postr/StutterMay 8, 2024

Who is your favorite actress, and why is it Emily Blunt?

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Who is your favorite actress, and why is it Emily Blunt? Seriously I just love listening to all her stories about stuttering when younger and eventually overcoming it through acting. She has done so much for the stuttering community. In one video she mentioned how she was teased and bullied and that made her stop talking and she became very quiet. It breaks my heart because I’m the same way, I’m 28 years old and in church you’re group I have this one horrifying moment where I said my name in front of 20 other kids and most of them laughed at me. I still think about it to this day and it’s one of the turning points in my life, for the worst informally. I became very quiet and only spoke when spoken too. Anyways, Emily Blunt has spoken for the nation stuttering conference and I believe she’s the president or something. It’s so cool watching her finally become a Hollywood star. I really can’t think of another actor who truly had a legit stutter as a kid, Tiger woods and James Earl Jones but that’s it.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others

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public_speaking