commentr/StutterNovember 26, 2025

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When I was younger , like in high school for example I would be self conscious about reading in class or being called on  I made myself do it still and it helped. When I worked a Kmart in HS I would have to get on the intercom ( the whole store heard) and page my managers) I had retail jobs before college so it really helped actually. Fast forward  Then when I became a RN in the emergency room,  that’s when I would really try to hide my stutter from co-workers for fear of being made fun of or gossiped about by my co-workers.  The smallest moments feel like big wins to stutters , I walk in drive through restaurants now and order in person to practice speaking and desensitizing myself to stuttering moments I have  I guess sometimes we can think things should be perfect and when there not we judge or get judged  The small moments like ordering coffee or saying my name or introducing my wife or saying my kids names to others are all moments that seem small but you feel like your in a boxing match with your brain sometimes and feelings  surrounding stuttering 

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerQuality of Life