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commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
2 points

Fr tho the world isn't kind, especially when you meet or at least witnessed how cruel some people can be. It may appear that talking is really easy but for our case it takes courage...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingPublic Speaking
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
8 points

Hello, everyone! I read something interesting + a bit of personal reflection.

Hello, everyone! I read something interesting + a bit of personal reflection. So, I'm studying for my endsems right now and we have this one essay by Michel de Montaigne (I swear this is relevant) cal...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
0 points

I’ve stuttered my entire life and was floored when my daughter (5) began to stutter. I don’t want her to experience the same torment I experienced when I was kid. Especially in today’s environment wh...

Identity & DisabilityParent & CaregiverTherapy & Professional
Stigma & BullyingEarly Concern & OnsetSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
2 points

For a second there I thought you meant darwinian evolution.. I certainly hope that's not where evolution leads us. But one would consider that being not able to talk would select us out of the gene ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
2 points

**I cannot recommend persevering with speech therapy enough.** It's well known these days that the sooner speech therapy is started, the more effective it is and the higher chance there is that the in...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & BullyingSchool/Clinical Advocacy+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
15 points

My experience as a stutter

My experience as a stutter I had a speech impediment for as long as I can remember my life is miserable I didn’t have much of a childhood because of it children my age and adults never took me serious...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
1 points

Idk man I have the same condition and my life is miserable I didn’t have much of a childhood because of it children my age and adults never took me seriously because of my stutter and bullied for it. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
1 points

Does my stutter affect interviews - yes, it affects every aspect of life. Does it affect how interviewer sees me - sadly, yes. I’ve been working with my current boss for over two years now to the poin...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2023
7 points

That would be illegal for them to do in some places. It's discrimination. On the other hand for yourself, you dodged a bullet as they seem like shitty employers....

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2023
4 points

Always remember that you're interviewing the employer as well. If they are being difficult about your stammer, that's a them problem and not a you problem. And it's a bullet dodged on your behalf. Ide...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2023
2 points

Some people may never have heard stuttering and may be clueless about it. Although I’ve always had an attractive appearance,some women have become frightened when I stopped them for directi...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2023
1 points

What kind of work did you do to fix the stuttering? And exactly, you a stronger person than me I'll tell ya that much I might have lost my cool and got arrested for slapping that little brat into nex...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2023
2 points

I’ve had a job working with kids with emotional problems where I took them into the community to “practice skills”. A few kids straight up mocked me (did an exaggerated, snarky repeat). One kid even...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2023
1 points

I never got interviewed, but I had to interact a lot with strangers due to extra school activities and partnerships. My stutter is not the strongest, so it's not that bad when I speak, compared to oth...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2023
1 points

Yeah and if your around young people let your self be seen as a retard & retard who's disrespected. Take it from me that's what happens when you don't try at all not to stutter....

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stigma & BullyingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2023
2 points

Try getting humiliated everyday as a kid then in adulthood having that ptsd & same bullshit with social anxiety carry over with u everyday. For some people Stuttering is a hell on earth unfortunat...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterFeb 2, 2023
3 points

how you guys are facing the interview or else presentation.

how you guys are facing the interview or else presentation. I am M in my childhood. I don't give presentations or other speaking activities because I know what will happen when I do that. Some people ...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2023
1 points

The way I always thought, people's perception of me stuttering and blocking, they thought I was "slow" mentally but then realized I just stuttered. Literally heard this come out of a woman's mouth tal...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2023
1 points

I don't need to know your race because racism varies in each environment. Asking your race race would play little to no importance. I just asked if race played a factor in that specific environment. ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2023
1 points

Ive been in court many times and had to deal with "authorities" laughing at my stutter or they assume im nervous because I stutter i just mock their laugh and tell them to fuck off. Not much else you ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying