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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2023
1 points

my classmates was kind to me and some of them are my friends, i hid my stutter for 8 months of school idk how i did that and how they didnt notice but one classmate founded out and one day when i was ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2023
11 points

Therapy really helps at a young age, atleast from my experience. My stutter almost completely went away when i first went to therapy around the age of 10, but then it came back and we couldn't afford ...

Identity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Stigma & BullyingEarly Concern & OnsetHome Support
postr/StutterJun 21, 2023
12 points

Have I ruined my child's life?

Have I ruined my child's life? My son is 7, turning 8. He's had a stutter since he was 3. We took him to speech therapy for a bit and it helped. His stutter never went away but it was OK. This p...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Parent Emotions & GuiltTreatment DecisionsStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2023
1 points

Or maybe because they're not in a fucking cult. You can also remove sex, good food, sport and anything else that makes life interesting. But then you'd have a pretty shitty life....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2023
1 points

Stuttering in Chinese has to be a fucking hell hole.....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2023
1 points

Am 23, didn't really take the bully route, but used to be good at fighting too(grew up ghettos) when in school. So people never messed with me...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2023
1 points

Documentation of diagnosis would definitely help, but in a right to work state it only goes so far. Meaning, don’t stop at the diagnosis documentation - start documenting when this occurs, what occurr...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
3 points

I'd prefer if your boss said "he has a speech impediment. let him finish his sentences." instead. "be nice" is ambiguous. It would be a disaster if a new employee took "be nice" to mean finishing your...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
2 points

I was bullied a lot in school, but this almost entirely stopped after school. Generally people get older, wiser, and don't mock people for conditions they can't control....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 18, 2023
17 points

Pity at work??? Idk

Pity at work??? Idk So at work (I work in a warehouse) sometimes when they introduce me to new employees I can over hear my bosses say “he’s stutters/has a speech impediment, Be nice to him”. Like wha...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2023
2 points

Yes im a junior in high school now and its happened way more than it should. Humanity is awful for doing this to us...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2023
5 points

I took the path of being the bully instead of being bullied. I was so insecure about my stutter I would randomly pick fights because I was good at fighting. Just got a reputation as a kid not to fuck ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2023
3 points

I suffered alot of bullying for my stutter. What I did was just learn to get really good at comebacks. Bullies are like boggarts (if you don't get the reference, Google it), if you can make someone la...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2023
11 points

You are NOT alone. I am 38, and this is happening to me right now at my workplace. I have had people look at me differently when I speak, but I still make an effort to talk regardless. I know I am int...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJun 17, 2023
30 points

Please tell me that I'm not alone.

Please tell me that I'm not alone. Hi, I'm new to this sub and I have a question for everyone. Has anybody ever had to deal with being bullied due to your stutter, like having people make fun of you ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2023
7 points

Right, so I have been pretty good about standing up for myself in general. I used to be a high school teacher and would tell my students on the first day of school about my speech impediment and that ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJun 17, 2023
10 points

Advocating for Myself: Workplace Bullying and Being Picked on for Stuttering

Advocating for Myself: Workplace Bullying and Being Picked on for Stuttering Hi everyone, I have a mild stutter, but some days it can be difficult for me to get my words together and talk. I have a ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJun 16, 2023
4 points

Small maybe big wins

Small maybe big wins Are people nicer when you stutter? I stuttered in my college class often and my teacher gave me an A when I should have gotta an C. Or I was made a Lead at my lifeguard job this...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
3 points

I don't have great advice here except to please understand that someone laughing at you during an interview- for any reason- is a reflection of them, not of you. They are the one who can't behave prof...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 15, 2023
1 points

Job Interview

Job Interview Hello I am a 18 year old man with a severe stutter. I just had a job interview and I stuttered on every word and in every sentence. After all of it I would say there is literally a 0% ch...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying