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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
58 points

I feel like I’m never taken seriously. People seem to doubt me and my abilities at times and it really irks me. Just because I stutter doesn’t mean I’m less capable By the way, the national stutteri...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
3 points

i think it's misguided to maintain that we \*don't\* strive for fluency, of course we do - we want to communicate with ease. However, it is good to question why we do that, and how much relevance we w...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesMedicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
13 points

The only improvement I saw was once I accepted my speech. Anxiety can play a large role in stuttering and the "accept your speech" discussion can come from an honest-good-faith attempt to reduce anxie...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
3 points

Yeah I feel you. I really struggle with W words so i find it hard to ask questions. I recently started an internship and everyone’s busy doing their own thing but I wish I was able to just ask simple ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
postr/StutterJul 13, 2024
7 points

Stuttering and friendship

Stuttering and friendship Does anyone have an issue with making friends with a stutter? Especially as an adult. I know people who stutter tend to be withdrawn, less confident and have more anxiety. I...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
9 points

Throw the humiliation right back at them, it’s the only way they’ll learn. Love it. Young PWS need to learn this wisdom....

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
1 points

Honestly? Because of media representation. Portrayals of characters who stutter in TV and movies are still pretty crude and perpetuate a lot of stereotypes. Lots of characters are given stutters and t...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingPublic Awareness / Media
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
1 points

It has probably helped a vast number of stutterers accept their situation and stop thinking of themselves as broken people in need of “fixing”, which both solves the worst problem (the downward spiral...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
3 points

If you're being rejected based on your stutter then you shouldn't upset at all. These are not the kind of people you want to be working for if they are that shallow and pathetic. It reflects badly on ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
2 points

I was often ridiculed because of my stutter, I often told myself that I'm just not trying hard enough. I always downplayed myself and hid away in shame in response to stuttering. It took me so many ye...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2024
1 points

This is probably the worst response I've ever seen to discrimination of a person with a disability in my life....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2024
13 points

I don't agree with this meme. Why a clown? I totally get how frustrating it can be, but we aren't clowns nor should we feel inferior if a block occurs. You know who the real clowns are? Those who make...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJul 11, 2024
12 points

Coworkers referring to their non-existent stutter when you obviously have a stutter

Coworkers referring to their non-existent stutter when you obviously have a stutter Weird question, because I might be overreacting and rambling. How do y’all feel about people referencing their littl...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2024
2 points

I am so fucked off at how Biden has literally did this to all us people who stutter he is an embarrassment to the whole stuttering common he needs to step down!...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
2 points

We’ve all experienced mocking and/or being laughed at. It hurts deeply. My best friend from high school has Cerebral Palsy and she has been mocked and ignored, she has a PhD in special education. We w...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
1 points

I think I would have punched him in the throat. I’m sorry man, that’s tough. That’s not the place for you anyways...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
1 points

The character making fun of the stutterer is considered the antagonist. Do you hate all films where characters act poorly?...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
2 points

Exactly, not everyone is born in the USA or countries with good health care or understanding towards stuttering as a condition....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
4 points

EXACTLY!! his dumbass administration and the media blames everything on his stutter which was clear over 4+ years ago it had almost nothing to do with a stutter. Now that people are finally not as ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
5 points

I'm usually fluent but a random stutter is often considered a joke, my mocking a disorder. I have had to explain that its not a joke. Stuttering is a serious disorder and never a laughing matter....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying