postr/StutterOctober 17, 2018

If you could cure your stutter today, would you?

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If you could cure your stutter today, would you? My mom just came and talked to me about some Steve Harvey video she saw of him telling a young woman he could sure her stutter. I’m a skeptic so idk if it’s legit or not. I am a F24 y/o and have stuttered since I was 11 y/o. I know I didn’t stutter my whole life but I have no memory of ever not being a person who stuttered. After thinking it over I’m not even sure if I would want to cure my stutter. I have accepted it as who I am. My stutter is a part of my identity. If I went in to work one day fluent, I don’t even know what would happen. I’m not saying I love stuttering. It does hold me back at times but it is apart of me. It is who I am and I don’t want to think of what kind of person I would be without it. Does anyone feel the same way or am I the black sheep in this crowd? I’ve always thought that I wish I could just swallow some giant pill and be fluent. I thought if I just tried hard enough I could be cured and life would be great. Being a person who stutters comes with millions of challenges every day but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

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Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMindset shift