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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2023
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I'm literally right there with ya bro..I'm 32 and gave up 5 years ago. Do I keep on trying to some extent yes. But I hit a breaking point and realized that if your a severe stutterer normal life is po...

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postr/StutterDec 26, 2023
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I don't wanna push no more

I don't wanna push no more I'm damn tired. I choose isolation over the nightmare, the extreme tension and embarrassment that would cause to just say a sentence. I've become asocial, and I hate that I'...

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commentr/StutterDec 24, 2023
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I think one of the biggest problems is just being a teenager, stutter or not. Starting to plan out your life and becoming an adult is stressful enough. Stuttering only amplifies it. I eventually real...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2023
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In a way people would rather make fun of us than actually admit the seriousness of a stutter, I relate to the isolation you feel and I hate it completely. People don’t understand how lucky they are to...

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Helplessness & AgencyStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2023
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The inability to speak, to live a normal, average life, this starts at school, when you are perceived as "shy, quiet," and what am I supposed to be? J since I can't speak fluently? If you volunteer to...

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commentr/StutterDec 23, 2023
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I mean everything? Its a silent disability because there is absolutely 0 support for it Its a wonder im even still alive...

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Helplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2023
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Nobody has ever told me straight up but I always just get the sense that people think I'm "slow" or mentally disabled in some small capacity when I'm not. Like another commenter said earlier, I have a...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2023
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I’m so sensitive about it . I would cry if someone even mentions it. It makes me feel less than. I love sales and would excel in sales, i’m a creative person. However since i stutter i don’t feel capa...

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commentr/StutterDec 22, 2023
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I understand what you are saying, but that isn’t my problem. I just feel lost, and that’s ok. I literally just don’t know what I want to do, stuttering or not. It’s just an extra variable that I thoug...

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commentr/StutterDec 22, 2023
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Always been described as the shy or quiet one, errrr, nope, in fact I've got PLENTY to say, but just can't say it!...

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commentr/StutterDec 21, 2023
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Yes, even my own family, for the most part, think I am retarded for this reason. A lot of people will assume you are unintelligent if you have a stammer because being able to talk eloquently is really...

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Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2023
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Stop feeling hopeless. You need to understand that being human means being 3 separate entities. The mind, the body, and the soul. Ur mind and body are in conflict with each other and the soul is hurti...

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Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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I think you gotta understand that because there was fear surrounding the word “deductible”, the unprocessed fear will eventually surround the word “theductible” too. I believe most people have a roo...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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Yea I've felt this way too. Kinda like stuttering is the weakest part of you and it's the limiting factor. Unless you find a way to reduce your stuttering to a point where it no longer becomes an issu...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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I think a big reason is that many people, including myself, like to complain online especially if we are feeling bad for ourselves. Lately I've been battling with the whole "why me?" victim mentality,...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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I relate to this a lot. I recently graduated college and have been working full time for over a year now. Work is going great and my boss has complimented many times on how I exceeded expectations for...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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It confirms that stuttering also affects on social skills. On my own behalf, I just want to add that people from dating apps are much more picky about the people they meet and talk to, since they have...

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Dating & RomanceHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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Trust me you will be scared all your life. You have a limp and you are buying a wheelchair. 🤦. God bless you....

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Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2023
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I have no friends because my stutter makes every social engagement extremely awkward. That's just the truth, no one wants to hang around a guy who cannot contribute to the discussion/jokes without com...

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commentr/StutterDec 18, 2023
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yeah because thats how I feel, im not like that on dates obviously. how can a person NOT feel negative or bitter, when they try SOOOO hard to just be happy, I am NOT a bad person, I have so much love ...

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