Most Embarrassing moment

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Hi Guys,
I wanna know what is your most embarrassing moment which you have to face cos of stuttering ..

Mine was when I was 12 years old ... We passed to new grade and our new teacher was telling us to introduce ourselves ... Everyone was telling there name and when it was my turn, I wasn't able to speak up .. whole class was laughing .. teasing me if I forgot my name ... I still remember that as one of the most painful memories which I got from stuttering ..

Also once when I was looking for a job, I went for an interview at a company .. Cleared written test and first interview with team leader ... After that just one interview with management was left .. There were 3 guys taking the interview .. I was answering some questions they asked, suddenly one of them asked me to leave .. other 2 were so impressed with my knowledge of the subject but this 3rd guy told me that they don't need me .. other 2 guys were just stunned but I guess they were under him so wasn't able to oppose him... It pinched me so much that I never went for any interview again ...

So these were the 2 incidents which make me feel like crying even today .. Just wanna know if you guys have any such incidents and if you wanna share with us ...

[JoeE]

I'm 29 years of age now. I have been stuttering severely since memory serves. It has gotten worse as of late I'm afraid - good wine/beer/whiskey and company helps BTW. I was officially offered a full-time professor's position in the field of graphic arts this past week at the local university. If I cannot speak properly, I will convey my messages visually and with complete competence. You exist and I am glad you do. Another fighter who understands this predicament - hopefully as a challenge and not a white flag.

[jack]

Hi Guys,
I wanna know what is your most embarrassing moment which you have to face cos of stuttering ..

Mine was when I was 12 years old ... We passed to new grade and our new teacher was telling us to introduce ourselves ... Everyone was telling there name and when it was my turn, I wasn't able to speak up .. whole class was laughing .. teasing me if I forgot my name ... I still remember that as one of the most painful memories which I got from stuttering ..

Also once when I was looking for a job, I went for an interview at a company .. Cleared written test and first interview with team leader ... After that just one interview with management was left .. There were 3 guys taking the interview .. I was answering some questions they asked, suddenly one of them asked me to leave .. other 2 were so impressed with my knowledge of the subject but this 3rd guy told me that they don't need me .. other 2 guys were just stunned but I guess they were under him so wasn't able to oppose him... It pinched me so much that I never went for any interview again ...

So these were the 2 incidents which make me feel like crying even today .. Just wanna know if you guys have any such incidents and if you wanna share with us ...

Can certainly relate to the subject of introducing yourself, during my first week of high school the procedure the teacher took to enlist you on the register was to individually go around the pupils asking for names.Talk about an hellish first week in high school, i don't know who was worn out the most, me from stuttering or the remaining pupils from pissing themselves with laughter:eek:

Also in one job interview i struggled so much with my speech the person conducting the interview offered me a pen and paper to write it down:o talk about being embarrassed!

[DKoz]

I'm 29 years of age now. I have been stuttering severely since memory serves. It has gotten worse as of late I'm afraid - good wine/beer/whiskey and company helps BTW. I was officially offered a full-time professor's position in the field of graphic arts this past week at the local university. If I cannot speak properly, I will convey my messages visually and with complete competence. You exist and I am glad you do. Another fighter who understands this predicament - hopefully as a challenge and not a white flag.

Congrats on the job offer! I think there is someone else who is a lecturer at a University on this forum.

[DKoz]

My most embarrassing moment would have to be when I was 22 (I'm 29 now) and it was the first day of micro-economic class. The class was only 80 people and the Professor made us introduce ourselves and tell the class our majors. Well, when it came to my turn I had a massive block on my first name that lasted an eternity. When my turn was finished, people actually asked me right out in front of everyone if I "forgot my name". I went pretty damn red after that...

[jaissal]

i haven't had an experience so bad. I used to be fine with saying my name, but about 5 or 6 years ago its started to get more difficult to say my name. The only thing that has happened is, when my cousin was askinh me what A-Levels i was doing. I did Geography, Biology, and Business Studies. I always got stuck on Biology, and Business studies. It looks as if i have forgotten what subjects i chose. I have just finished 1st year of university by the way.

[Sarah11085]

Mine would be when I was with some friends and I was trying to say the type of cheesecake that I wanted. I had a very difficult time saying what I wanted. I finally got it out. When our orders came they brought me the wrong cheesecake, and I was absolutely mortified because I knew it was because of my stutter. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes but I had to fight that and act like it didn't bother me.

[Echo]

Happens every year in college in a new class. And its what i dread the most!

[MedMH]

Yeah, I've had so many moments like that, I can't even keep count. Some recent moments include mostly name asking, and blocking for several seconds. Other things that trip me up are asking where I'm from or where I went to college, cause there is only one way to answer these questions

[Toney]

Like alot of us. I've had a few embarrassing moments.
The latest was last Friday at work on my lunch-break, when I was asked about my previous job. I stuttered, mumbled, spoke so fast that i know none of them understood what I said. But they pretended to.

I think I'll find an excuse to spend my lunchbreaks elsewhere or even alone.

But, deep inside I know I can't hide forever.

