commentr/StutterAugust 14, 2020

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Big text incoming Since I live surrounded by morons and ppl with limited brain capacity I get to experience all kinds of stupidity. There were some who were offended by my stuttering (no BS) like, not returning "hello" or "hi" in a hallway(" rude asshole"), some though I was fucking with them ("u think this is funny idiot"), comments like "grow up", or "stop faking it", also apparently ive put some ppl at disadvantage because I had to do less work than them (like presentations) or because I would get away with shit. Also classics like "did u forget your name", "are u ok" and ignorant advices like "calm down and breath" and my favorites "u know I also sometimes stutter", "U know I had (some relative) who stuttered and (put some shit here) helped him" and "it's all in your head" Ofc as usually there are some extra assholes (even a friend or two but beggars can't be choosers) with comments like "spit it out", "cat got your tongue", "what are u stupid", "retard" "(just repeating what I said with excessive stuttering)" and many others, But I want to mention that ignorant but well-meaning coments were usually either form elderly or grown ass ppl so I wouldn't mind, rarely elderly would be in first group i mentioned (cuz u know, they expect to be greeted but since I can't rly speak right away they confuse it with rudeness, but usually apologise excessively after that), young adults mostly male would also be in that same group (got offended), And last asshole group would be children, especially teens, some guys my age (I'm 23)(but most are by this time more understanding) and surprisingly girls (also they would laugh behind my back but just enough so I can hear them) (and let me tell u something, guy can be assholes but girls are cruel, especially if you try to ask wrong one out and hear something like "fuck off retard")

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Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience

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Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger