postr/StutterMay 30, 2024

Am I overthinking it?

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Am I overthinking it? So I have a few people in my life that I know are completely okay with my stutter and they would never make fun of me but on the other hand I sometimes feel like people that say “I don’t mind your stutter” or “I never notice it” is kind of annoying for me because I feel like to an extent they are writing it off and if I say something like “I’m having a really hard day with my stutter” or “I don’t feel like calling to make an appointment” or “I’m avoiding people because of my stutter” they will say it’s not that bad or you shouldn’t feel bad about it but at the end of the day I do stutter and it is a part of me that I can’t control/remove. Anyway the point is that I feel like even if you are okay with a stutterer you should still be mindful about it and still realize that there are some things that I just can’t do or at least not every day. Just going on a rant maybe but just something I think about.

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Community & SupportIdentity & Disability

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Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride