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commentr/StutterMay 20, 2024
3 points

People need awareness, but Stuttering is the one thing nobody talks about or wants to hear about. Since it's not a popular or fashionable cause... Hypocrisy......

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingPublic Awareness / Media
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2024
9 points

Sorry you had to endure that mocking. If there is an opportunity to report that manager to a higher authority or something maybe you should explore it....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMay 19, 2024
21 points

Stuttered saying name twice within an hour

Stuttered saying name twice within an hour Just had this happen. I met a new manager today, and when he asked me my name… I couldn’t spit it out and eventually started from “My name is …”. That did t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesExperiential AssociationShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2024
5 points

People who don't stutter have no understanding at all. They don't know what it's like to experience speech blocks and the anxiety around it. I sometimes feel that those who speak with ease (in my fami...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2024
4 points

I agree with this wholeheartedly. Recently a patient I had a strokelike symptoms (ct ruled negative) was experiencing receptive aphasia. He could not say what he wanted to say and his speech was sever...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingValidation & EmpathySelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterMay 16, 2024
11 points

I’m super scared of my teacher and idk what to do

I’m super scared of my teacher and idk what to do I’m getting like terrified of my Teacher and idk what to do now :( So we just wrote our final exams for my current grade and we don’t get our holiday...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2024
20 points

I've been let go for not being able to answer phones, participate in meetings, talking to managers, so I mainly did data entry until I had enough. I joined the USAF, traveled all over the world, c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterMay 15, 2024
18 points

Unemployment and Job Instability

Unemployment and Job Instability I’ve been unemployed for about 6 months now, and it’s causing me so much financial and mental distress. I’ve been applying everywhere for every position that I’m quali...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2024
2 points

The sitcom “Lie to me” says this: “if he stutters, he’s lying”...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2024
3 points

Not only lying, but that you don’t know what you’re talking about because you’re stammering or stumbling or stuttering. It’s so effing annoying. I call them out when they act a fool though! They feel ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2024
9 points

I agree. My father was a pretty much a Cornell educated useless POS that couldn’t be bothered to pay child support for his three kids. Once, when he was asking me a question and didn’t like answer I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal+3 more
postr/StutterMay 14, 2024
32 points

"I hate when people think you're lying because you're stuttering"

"I hate when people think you're lying because you're stuttering" This. As someone who's dealt with stuttering for years and worked hard to overcome it, one of the most frustrating things is when pe...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2024
1 points

I don’t know, they thought it was cute. One would want me to say words that he knew I would have trouble on. Bruuutall....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2024
3 points

In my school in every class they'd read out your names and you'd have to say 'present' which was a already a difficult word for me but made especially hard as it wasn't in a sentence. Every time hal...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2024
3 points

Yeah, I was in 7th grade and got chosen to read aloud a section, oh joy. Of course I got stuck on a word and it was bad. I didn’t know how to get unstuck. I just remember everyone, even the teacher...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2024
5 points

I had that all 12 years of school 🏫. I have many guests on my podcast who share the same stories of mocking, teasing, etc, and they come out of it stronger and more resilient....

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingPersonal Stories
postr/StutterMay 13, 2024
10 points

School and having a stutter

School and having a stutter I wanna know if anyone else had that one class in that one grade as kid where everyone knew about your stuttering and would constantly get made fun of for it, New to the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationTrauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
2 points

Speech therapy every weekday, year-round, from 3yo to 6yo, and in school I got moved into upper grades’ reading classes, to accelerate my handle on a wider and more complex vocabulary, which I guess w...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
1 points

Most didn’t care, some did, the ones that did got the boot and laughed at my me, prob while I was still stuttering for being shallow....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
13 points

I feel as if it weeds out shallow people, but it’s a deal breaker for a good chunk of people....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingDating & Romance