commentr/StutterOctober 31, 2024
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For me it starts with trying to accept myself how I am (a stutterer), facing it and standing to it even publicly. Accepting that stuttering is part of me but it's not what defines me as a person. Not resenting myself for something I'm born with. Reminding myself that I'm not worth less than normal people, that people can love me or look up to me despite my stutter. Things like this that I know in my rational mind, but growing up as a stutterer leaves it's mark on my subconsciousness, so I still have to remind myself now and then. Reminding myself of everything I've achieved and mastered. I don't know how to define it without sounding overly psychotherapy clichè like..
Themes
Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Subthemes
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation