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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2024
4 points

Take this matter with some higher authority, probably to the Principal. I had teachers like these in my school, assh\*les who didn't give a damn about my stutter, made fun of me in front of the class,...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2024
3 points

Not to be mean but I wonder if they one day woke up with a stutter that they can’t even say their name .. that would put them in perspective .. just saying 🤷🏽‍♀️...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2024
7 points

I second this; I've had to do this with my co-workers. Ignoring it or not emphasizing its severity only emboldens them to continuing acting disrespectfully....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2024
3 points

most annoying thing is when they mock you for stuttering...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
3 points

this one really is the worst imo. a lot of the other common annoyances related to having a stutter can just be boiled down to people not being educated about the condition or not knowing the "proper e...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
8 points

I’m gonna be a bit different and brutally honest. Do not accept that type of behavior around - especially for speech impediments.You’re too old to tolerate disrespect and need to inform people in a wa...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
3 points

Mostly just assumptions like the following “Did you forget your name”, “just talk it’s not that hard”, “why are you so shy”, “are you mentally disabled?”, “don’t waste my time”, “why do you type so fa...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
15 points

We are 1% of the world’s population and meeting another one of us is rare. It’s hard to make friends if we cannot speak not that we’re afraid to but our brain stops us from doing so, people give icks,...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
24 points

It's unbelievable how a lot of teachers doesn't know what stutter is or how it works. I'm from Brazil and went through the same problem in my teenage years, it was awful. I hope they understand your p...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterApr 22, 2024
61 points

Fuck this, man

Fuck this, man I'm going to vent about something that happened like 2 hours ago. So, today I had to do a presentation (it's like 80% of this class grade), it was in groups, so before presenting I tol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
6 points

I'm a teenager. I just don't know how to begin simple conversations with girls because most of the time they laugh at me. Maybe they are the immature ones. They are at an age more or less like mine, w...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterApr 22, 2024
21 points

Stuttering is so…isolating

Stuttering is so…isolating The thing about stuttering is that not a lot of people have this condition. And I’m in my mid-20s now and I still have never had a boyfriend before. And I’m really scared a...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Loneliness & IsolationDating & RomanceStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
6 points

You jest, but people do kinda have this attitude. A friend of mine is disabled and uses a wheelchair and he talks about how people always give him the "lil buddy" treatment and he truly just wants to ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
4 points

I had a teacher try to explain to me why I stutter and kept insisting it was aphaxia. No matter how hard I explained that it wasn't at all that she wouldn't hear it. Later she marked down my participa...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingTrauma & PsychologicalSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2024
1 points

 I stutter often but I can be pretty fluent when I'm calling someone out. After all the bullying I withstood as a kid.  I don't often comment! But when I do they are long! Ok, confronting people...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying+1 more
postr/StutterApr 21, 2024
9 points

You ever notice people trying to record you while stuttering

You ever notice people trying to record you while stuttering ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2024
3 points

Problem is that they view it as a funny thing not as a disability. Sometimes I think we are better off being this way...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2024
7 points

I had a similar experience for over a year in a position. I had a bit of stuttering too. However, later I realized they were mostly just very stupid... Really bad, I still have a kind of trauma even t...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
postr/StutterApr 18, 2024
22 points

I feel unwelcome

I feel unwelcome I was transferred to a different team in my job, and all of them know that I stutter. Some of them are hesitant to acknowledge me as part of the team. I mean, they sometimes acknowled...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2024
3 points

I've had countless interviews like this before - even some where one of the interview panel smirked after I stuttered. What I took from that is that these would be toxic places to work and it was good...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying