postr/StutterJanuary 19, 2021

I hate stuttering. I wish I could cure myself.

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I hate stuttering. I wish I could cure myself. I stuttered my whole life. I’m 22 now. Lately, my stutter has been extra bad. I go through phases where sometimes it’s super bad, other times not so much. & I’m angry. I want to be normal. I’m sick of stuttering every time I want to speak. I’m sick of the looks people give me. I’m sick of feeling so bad inside when I stutter. I’m sick of people treating me like I am less intelligent. And NO, I don’t care our president stutters. That doesn’t make me feel better. I’m sick of people telling me that. I don’t want to stutter. It’s caused me so much trauma. I don’t care what other famous person stutters. For example, a traumatic event was being screamed when I was in kindergarten by a teacher who told me I was “special needs and have mental problems”. The list can go on. I wish I could accept it, I wish I was confident in it. But I hate it. & I want it to end. I went to an SLP as a child and I improved, but it’s not like I’m cured. There is no cure. I just don’t wanna talk anymore.

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Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Trauma & PsychologicalFrustration & AngerSadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception