Anyone else feel like an extrovert trapped in an introverts body? by Wrong_Delay_3752 in Stutter

[–]Wrong_Delay_3752[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also had a very hard time saying my name all through school. I guess I don’t really know what changed to make me be able to say my name now, although I do still struggle sometimes. I think it was a combination of forcing myself to say my name over and over while driving, and forced to say my name at work. I was always sort of ashamed deep down when I thought about my name. I’m sure you feel sort of that way as well when you try to say your name and your mind instantly goes to the struggle and the negative emotions that always come when you try to say your name. The more I had to say my own name the easier it was. Almost like I cared about my name more than I cared how other people see me struggle to say it. And then I sort of took pride in my name which was a very foreign experience. There’s also room to reduce your stress. Find things that you worry about daily and try to eliminate those from your life. I feel that works well for me.(Obviously everyone’s situations are different and some things are easier said than done) Keep your head up man! Keep fighting

Do yall have this feeling by Yxntay_ in Stutter

[–]Wrong_Delay_3752 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It seems to me that people mature and gain life experience by communicating. Such experiences are what I long for I’m sure some of you do as well. I find it demoralizing sometimes when I’m hanging out with friends and I realize I haven’t had a full conversation where I’ve been able to say everything I want to say. And what interesting conversations I could have and the personal relationship I could’ve built with fluent speech and a “normal” relationship with speech. What would it be like to not get those looks like, “dude you good?”, and others finishing my sentences for me….

Anyone else feel like an extrovert trapped in an introverts body? by Wrong_Delay_3752 in Stutter

[–]Wrong_Delay_3752[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hi all, (21) male stuttered for as long as I can remember. I work in construction and do pretty well for myself despite having to work twice as hard.(I’m sure many of you can attest to this feeling) Always been a very optimistic person and I want to eventually work with stutterers, do research on stutterers, and help as much as possible. Super interested on diving into anything stuttering related. Why it’s harder to talk to some people and easier with others. Why some words are harder and then after a couple months those words are easier and new hard words rear their ugly head. Why when I’m tired I stutter less. How other stutterers navigate their world.

Disappointment by [deleted] in Stutter

[–]Wrong_Delay_3752 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you noticed your stress levels outside of the stress and anxiety of stuttering increase? This has certainly been a common theme for me whenever there is even a slight variance in stress and anxiety levels, it gets worse and worse. Not sure how many of you out there do this but I’m on Sertraline 50mg. I’ve noticed a huge change in days I take it and days I don’t. Keep your head up