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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2024
1 points

I resonate with your perspective. Working in finance was exhausting and mentally taxing. I started out on the phones taking inbound calls as a broker. It was incredibly challenging to meet “acceptable...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2024
1 points

Yes dude, it’s a disability. Try to become a Financial Advisor like I did and you will find out in short order. 61% of people who stutter have considered suicide, 39% will do it. People don’t care th...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2024
4 points

Who ARE these people? They could be immature teenagers, not an excuse for terrible rudeness, but if they are adults you definitely need different people in your life. I’m 77f, stuttered since childho...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterDec 8, 2024
9 points

Where did all my friends go?

Where did all my friends go? Started stuttering a few years back. Stuttering has been on and off, but I can’t help but notice that my friends and family keep trying to avoid me. Is it the fact that I ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2024
5 points

I was once told by a women, "I wonder what you stutter would be like having sex?" Stuttering is not the problem....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingDating & Romance
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
1 points

Ableism, many company dont like neurodiveregent people. But will not call it loud. Many people dont know what stuttering is, they think its some negative trait that person is not ready for a interview...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingPower Dynamics & IntimidationEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
4 points

To be honest, even without stuttering, some people are gonna judge you based on your appearance in general, not what you really are. So focusing on your life and not giving a shit is the best you can ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideStigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterDec 6, 2024
23 points

Do most people in this community have a severe stutter?

Do most people in this community have a severe stutter? I’ve always been curious to know this as I see most people in this community talk about how they hate their life. I have a mild stutter and som...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2024
4 points

Idk man I'm so sick of being treated like a leper. And then when people realize I'm capable, and possibly even more knowledgeable or intelligent then they are, it's immediate hostility. I'm really giv...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingLoneliness & IsolationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2024
4 points

I saw a yt short today "top 5 worst stutters", a troll video of people stuttering. One of the first comments I saw was "stuttering is not a disability"....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterDec 5, 2024
9 points

Venting

Venting English is not my first language so sorry for any mistakes What is the point of living if you can't share your thoughts and experience .. if everyone you run into thinks you are some weird...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
postr/StutterDec 5, 2024
19 points

Today i was in Army for interview

Today i was in Army for interview I entered the room and they were very polite, they told me tell us something about me biography, I only managed to say where I am from and what I studied, they said ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2024
2 points

I’m a female and I’m straight 😭. Was only there for my friend, but yes it’s mostly a self esteem issue, didn’t stutter a lot when I was a kid but when people started to comment about it got worse...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/stutteringDec 3, 2024
5 points

Stuttering is ruining my life

Stuttering is ruining my life I’m 14 and I’ve had a stutter since I was about 8 I have friends and they’re starting to dislike me for my stammer, I know I shouldn’t be friends with them but they are a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2024
6 points

I feel your pain. I stutter too. It’s either I can’t get words out or they come out so fast it’s like word vomit. I, too, have a job dealing with the public, but I work from home. My boss knows I can’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2024
2 points

Some people are just willfully ignorant, and I bet everything that, thanks to their complete lack of empathy, they lead a miserable life. I had a teacher like that in high school. She maintained that ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2024
4 points

I rarely ignored rude comments, I would most often find something wrong with them (balding, glasses, acne, whatever) and make a similar comment back at them about it and then ask them how it felt as I...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2024
1 points

I hope the same thing happens to my mom lol. She treats me like shit bcs i stutter....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2024
8 points

This isn't really an answer to the question 'how do you have friends'. BUT please please please don't be friends with people who don't treat you properly if that makes sense. Good friends take time to...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2024
2 points

I totally relate with your experience. And i feel your hurt! Especially that even your father denies it. It always leaves me with huge discouragement whenever i'm met with this kind of reaction from ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying