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Stuttering and Trauma I have stuttered my whole life. From elementary school through high school, I went to 'special' classes for language therapy. But as most of us, I endured teasing, ridicule, and very low self-esteem. (One of the most clear memories from my childhood, is going home and telling my mother excitedly, "I could say my name today normally!") My question, is basically, later in life I went to therapy for depression, anxiety, etc;, and my therapist asked if I ever experienced any childhood trauma. I said no, because I was not abused in any way. But some years later, someone pointed out that the stuttering expeirences I had were also trauma. What do you all think? I know I suffered a lot as a kid, as many of us have, but would you consider it trauma? (I just joined here, was surprised to find a subreddit for us. Nice to meet you all.)