commentr/StutterDecember 29, 2022

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This is the best way to think about your stutter! Sure it’s a pain in the arse but at the end of the day, it’s going to be there, need to learn to get along with it. I used to be ashamed of mine up until last year. My boss employed me two years ago and one of the first things he told me was that there was another guy with a stutter in work. I didn’t know this at the time but the manager and the boy with the stutter would take the piss out of each other and he would constantly mock his stutter. It was all just a laugh though, no one was trying to hurt feelings. Fast forward to now, my boss mocks my stutter every day and some people in the company get really offended about it, even though it’s me with a stutter, not them. My boss has shown me a different perspective to stuttering and I’m honestly so appreciative of it. He’s taught me that it’s actually not as bad as what I think it is. Another thing is I no longer get uptight when I stutter around strangers. I just laugh and try again

Themes

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & Substitution