commentr/StutterNovember 5, 2025

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Yes, talk with the group leader if you feel you're not accommodated in the group. The goal of the support group is to give a sense of community, a safe space, a round where you can reflect and grow together. Everybody should feel accepted regardless of the strength of their stuttering. Also you mentioned that the people are nice, but you feel different from them. Some of this might be your own projection, we tend to assume a lot about what people are thinking about us, based on our own negative perception of ourselves. Usually what we assume is far worse than what people actually think about you. I'd recommend to still keep attending the group. I'm attending my group since 5 years, in the first 2-3 I felt I struggled a lot, I was often the one with the strongest stutter. Even if I didn't say much, it still felt nice afterwards. It shouldn't matter if you stutter the most, there are stutters with stronger stutter who are fine with it, and stutters with mild stutter who're still struggling with it. The strength of the stuttering itself is only one part of it, the emotional/psychological part can be just as hard. Even if the others stutter less, they might struggle just as much under the surface. I and the people in my support group don't think differently about somebody who has a lighter or stronger stutter, and I'd assume the people in your group are similar. What matters is to have a community where you can support each other. We're in this together, regardless of where we're with our stuttering! 💚

Themes

Identity & Disability

Subthemes

Acceptance & Pride