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Q&A: How do teens with a stuttering problem feel?
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I’m writing a paper for school about teens with stuttering problems. Just wanted to know how someone who has a stutter feels while they are stuttering or just about their life in general because they stutter. Does stuttering make you embarrassed, make you feel ashamed, make you not want to talk to people, or try to have friends or a girlfriend/boyfriend, do people with a stutter have a different life? Thanks.
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August 27th, 2010 at 5:07 am
One friend shared these sites with me. You might get more answers here
August 27th, 2010 at 5:44 am
I used to have an extremely bad stuttering problem.
I rarely ever stutter anymore.
I started to stutter back in kindergarten.
I was sheltered as I was only really around my family and never went to preschool.
My folks could not afford to send me to preschool.
My dad was my teacher before I entered elementary school.
I only really stuttered when I had to be asked to read out loud by a teacher.
I was already teased for being a fat kid so stuttering just added on to getting picked on by other kids that were my classmates.
Stuttering never really made me not want to talk to people.
For me, I’ve always been a person who is easier to talk to one on one as oppose to talking in a big group.
I never really stuttered much when I had high school debate or when I was on San Francisco State’s Forensics (Speech/Debate) team.
When I used to have to do debate or impromptu or informative/persuasive speeches, I didn’t really worry about stuttering.
Speaking comfortably for me depends on who I am talking to or if I just happen to feel comfortable.
If I can’t really talk to someone then it’s not because I fear I am going to stutter but because I like a that certain person (girl).
I never really stuttered when I was on a date with a girl.
I was more concerned with my appearance and if I was going to act myself around her-easy to talk to, open-minded, funny and sweet.
I hope that this helps and take care of yourself. I mean this. Hopefully, you get a good grade on your paper. ~ Alan
August 27th, 2010 at 6:04 am
This has been a big problem for me. I have a very severe Apparently I am very smart (haha) but I am far too scared of speaking. Ever since I heard a few girls imitating me in the cloakrooms, I stopped speaking up in class. When I was given speeches I would become ill on that day or develop a sore throat. My mom said that my brain just thought too quickly for my mouth which kinda helped. I stopped talking to friends and people because I was scared that they would make fun of me or think I was stupid and it annoyed me and made me very frustrated when i stuttered because there was so much that I wanted to say that I just couldn’t. I started making more friends online because here people can’t hear my stuttering. I think this led me into a lot of problems with talking to online strangers and watching things I probably shouldn’t be. I had no real friends, except for two boyfriends I got online one of which asked me to have webcam s*x after a week or so so I dumped him. Not because I didn’t want to but because I wa scared I would stutter during an orgasm – if i could have one. Slowly it has gotten slightly better with a speech therapist, but not all that better. My dream is to one day be an actress. to get up and speak and not be scared of what I’m saying. I think I have a very extreme case of stuttering though and I don’t suppose that everyone else has it as bad as I do.
this is a very interesting question, and I hoped I helped you with you answer.
August 27th, 2010 at 6:19 am
My younger sister has a stuttering problem, shes 17, she says that kids always copy her stuttering and they mock her. And how when she was reading her essay in her class the kids would be sighing and yawning and telling her to hurry up. Sometimes it makes her really depressed cause no matter what she does its going to take time. I can tell shes really ashamed even though its not her fault. She doesent talk alot to people outside of the family even though she has friends shes really ashamed. I just introduced her to a friends brother that stutters so hopefully they get along and they understand eachother.
August 27th, 2010 at 7:10 am
back when i was at school….and i stuttered
embarrassed
ashamed
didn’t like talking out loud
refused to do speech’s
I had a small group of friends, and they were the ones i could count on, to help me out when i got stuck.
i wouldn’t say a different life, sometimes alot of teens grow out of the stutter, but for the ones who don’t, they take a different pathway to life…
also, boyfriends, i’ve had a few short relationships, short like 3 months, and i’ve had 1 serious one and i’m currently in a relationship with a awesome man, who isn’t fazed by my stuttering, he makes gentle jokes about it, and makes it funny
August 27th, 2010 at 8:09 am
i wouldnt say a different life but it deffinatly makes an impact. i personally, having a stutter, dont want to talk that much because i get picked on alot about it and people mimick me. i also hate it when i get called on in class and have to talk. i feel self concious alot because i love to talk and after a while i cant stop but i can only do that around my very close friends. it deffinatly gives me a different image aswell because people think i’m shy and all that but if you just got to know me enough you would know i’m the exact opposite. i wish i didnt have it but what can you do? i know all i can do is just hope i grow out of it.
hope this helps
August 27th, 2010 at 8:29 am
i stutter quite a bit but its no biggie
August 27th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Nope. I don’t usually notice it and I’ve never had anyone point it out.