[lrrdred]

Hmmm...most embarassing moments. Haven't had any really bad fits recently, I think all my bad moments were in highschool. From like 6th to 8th grade, teachers would make me read in class and I would stutter through about a page of text really badly. Everyone would laugh at me, even my friends, and I remember how my face used to feel so hot and how embarassing it was.

Another really bad moment was this one time in senior year of high school, when I decided to move to GA for some stupid ing reason(s). In my psych class, we were going around the room talking about ourselves. When asked I about where I was from, I have a really hard time saying Connecticut sometimes (sometimes I don't) so I just said "CT" like see-tee, and everyone was laughing for some reason. Then they asked me what CT was and I said something like "Kuh..kuuhhhneeticut" and then there was even more laughter. =///// I'm so glad out of school...I wonder what college will be like.

[arafat]

Well, I got lots of embarrassing situation like this. One I can remember now & never going to forget in my whole life. That was happened when I went to a diagnostic centre for some tests. The girl at reception asked me my name. Then it started... aaaaarrrrrffff…. I couldn’t complete it at last. My friend told my name for me. The girl smiled at me just like I am a clown. I had nothing to but take a long breath.. :confused::confused::confused:

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Tht is very painful arafat .. I know .. Been through this .. These things just remain in ur head forever ...
We can try to skip some words which we have trouble speaking .. but how can one skip his/her name :(

[arafat]

Tht is very painful arafat .. I know .. Been through this .. These things just remain in ur head forever ...
We can try to skip some words which we have trouble speaking .. but how can one skip his/her name :(

ya... it's real painful...

[Thecoherentman]

Well, I got lots of embarrassing situation like this. One I can remember now & never going to forget in my whole life. That was happened when I went to a diagnostic centre for some tests. The girl at reception asked me my name. Then it started... aaaaarrrrrffff…. I couldn’t complete it at last. My friend told my name for me. The girl smiled at me just like I am a clown. I had nothing to but take a long breath.. :confused::confused::confused:

Oh Boy! It is a big wicked pleasure for me when someone, specially a female person laughs at me. Sometimes, I get the feeling that the person is capable of laughing and then I intentionally stutter and provoke her/him. After being laughed at I feel I have the right to look at the person and analysis her/him without concern for her/his humanity. If she is a y girl, it is specially a pleasure. In a normal situation it is not acceptable to look at a person like a piece of meat. But when there is mutual agreement, this is acceptable. By laughing at me, she has given her permission to be looked at in an investigative way. 100% of the times the other person, specialy the girls also enjoys the experience with me. It is a big win win for both sides.

[beepboop]

A few months ago during my senior year of high school, we had a substitute for government class. The video we were supposed to watch didn't work and the sub thought it'd be fun to engage in discuss. What's government without discussion?

The topic was to either lower or keep the current drinking age in one of the nearby cities. 80% of the class was for lowering, and a few were opposed. I was in the minority group. I didn't want to engage in a debate, but a few friends encouraged me to go. up. I thought "What the hell" and went up with a partner. I think the pro side went first, then the con.

It was my turn and I started out pretty well. I said, "You know when you drink, you tend to become lazy". I was trying to imitate a lazy person slouching and that worked. I also had an explanation to accompany my gesture, but no words came out of my mouth. So I was in this weird position, speechless, for a few good seconds. The class erupted in laughter. I laughed, realizing how embarrassing it was and stepped down.

I'm not ashamed of that moment. It's pretty funny now as I think of it, but man, it was awkward for me being in that position. Luckily, it was a Friday and everyone forgot after class.

[Box of Clocks]

Oh Boy! It is a big wicked pleasure for me when someone, specially a female person laughs at me. Sometimes, I get the feeling that the person is capable of laughing and then I intentionally stutter and provoke her/him. After being laughed at I feel I have the right to look at the person and analysis her/him without concern for her/his humanity. If she is a y girl, it is specially a pleasure. In a normal situation it is not acceptable to look at a person like a piece of meat. But when there is mutual agreement, this is acceptable. By laughing at me, she has given her permission to be looked at in an investigative way. 100% of the times the other person, specialy the girls also enjoys the experience with me. It is a big win win for both sides.

I'm not sure I follow what you are saying here. I realise that if someone laughs at you due to stuttering then it reveals them as being someone you probably don't want to get to know further but how does it become a mutually beneficial thing for you and the other person as you describe it? Are you saying it gives you free reign to be mean back and the girl will somehow enjoy that?

[CoffeeCzar]

For me, the most embarrassing moment was when I had to give a presentation on my research in plant genomics. I spent hours planning out the presentation and the entire summer doing the research. I had one of the worst stuttering episodes of my life in front of all my friends and the faculty I worked with. All the technical names really got me. I probably looked like I had no idea what I was talking about.

Now I always disclose that I stutter before I present. I let people know that if I have trouble with the words, it's not that I don't know what I'm doing, it's because I stutter. If you haven't done this before, it's a little akward the first time, but it makes it much easier emotionally if you do happen to stutter more than you would like.