postr/StutterMay 9, 2025

You can do more than you think

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You can do more than you think I’m a woman with a moderate to severe stutter. I can’t hide it, also I don’t try. I stutter openly in every conversation that I have, and I have a lot of them. I’m graduating from law school in 9 days and I want to be a public defender! I was in a clinic this semester doing criminal defense work. I went to court several times and got in front of a judge, stuttered on my own name, and I fucking got it done. I represented my client while speaking naturally and it worked. It’s hard to get to the point where you just say, I’m going to do what I want, and say what I want, and people can fucking deal, but it’s worth it I swear to you. Talk to the people in your class, participate and raise your hand, add to the ideas in a work meeting. You DESERVE to take up as much space as anyone else. People will deal, I swear.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftHope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideSchool & Academic Life

Codes (2)

intimidation_authoritypublic_speaking