commentr/StutterDecember 13, 2021

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For me, it was a very long and basically unconciously changing journey, so I couldn’t find any “hotfix” for it. After a point in my life I’ve started to be around people that were intelligent enough not to give a sh*t about my stutter, and back then I was so fed up with myself not being able to speak normally that I just didn’t care anymore. I didn’t want to spend so much time thinking about my stutter because there was no point - it was only I who thought stuttering was making me less than what I could have been. And tbh, I still think this way, but it’s mostly about inner acceptance. There are people that still don’t have a clue I’m stuttering even though we’ve met a couple of times, that’s how much I was able to improve by not stressing about it constantly. Ofc blocks and these kinda stuff occiasionally still happen, stress situations are still real but I managed to get to a point where noticing my stutter doesn’t worsen the already bad situation. And anyways, if I notice someone giving a funny look upon hearing my stutter it’s not me who wants to disappear - they’re the ones that are appearing in the effin a-hole section in my book.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride