postr/StutterJune 29, 2023

That Black Mirror episode with the woman trapped inside a teddy bear is a perfect example of what stuttering feels like.

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That Black Mirror episode with the woman trapped inside a teddy bear is a perfect example of what stuttering feels like. I'm referring to the episode where the person's consciousness is transferred into a talking teddy bear that can only say "monkey needs a hug" and "monkey loves you". That shows how infuriating stuttering is, in that you have all these things that you wish you could say but you can't. You're banished to only being able to say a very select amount of words and even then what you're saying doesn't convey what you really want to say.

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception