commentr/StutterJanuary 8, 2025

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No one was calling you weak. You're setting up some false dichotomies here. Because I advocate for fluency, doesn't mean it's the only narrative out there. I never said I was against acceptance. Just the two often acceptance sounds like resignation. Just because I said great people overcome adversity does not imply anything about you or anybody else that hasn't been able to overcome an adversity. When you stop feeling that others are against you or your disfluency, things get easier.

Themes

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment