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commentr/StutterApr 2, 2020
3 points

I was just talking to my husband today about how he has friends that he has known since childhood and I don't. I have friends now but as a child I was ways a loner. I felt that people always let me do...

Social & Relationships
Loneliness & IsolationFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2020
1 points

i’m extremely high risk and living in the epicenter of the corona but quarantining and taking advantage of not having to talk to anyone !...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2020
3 points

I appreciate your positivity but ill just continue burying my social problems in electronic distractions and various chemicals to deal with the plight....

Meds & SubstancesSocial & Relationships
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Loneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2020
1 points

Yeah my stutter isn't as bad as most of us that suffer from it. I've become a sort of recluse because its easier to not try to express my opinions to others. You brought up a lot of positives, I can...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Loneliness & IsolationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2020
4 points

I'm a line cook, I tell all of my managers straight up from the start to keep me away from customers. I hate interacting with customers. Maybe if i didn't have a stutter I wouldn't be so anti-social b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2020
47 points

People always say this but I feel like this is a BS statistic. I’ve met 3 other stutterers my entire life, and I live in a large urban city of 3 million plus people. If 1/100 people actually had this,...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2020
8 points

Thank you for posting this. As a kid I stuttered so bad I couldn’t talk, I kinda figured I was the only one dealing with this. Nice to not feel alone...

Community & SupportSocial & Relationships
Validation & EmpathyLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
1 points

I wish I could say it gets easier with age (I’m almost 30), but it really doesn’t. You can have online friends, yes, but good luck getting them to hang out with you in person. I have a severe stutter,...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2020
2 points

Well yeah but ideally you need to find someone eventually who gets it, and it's a lot harder for guys to find women who are willing to overlook it if they are already not the most appealing dating wi...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceHelplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2020
7 points

Kinda urgent I guess

Kinda urgent I guess I just want to call someone Just made a Reddit to post this. I didn’t know communities like this existed. I just want to call someone I just want to hear another stuttering voice...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2020
11 points

I just want to call someone

I just want to call someone Just made a Reddit to post this. I didn’t know communities like this existed. I just want to call someone I just want to hear another stuttering voice like me. I’m sixteen,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2020
10 points

It’s weird. Some people respond to me just fine at times and then the next day I’m just totally ignored— at this point I’m wondering if it’s just the people and not me or if I’m somehow not assertive ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentListener ReactionsLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2020
2 points

I never went to a speech therapy and my stutter is severe sometimes i cant even say one world without stuttering and sometimes it took me 10 seconds to just say a word no ones take me seriously i have...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2020
1 points

Several years back I got into pickup thing and while I was motivated and hyped for few months I made progress in being more okay with stuttering around other people. First approaches I did was horribl...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2020
2 points

I was bullied — both for my stutter and other reasons — from 5th grade up until 9th. Unfortunately I don’t have any solid answers, but based on my experience there’s a couple routes to take. The firs...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
6 points

Do any of you cold approach women?

Do any of you cold approach women? I'm a lonely college student and it's killing me. I haven't managed to meet any women through clubs or dating apps or anything like that, and my major is heavily mal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionDating & RomanceAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 4, 2020
3 points

Advice

Advice Hi, I hope it’s okay that I am posting this here. I (36F) don’t have a stutter, but my partner (45M) does. We have been together for almost a decade, and ever since we retired 8 years ago, he ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & IsolationQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2020
21 points

I do, all the time. It's a habit I want to break as it makes the conversation feel really impersonal. But then I also think that's exactly why I look away, to try and get away from the conversation/p...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2020
6 points

I feel this so hard. The constant fighting I/We have to do everyday is starting to weigh on me lately. It's got me feeling like "what's the point in saying anything at all?" These days I much prefer t...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & IsolationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2020
17 points

Having stuttered all my life, I agree that much of the damage is already done. I could be fluent tomorrow, and I would still hardly talk. Stuttering has beaten any real desire to talk about anything ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation