commentr/StutterJune 26, 2025

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Yeah I don't buy it either, his personality doesn't lend itself to me trusting the story. It feels more like a lecture than a lesson which makes me feel like he got over a fear of public speaking and has taken it upon himself to proclaim he beat something he didn't have. I'm sure that makes him more confident in himself. That's supposed to make you cured. If you're cured would you still identify as a stutterer? Doesn't this erase people who are resistant to treatment to the wider world? I have always hated when people tell me about another stutterer and their mountain of accomplishments LOL good for them!! It's like people who don't stutter bring up these people to stutterers like they are going to inspire fluency. This is part of what developed my sense of sarcastic unfortunate humor. i found it very amusing after a while that adults thought this inspiration and their repeat-this methods would help me. What was it supposed to do? Cause me to fall in love with speech therapy that was never designed for stuttering?? It's like one of these fluent people wanted their suggestion to cure me. It's usually about them feeling better about how unfortunate I appear. It's about them. I'm rude and sometimes I tell people they don't have to feel bad about my stutter when their tone is pity.  I'm fairly confident there is no one cause to stuttering but definitely there are people who feel like they beat a monster and talk to big about it. I'm happy for them but I don't think their experience speaks to anyone else. Ever.  Lol people on here talking about taking psych meds, vitamins... At least the vitamins likely won't hurt but the psych meds could very much cause more harm than good. Antidepressants absolutely are not going to cure a stutter and are unlikely to console you long term about unchangeable facts of your life. (Ex: giving poor people antidepressants is unlikely to lead to wealth, in fact unpredictable side effects from psych meds can cause people to miss out on life, miss and lose work.) I'm not interested in reading anyone's stuttering autobiography for this reason. I don't even read proud-of-self posts lol good for them I love that for them.  I have lived it and I kind of don't care to live it through someone else's pain. I don't care who pats themself on the back but since I was a child seeing people behave this way about their treatment ( "I'm cured, you gotta try this!") informs me that either that person had a completely different kind of stutter or they have something to sell. Or both. I'm pretty sure he's selling a book or books but do not care enough to look.  Very "if it didn't work you didn't try" energy from some of these cited folks. 

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Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability

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Stigma & BullyingIdentity & Self-PerceptionFrustration & AngerTrauma & Psychological