commentr/StutterNovember 25, 2022

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Or just not stutter and have a better filter (think more before you speak). Does stutter help with this? Well yeah sorry but it is really a reach to make stutter a blessing because of that. Should we have a more positive outlook towards our stutter? Yes obviously, accept it as a part of yourself and all that. This doesn't mean it should be a blessing. On a more serious note, this implies you (and I and pretty much anyone who stutters I would guess) refrain from talking at times to avoid stuttering. There must have been moments this refraining did more harm than good. Trying (with support from others) to get out of the fear-avoid cycle would be a gazillion times more comforting than contriving to relabel things. On a more funny note, I basically gave the right instead of the wrong (i.e. my actual) answer to a question to avoid stuttering in primary school once. So you are not alone :-)

Themes

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationHelplessness & Agency