How do you avoid uncomfortable interactions?
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How do you avoid uncomfortable interactions? Hey everyone, I've been thinking about something and it's been weighing on me. My stutter has been great this past year to the point where most of my coworkers don't even know I have one. Recently it's been popping up again and I hate the reactions it gets. The laughter and the looks. I know no one means any harm, but it honestly makes me so angry but also makes me feel bad about it at the same time, you know? Some days I just want to make a group announcement to everyone and say this is a thing, get over it. But I obviously don't want to draw a lot of unnecessary attention to it. It just has me thinking about everything I've seen throughout my entire life. My dad and 2 of my 3 sisters (I'm a quadruplet) also have a stutter so I've seen more than my fair share of the small looks of judgement or nervous laughter some people do like it's some sort of funny joke. Do people just not realize that we notice? Honestly, just because my issue isn't a physical disability, doesn't mean it isn't a great hindrance to my life. It almost makes me afraid to speak up some days because I'm afraid of getting those reactions from people. How do you all deal with it in your life? I hate to keep being afraid of a negative interaction every minute of the day for all eternity.