commentr/StutterFebruary 16, 2022

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I struggled with this a lot, I followed a program in my home country to tackle this ‘problem’ it basically comes down to feeling less than others, and that you yourself think that the stutter is weird. With this you are putting every one else on a paddlestool except you. For me it was that I had the idea that everyone was judging me, like everyone even strangers who where just walking by, when I was taking to them I instantly, unintentional, felt that ‘judgement’.. trust me people got far better things to do to follow you around every move and judge you! Just some small tips to improve it: instead of walking down the street with your head facing to the ground, look in front of you. This boost your conference, in addition to this, if you are on a bench in the park just sit there for 15 minutes just absorbing everything what is happening, observe that people are in their own bubble and not watching you what you are doing. 2. Try to the best of your ability (I still find this hard) to look people in the eye. This makes you feel equal to them. 3. Stutter on purpose to strangers to see that their reaction isn’t weird, and with that in my experience they did not respond weird at all! This helps to get positive experiences. 4. It takes time to feel ‘normal’ about it… so practice practice practice. Feel free to DM me if there is anything you wanna know regarding this, I know what the struggle is and I want to share my knowledge about it. Because that’s the least we can do!! Help and support each other!

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride

Codes (2)

socializing_one_on_oneperceived_judgment