commentr/StutterOctober 31, 2016

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You're complaining. To keep it short. No one is saying you should coddle people. I said that the victim mentality is part of the process. One needs to experience failure and a low before they're motivated to challenge themselves. You're just coming off as a strict parent who wants their child to change who isn't ready yet. Let them come around on their own. You have this narrative in your head that if people were tough on you, you would stutter less. (you're identifying as a victim here because you believe you were not pushed enough). There have been many stutterers out there who have been pushed by their parents and teachers and it worsened their stutters because they felt humiliated. Stuttering is not as simple as "try harder". You can train mechanics all you want but it takes a level of maturity to "let go" of the psychological burden which only comes through life experience. The moment you stop caring about making YouTube videos to "change" the stuttering community then you'll transcend your own stutter. That video and this topic has nothing to do about "us" but more of the psychological baggage "you" have. There is a part of you that's frustrated with "society" and the impact it's had on your progress. Just move on.

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Emotional Experience

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Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & AngerHope & Motivation