postr/StutterNovember 17, 2015

Advice needed..........I cant move forward in my social life and my stuttering is holding me back

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Advice needed..........I cant move forward in my social life and my stuttering is holding me back Ive posted here before and im just depressed af right now. 19m and my life is pretty average compared to everyone else here. My stutter has improved over the months, although its requires me to speak in a soft, super passive voice which is causing these next problems. In the past few months life has improved a little for me as i had this burst of positivity and ive made friends met people and what not. But now as i become more casual with these people im becoming more and more insecure and doubting myself. This has alot to do with me not being able to hold a 'strong/confident' conversation or have those key 'moments' due to my stuttering and they way i talk. I feel as if though im seen as a 'boring guy or shy or someone who is scaredl to talk. This of course is making me feel inadequate and less of a person. Now this depresses me cuz even tho i am naturally an ambitious, outgoing person, due to my disablity i can never reach the level of social success as someone who doesnt stutter. I would really love some advice from someone whos had a similar problem and how they overcame it. Thanks.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception

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