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when i was 8 my life was okay. i didn't stutter as much then. it didn't seem like much of a problem. a sentence would probably go, "H-Hey, can you p-p-pass the s-salt?" Now I try to ask for things and I start to gag and I stutter on consonants all the time. Now, that sentence would go, "H-h-heyyyyyyy c-can you p-p-p-p-p-p-" and then I would start choking out letters like "H-G-K-T-T-T" and I am made fun of all the time by my classmates, parents and siblings all the time because I can't say a simple sentence without stuttering and stumbling over the letters. I'm done with my stutter, I'm done with the jokes and I'm done with the stress of saying a simple sentence.
Themes
Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Subthemes
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & FluctuationStigma & BullyingBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsPhysical Tension