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commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
2 points

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. I've been trying so hard to reinvent myself and get out of my shell because my future relies on me being outgoing and charismatic, I can't be that if I harbo...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
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commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
1 points

Woah i am really proud of you I am trying to conquer myself and get over it and i think im on the right path but there is a lot of work to do...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2019
4 points

Im 18 and ive been stuttering since i was 5.My stutter is not that bad so i would never really tell ppl i stutter unless i felt like i could open up to them so alot of my friends didnt even know that ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2019
1 points

This is a repost of what I said on a different post but I really want you to hear it: I spent so long being scared of my voice (stuttering and lots of frozen words makes conversation extremely diffi...

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commentr/StutterDec 14, 2019
6 points

So this probably isn’t what you want to hear but the stutter doesn’t have to define you. I spent so long being scared of my voice (stuttering and lots of frozen words makes conversation extremely diff...

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commentr/StutterDec 14, 2019
2 points

All three make sense. I meant it more as a way to grow and accept yourself but your points all make sense. Sorry about that but thanks for your clear reply....

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2019
1 points

Thank you! Fear is such a tricky thing but facing it can lead to powerful things. I appreciate your comment. It’s definitely helping me this morning. :)...

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Validation & EmpathyMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2019
3 points

This is absolutely powerful man. Your courage and confidence is such an inspiration. I nearly started tearing up towards the end. I've always isolated myself because I was worried about conversing wit...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2019
6 points

"I've spent a lot of time in my life fighting a war that I thought was with a communication disorder, I now realize it was one with myself" - the ending quote hits harder than anything I've heard in t...

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2019
1 points

This is great, in the past I got into your mindset and went almost fluent without SSRIs or simply anything except hard workouts. But as things have been now I have been frustrated, that mindset have ...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2019
4 points

I speak English, Spanish and Turkish and stutter in all three. It is what it is. I don't focus on my Stuttering, I'm focused on living my life. I just don't care about my stutter anymore. I took...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2019
2 points

We all have our own journeys in Stuttering and from my experience, I took Zyprexa and I came to the realization that this medication is destroying my kidneys and the side effects were too much to han...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2019
2 points

dont be sad that everyone has acknowledged your nature .You were born this way , you cant stop stuttering .You cant expect yourself to control it forever. You can work on your anxiety with presentatio...

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Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2019
3 points

As someone who stuttered in every class presentation and hand trouble reading aloud,i just want you to know it doesn't stick unless you let it stick.Im in college now and presentations are in from of ...

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Mindset shiftMindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
2 points

I have my good days and bad. Difference is that I just don't care it anymore. I'm focusing on living my life and NOT my stutter....

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Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
postr/StutterDec 1, 2019
7 points

I feel comfortable when I'm drunk

I feel comfortable when I'm drunk I'm a 19 years old male. A week ago I got drunk by tequila and I felt very comfortable with my speech, I didn't even think before I speak, I just said everything in m...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2019
3 points

100%, it’s more so your own perception of it , cuz people don’t know how to react so when you put it out there like it’s whatever , it won’t be awkward....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingMindset shift
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
2 points

I don't give a FUCK about what people think of me anymore and stopped being self-conscious. If they don't want me to be their hommie, they can move on and find another person to talk to and I'll do th...

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Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
1 points

Dont let them As an experience only my friends joke with me about that. Sometimes someone laughed but I laughed louder of their problems🤷🏿‍♂️. You have to be superior. Defend yourself. If they not...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingMindset shift
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
1 points

I am still relatively new into it. Exam season going on right now so I haven’t been able to read too much of it. 5 chapters in at the moment but I am really loving it! Every time I speak to friends or...

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