commentr/StutterNovember 5, 2017
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That's actually a really hard question for me to answer. I mean, I've stuttered for so many years (I'm 40 now), and I have no tracking of what I might have changed. I used to get more angry and sad, but I don't really get that anymore. I'm much more patient with myself. I think basically I just kept talking. Stutter is always there, hovering somehow, but I want to talk. I need to talk. It's more important to me than the concern of showing my stutter. So maybe that's my approach? I value talking more than avoiding disfluency. And I know there'll always be an element of lack of control. But that's okay, because I'm still talking.
Themes
Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Subthemes
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking