commentr/StutterSeptember 5, 2020

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Correct me if I'm wrong but you're saying that people can have fun with a stutter? Because I don't exactly understand that, it seems to me that if you're trying to overcome anxiety for stuttering, which is the point here it kind of assumes that you don't have fun with stuttering, ever. The positive feeling when speaking fluent is not the issue, at least I don't think so, it's the negative feeling when you do stutter that you want to do something about. Of course, doing something about the negative ***and*** positive emotions becomes a problem when you say you sometimes have fun stuttering, if that's who you are then I'd say awesome but, I'm not sure how that works. I'm also not sure if the feelings you're talking about that go along with the investment in your speech, is the same thing as the feelings as a result of stuttering or not, that's not exactly part of the impartiality of stuttering or not I'd say. I do think you have to separate those two, but I suppose it depends on what you're trying to do with your speech. When I speak, I don't feel good neither bad about what I'm going to say, because I'm not trying to satisfy anyone, I want to say what I have to say as clear as I can, and see what happens. But I can still feel bad about stuttering, that's for sure. I think the idea is right, as in it would definitely serve it's purpose, which is not feeling bad about stuttering. Cause I do believe the main issue for people who stutter is the anxiety that comes along with it, not the stuttering as such. And yea it's absolutely true that something needs to be done about that anxiety, rather than fixing your speech, the anxiety has priority because once the anxiety is gone, the stuttering is suddenly a lot less of a problem, and I think it's also a battle with a much higher chance of winning rather than trying to speak fluent.

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation