postr/StutterJuly 2, 2022

It gets harder

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It gets harder I’m a male working as engineer, I have stuttered my whole life. At some point in my life when I lived in the US I came to accept my stuttering and many people were cool, I got to meet people who liked me for who I’m ( or disliked me for who I’m) my point is few people judged me over my stuttering. I had to move back home and got a new job. People with disability are at a disadvantage here. I can’t talk to people without being judged. I don’t have friends here ( I lived most of adult life in the US) so I don’t have anyone. It gets harder and harder just getting words out. I was denied jobs and promotions just because they thought I wouldn’t be able to communicate with people. I try to boost my self steam in so many ways but it gets put down every single time. I feel this life isn’t for me but I still don’t have the courage

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Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience

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Stigma & BullyingEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency