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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2024
6 points

I come from India, and people do judge you here if you stutter. A lot of it has to do with people not being aware of it. I've been through experiences where, after opening up to girls about my stutter...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2024
1 points

Stuttering doesn't make people dislike you. It makes you shy, which makes it harder to make friends. I had very few friends in middle school and highschool. After coming out of my shell somewhat in ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2024
1 points

I would say yes. Stuttering give bad vibe/energy/not good opinion if opposite person dont heard about stuttering earlier. I think its good to say it before talk, practise at home, with friend. In so...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2024
2 points

Also for some reason everyone is referring to your date as "she" when you didn't mention your gender or your date's. The assumption that only men stutter is rampant in this sub....

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Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
3 points

Good luck explaining it to your parent or siblings or anyone they will think you’re psycho. At least that’s what my family thinks they recommend me public speaking videos saying learn how they speak �...

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Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
1 points

Exactly, but it's odd that we're the only disability (besides maybe OCD) treated that way. You don't go up to a person with hunchback and say "my back hurts too sometimes!" or a person with Alzheimer'...

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Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
3 points

If they not accustomed to it they don't have to cop a attitude like I'm wasting they're time or make a hurtful remark...if you don't want to associate with me because you think I'm retarded or somethi...

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Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
7 points

"Great people" don't avoid people because they stutter. Would you avoid someone else because they stutter? We don't choose to stutter like the blind person doesn't choose to be blind. Anyone who discr...

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Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
10 points

Positive affirmation isn’t always positive

Positive affirmation isn’t always positive I’ve noticed this is a very common mindset “If people aren’t willing to be your friend or give you opportunities solely because of your stutter, then those a...

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Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
6 points

Oh man, that is absolutely terrible. I'm lucky enough to have a mother who is mostly very supportive of me and at least sympathetic toward my disability. Lets just say, she had some words to say to th...

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Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
2 points

That begs the question if family can treat you like that.. someone who has lived with you since you were born so has experienced stuttering first hand besides being you know.. FAMILY, what about a com...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
11 points

Bro, no way this is on you. You didn't ruin shit. I would have left too, and I wouldn't have felt bad about it either. I'm sorry your sister was an asshole....

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Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
6 points

I find it easier to order in a quiet place where I can put all my “techniques” into practice, of course this doesn’t stop me overthinking and worrying about it in the moments leading up too. But the c...

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postr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
48 points

Family drama over my speech impediment M18

Family drama over my speech impediment M18 Last night, I went out to eat for my sisters birthday with my other sister and her children. Eating at restaraunts has always been a big source of anxiety an...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2024
2 points

If people aren’t willing to be your friend or give you opportunities solely because of your stutter, then those are people you do not want to associate yourself with anyways. It’s a reflection of thei...

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commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
12 points

The first one??? the second is just that "oh yeah I stutter sometimes too!" bullshit that fluent people say to us...

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Validation & EmpathyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
1 points

Yes everything else is just unfair. It's like giving someone with one leg a bad grade in sports class because he doesn't run like the others....

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
2 points

keep it like that. i’ve been struggling in school when i was a kid from people making fun of my stutter , that gave me a very attacking side towards people who make fun of me. now i literally can make...

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Stigma & BullyingFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterJan 30, 2024
8 points

Work leadership

Work leadership Im a bit older, mid 30s,, some weeks ago i got a reference from my work And it says that because of my stuttering, i cant be a leader as it makes people not respect me Life fucking s...

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Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2024
7 points

I don’t understand when people mock me, and I don’t think highly of people who can’t deal with my stuttering. It’s a disability like anything else and if you can’t live in a world with disabled people...

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Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying