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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
2 points

One time I was arrested (nothing stutter related) and one of the people booking me in was asking if I was on some "strong stuff" and started talking slower to me...funny how when ur really mad u don'...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
1 points

You're so valid for this. I also relate immensly! It is absolutely frustrating for me when I say something so fluently or with minimal stuttering, and then someone says "what?" or "huh?" or rudely say...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
3 points

>When you know that people take offense to a term, what justification is there to use the term? Okay I don't know about that one to be honest. Because people are offended by fucking everything nowada...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
-1 points

> Since you aren’t retarded SMH... Why would you use the term after I've asked nicely that you don't? Are you just trolling at this point? Why does it bother me when people use it? I work with you...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
2 points

There are a lot of derogatory terms like “stupid” that we use every day, even if someone can get offended. Since you aren’t retarded why are you offended when someone uses it to describe theirselves?...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
-2 points

I'm always perplexed when people defend the use of the r-slur. It's a derogatory term and no longer used clinically. When you know that people take offense to a term, what justification is there to u...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
37 points

Most people think that stuttering is just brief repetition because of how its portrayed in media as a joke with characters like Porky Pig. Jimmy from South Park is the most realistic representation ...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stigma & BullyingRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
2 points

A dentist who doesnt know about stuttering… This is absurd....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
62 points

I hate it how people completely forget that stuttering exists...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
37 points

Ahh shit man. That sucks. Let out a big cry and pick yourself up. Eventually, the feeling will pass and you will have to face the world once again. Develop a tough skin, and if someone puts you down, ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJan 1, 2024
1 points

Dentist thought I was retarded

Dentist thought I was retarded Went to a dentist appointment today and immediately started stuttering for 30 seconds until I conveyed what I was saying. The receptionists face completely changed and w...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2023
3 points

Negatively. People avoid speaking to you in social settings and make fun behind your back or in your face. People assume you’re not intelligent (both adults and kids) throughout school, university an...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2023
4 points

I almost had a cop rip my car apart to search it for drugs because I stutter....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2023
1 points

I am sure I have lost jobs or promotions because of it. But I also never wanted to be a manager - I just want to work and not deal with the politics - so that definitely has something to do with it b...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2023
1 points

Because God needed to nerf us, he knew that we would have achieved world dominion if we could speak fluently,...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2023
1 points

Because he knows you would be too powerful if you did It is to balance you out so that other people have a chance in life...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
1 points

Yep, that or "just stop caring & get over it!"...yeah right. They expect you to become a psycho that's completely in your own head all the time & ignore the fact that your most likely low key ...

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Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
1 points

Yea hearing this sucks. Stuttering is stressful on it's own when you have to get shit done that requires verbal communication. But then you have the added layer of poor awareness in society, which mak...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingQuality of LifeMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

I think we are quite similar. I haven’t really ever had friends, especially of a similar age. I just find it now a newly frustrating thing because I am now surrounded by many other people of my own ag...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

I'm also a 16-year-old with no friends. I can handle being alone fine. I've had pretty much no friends in real life for over 3 years and I'm used to it. Plus, I have some much bigger issues in my life...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+2 more