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postr/StutterMay 14, 2024
19 points

Correlation does NOT equal causation

Correlation does NOT equal causation I’ve seen a lot of “my stutter is caused by …(some wacky, off-the-wall thing)” or some variation as of late. I just want to say, fellow stutterers, that correlatio...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2024
4 points

Well, I write left handed, but my handwriting is hideous, to the point that I almost feel like I should be right handed as I do almost everything else with my right hand. The only other thing I do lef...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterMay 13, 2024
15 points

Stutterer To Public Speaking Coach. Ask Me Anything

Stutterer To Public Speaking Coach. Ask Me Anything Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a good day! My stutter has plagued every aspect of my life, in every way it possibly could. Growing up in s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
1 points

I'm a girl. No guy I've been out with has mentioned my stutter so it's hard for me to know what they think about it. They've also never acted awkward or looked away when I stutter, so I don't think it...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
4 points

Generally most people don't care. I'm sure there are people in the world who wouldn't want to date someone who stutters but so what? There are people in the world who don't want to date someone with b...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Dating & RomanceIdentity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
5 points

I mean, if you find the right person your stutter will not matter. I met my now husband and i hid my stutter for a couple months while we dated. Eventually i told him and he said he really doesn’t car...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionDating & RomanceHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
3 points

Yeah, I often wonder bout my "other life", I 100% know it wouldn't of been the life I've had, and I'm 61, but I have lived life like this, I have two great sons and grandchildren, so for that alon...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
5 points

My rizz would be insane my rap would be flawless my presentations would be effortless but ig i will also lose a part of my identity...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
4 points

i was told many times that my lisp (in addition to my stutter i can't articulate some sounds properly that is called lisp) is attractive and cute till now i didn't get why my speech defect is cute in...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
2 points

I would have gotten commissioned in the army vs being forced out, prob would’ve had more confidence growing up, would have prob been less empathetic, who knows. In the end, I keep it, it humbles me ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
1 points

I have been this way since I was a kid too, nearly 30 now. Still stutter bad around my parents. Never understood why as my parents have always been supportive and non judgemental. Just have stupid adv...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
5 points

its because the majority of people who stutter, hide it....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
5 points

No. If I didn’t stutter I would have gone to university, I wouldn’t have met my partner and my children wouldn’t exist. I have had a lot of sad times and I have missed on opportunities that I may ha...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 11, 2024
13 points

Why do I only have a speech impediment/stutter only around people I know? (sorry if wrong sub)

Why do I only have a speech impediment/stutter only around people I know? (sorry if wrong sub) I'm in tenth grade, I find it hard to speak coherently to people I know, like my classmates all the way t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
1 points

I mean, maybe. I was diagnosed a couple of years ago but my diagnosis didn’t change anything. It actually gave me peace because I finally knew what the hell was ‘wrong’ with me and why I struggled so...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
1 points

I heard a few times that stuttering is linked to being b on the spectrum of autism. I'm not sure if it'd true or not. I hope it isn't because I wouldn't want to find out I'm been autistic on top of st...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMemesMay 11, 2024
6 points

That is so true. No one cares about our stutter. Just us...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterMay 11, 2024
54 points

Managed to say my name today fluently

Managed to say my name today fluently Hi, I had such an interesting experience today. I’m a 27 year old male. I was on vacation and I met someone and said “hi, I’m ____. I’m _____’s son”. It was ins...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 10, 2024
2 points

Nope. Don’t agree. I am a woman and an attorney — I am expected to lead and there is no place in my world for weakness. I empathize with you but I think you are not considering women such as myself — ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 10, 2024
1 points

Hey man, I understand you. I'm also in that phase of life where stuttering is my major focus. Every social interaction I have, I'm paying more attention to how my stuttering is than to the life of the...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception