postr/StutterMarch 3, 2022

I don’t want to be like this.

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I don’t want to be like this. I started university this year, and apart from the fact that I’m lazy af and I barely do any homework, my stutter is isolating me more and more, I seem stupid because I can barely talk fluently, when I want to talk I start repeating syllables and blocking. People don’t take me seriously. I just want to be normal, I feel trapped because of this, I have a lot of humor and personality and I know it, it is so frustrating. If some day my brain starts working like it is supposed to, I won’t shut up and I’m sure I will conquer the world, I’m going to have a lot of friends and respect from others too. A part of me whishes I never overcome it, because if I do, I know that I can lose the empathy I have towards others brought by this disability.

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Helplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionQuality of Life