commentr/StutterMarch 13, 2023

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Thank you so much for sharing your page with us. I just sat and read through all of it and I was smiling the entire time. Your story till now, it's absolutely amazing. It's so nice to read about similar experiences since there's practically nothing concerning stutter positivity on the internet and on social media in general (except very few pages or posts). I relate to a lot of your experiences and honestly, "relate to" is an understatement. I have lived through them so I can't explain how affirming it was to read your page. The thing you wrote about passing as a stutterer. It's my life now. I mean it's not like I do it intentionally but it's kind of like an instinct. I have weird avoidance mechanisms, which kind of shape my personality in the eyes of the others. I'm trying my best to do away with all of that. I'm not sure if I'll be able to see any therapist any time soon because of time constraints and issues at home. Therapists haven't helped me. I have seen a lot, but I'm glad you found someone who could help you through it. I'm an early career academic in interdisciplinary studies and I'm trying to get into speech, rhetoric and literature as a potential research topic for myself. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to pull off, but I want to make the stutterer's voice heard as well. To speak about speech and to affirm that stuttering isn't a defect (like you wrote in one of your write-ups) but just another way of speaking. Thank you so much, again, for sharing the link. It was absolutely delightful to read!

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Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support

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Hiding & ConcealmentMedicalization / NeurodiversityPersonal Stories