commentr/StutterMay 27, 2018
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Yeah\- like I had a stutter for years and then got over it and nope, my brain decided to chuck in some dysarthia just for fun after two months of clear speech\- and people were real shitty about it. But, that's just how it goes. When I was 19 I was way more concerned with what people thought of me than I am now at 25. I'm not saying it goes away completely, but it does kinda tamp down a bit. The main thing that helped? Seeing my speech/physicality as part of me, and not something weird that is stopping me doing stuff \- the realisation that I was the main reason I wasn't engaging has helped me decide to engage. First time was scary, second time a bit less and so on \- now, it's still scary but way way less than in the beginning.
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Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
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Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency