postr/StutterSeptember 29, 2024

My story as a stutterer. How stutter is a stumbling block for my advancement in life.

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My story as a stutterer. How stutter is a stumbling block for my advancement in life. "My childhood memories are marked by violence and turmoil. I recall being a confident child, actively participating in various school competitions. I was highly competitive and consistently achieved the top grade in my class. As I grew older, I discovered I had a mild stutter. Although it wasn't severe, people began noticing it, and some even mocked me for my disability. This shattered my confidence. At 12 years old, classmates and seniors physically stronger than me started bullying me. I felt helpless, unable to do anything but cry. The bullying escalated, crushing my confidence completely. Two years later, at 14, I decided to train in self-defense. I introspect and decided that enough is enough and made up my mind that those bullies will suffer the consequences. I meditate daily and remind myself that I should be bold and never back off from a fight. I did 80 push-ups daily, along with 500 kicks and 500 punches on a homemade punching bag filled with sand. However, this led to anger issues, and I got into numerous one-on-one fights. Sometimes, the fights were so intense that I couldn't get out of bed for four days.Coming from a poor family, hospitalization or consulting a doctor was unaffordable. Whenever I fell ill, my mom would give me medicine for headaches and fever. I'd recover after a week or more and resume my daily life. Unbeknownst to me, I suffered from typhoid for two years, treated only with headache and fever medication. To be continued.

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Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability

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Stigma & BullyingFrustration & AngerTrauma & Psychological

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