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commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2015
1 points

good for you. i wish i had that when i was younger but i do feel like i was robbed of certain experiences in the past. i will try to stay strong and keep my head high. ...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2015
1 points

lol dude I'm the exact same as you.. my stutter + social anxiety has ruined my life.. I have no friends.. no job no anything.. A huge part of me doesn't want to exist anymore. Life is fun. -.-...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 6, 2015
8 points

I'm a 25-year old female medical student with a stutter. Is there any stuttering doctor who can give me some advice?

I'm a 25-year old female medical student with a stutter. Is there any stuttering doctor who can give me some advice? Hi there! I'm a medical student from Germany. Right now I'm in my 5th year of studi...

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Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2015
5 points

You're obviously not expecting anyone here to just tell you to give up on life and kill yourself right? I'm not going to tell you that, but I don't have any cliche lines to make you feel good either. ...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2015
6 points

Seriously considering just giving up.

Seriously considering just giving up. Like another user on this sub said, sometimes I wonder if feeling nothing at all would be better than the constant negative emotions I feel everyday. I'm too sc...

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Suicidal Ideation & High DistressHelplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2015
1 points

Damn dude, I really hear you. That approach avoidance really is a killer and not easy to reconcile. The only real solution is to stutter without the stress, but definitely easier said than done. I wil...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJan 31, 2015
9 points

Lonely because of too little social interaction, still withdrawing from social events.

Lonely because of too little social interaction, still withdrawing from social events. I have been feeling quite low for the last year. I think it has much to do with seperating from my ex. I also liv...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2015
11 points

Stuttering and Dating

Stuttering and Dating Stuttering and Dating are one of the hardest things I have dealt with. I am now 31 years old and have yet to find a longterm girlfriend. I have gone out and dated pretty girls in...

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postr/StutterJan 28, 2015
7 points

Bilingual folks who stutter

Bilingual folks who stutter are you more fluent with one language than the next? I am and I honesty don't understand why. I speak pretty well in english but struggle speaking my native language. Anybo...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2015
1 points

Of coarse it's hard to deal with and some people don't even understand how it feels. I don't know the type of stutter you have. I have the "block" one...if I can call it that. It is as if the word or ...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2015
1 points

damn man, I've been there, multiple times, but it's a trap you're making for yourself, a paradox. This is because you realize there is no escape, no escaping your speech impediment, no escaping how ot...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2015
-1 points

hey, i just quoted something i found spoke most of all about the person writing. don't take it as an attack or anything. the rest of the article's obviously still there. you work in the field, right?...

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Propositionality & WeightHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2015
0 points

sounds good for those people. what can i say? i just don't think we should go around telling all stutterers to "just do it". it makes it sound like they're just lazy (or worse) if they don't. some pe...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2015
7 points

I know exactly how you feel. In my school and college years I didn't do things to my disadvantage, just because of my stutter. Till this day it ruins my life. I am turning 24 at the end of this month,...

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Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJan 21, 2015
16 points

My lowest point

My lowest point Today at 8:00 was my first class of the new semester. I was running late, but only by about ten minutes. I could have easily showed up late, and apologized then sat down. But I didn't....

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Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2015
1 points

Yeah, same here. I have trouble talking with random people like it is in a setting like that. And yeah, beeing able ta talk with people with different nationalities I also something I would like to be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2015
2 points

I know how you feel. English is my kryptonite and it really sucks because I really want to get into conversation with people from all around the world, not to mention not being able to use skype/teamc...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2015
3 points

My stuttering has been bringing me down for years, idk how I havent hit rock bottom yet. I am at the point where I have to get a job now, because I had to drop out of school. I am 22 years old. I am s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2015
1 points

It's not much, but I'm here if you want to vent. I stutter, I'm girlfriendless, feel trapped sometimes..I get it....

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Validation & EmpathyHelplessness & AgencyFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2015
1 points

Talking to people is almost essential. I have to be able to discuss and present my work to colleagues and managers but I have never been good at that. You are right that I am holding myself back thoug...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency