAuthenticity vs. Masking
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socializing_one_on_one