postr/StutterNovember 2, 2019

Be yourself

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Be yourself In my opinion it is much better (and simpler) to just say what you want to say and stutter through it, than to be some person you’re not, eating food you don’t want to eat, avoiding many people and situations that you wouldn’t avoid if only you were “fluent”, switching words so often that you make your own head spin and in the process making yourself sound way less intelligent than you actually are, etc. People will accept your stutter if you accept it. They will respect your courage for still speaking your mind, and they WILL hear your message, but not if you hold it back or change the message. Say exactly what you want to say. Don’t change a single word. The real YOU has been hiding long enough. Let him/her emerge.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride

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