commentr/StutterSeptember 30, 2024

Content

Yep. This is exactly me. Like my mom…I love her. But she has no idea what it feels like to stutter and she doesn’t even want to understand it. It’s like she thinks I’m slow or dumb or some shi. She’s never said it, but it’s her actions and the way she speaks to me sometimes. Talks over me, feels like I have no voice with her, or anyone now. That’s why I said I gained this hyper vigilance to everything and everyone. It’s like her reactions made me hyper aware of other peoples expressions and facial reactions to when I speak now.

Themes

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingOverthinking & Monitoring