postr/StutterJanuary 24, 2019

Stuttering Problems :/

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Stuttering Problems :/ I've recently just found this subreddit and I couldn't be more happy to find this. I've always had a stutter since I was a little kid. And as everyone I was hella made fun of just because I get stuck on words and people make fun of it. I'm literally in college now and people still think it's funny to make fun of it and I'm just tired of that shit. It breaks my self esteem and makes me feel terrible and no one knows what it actually does to you. Until I found all of you guys :). I finally found people that understand the pain and know what it's like and how terrible it is. The reason why I'm posting is that recently I was made fun of in front of my English 102 class and I am just so embarrassed to talk to anyone in that class because all they think is that I'm the kid that stutters. And this sucks. Why do people still think it's funny in this day to make fun of stuttering. I think it's because they think we can just control that but it's so hard to. People need to know about stuttering. And that's what's been on my mind lately! I'm so thankful for this subreddit :)

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringValidation & EmpathyShame & Embarrassment