commentr/StutterJune 8, 2021

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I’m 30 and stuttered my whole life, just like most of us have on here I’d assume. The happiest and most confident I’ve ever been came after I accepted that I stutter, I always will stutter, and it will never go away. Once I accepted those facts I felt so better. I even joke about my stutter at work from time to time. A coworker will be like “WHAT!?” after I jokingly say something sarcastic and witty to them and I respond with a “I know I stutter, but I didn’t that time, you heard me!!” It took me until I was about 27 years old to just accept it, to stop being scared. If I have something to say and I stutter...who cares. That’s my thought process now.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride