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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2024
3 points

I’m the same way. I can’t portray what I really wanna say at times. When that happens, I usually send a email. I write wayyyyy better than I can speak. A wise man once told me, when you are in a posit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2024
11 points

I struggle socially. In my late teens I was struggling to cope and I withdrew a lot. Since then I got married and had kids but I really struggle at making friends. I get on well with my partners frien...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
2 points

You're probably right.  That's why in my podcasts I'm going over my journey from the beginning.  Because I can't be sure what effected me and what was just coincidental.  But I always found it interes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesCycles & RandomnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
3 points

Stutterers have a lot of funny ideas. We suffer from a false sense of expertise in relation to our disorder. Our opinions about stuttering suffer from a great amount of bias and anecdote....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
3 points

We can learn a lot about stuttering from these research articles. Things such as brain differences of pws, social attitudes and behaviors of pws, potential treatment options, causes of stuttering, gen...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Research & ResourcesIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
2 points

You are such an awesome person. We all need to remember we are not our stutter. Thanks...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
3 points

Relationships are the only thing I’ve never struggled in. Been married for 8 years now. It’s very rare to meet someone that stutter. My dad stutters and I’ve met 3 other people. The most recent was th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterApr 2, 2024
7 points

Confidence and stuttering

Confidence and stuttering I have noticed that the severity of my stutter and my confidence are linked and I’m just curious if this is a valid connection to make. Like when I’m confident feel like I do...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
1 points

He fits it into his personality pretty well, comes off as a thoughtful speaker with all his pauses in his speech but I speculate he’s struggling inside getting his words out, swapping them, etc.....

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
6 points

Man I get how you are feeling, I used to stutter and make up alternative words to control my stutter, I prayed for months to get cured but my advice is to just be yourself, you will have this moment a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
3 points

We are the leaders in stuttering awareness. I like thinking that if someone treats me differently after I stutter then I wouldn’t want to be their friends anyway. Even tho it really sucks. You are not...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
29 points

It's ok, yesterday I was embarrassed in front of 30 strangers when I could not even say my fucking name. On top of that, I had to sit with them for an 8-hour conference. Life happens. You know wha...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterApr 1, 2024
8 points

Tips to improve stuttering from the research: "Knowns and unknowns about the neurobiology of stuttering" (2024) by Soo-Eun Chang (PhD)

Tips to improve stuttering from the research: "Knowns and unknowns about the neurobiology of stuttering" (2024) by Soo-Eun Chang (PhD) The curious PWS (person who stutters) in me read [this](https://j...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainSituational VariabilityStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
1 points

the sad part is that Elon himself is a stutterer but in denial about it....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
1 points

It goes up and down yeah but it never gets any better. It’s worse the older you get and you realize that there never was much hope. The most you can get is short periods of near fluency but it always ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2024
1 points

I noticed you said “a lot recently” so just going to assume this is something you bring up to people often. It’s like with anything else — people often discount what they take for granted (in this cas...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2024
4 points

Yea I do. I have other disorders, ADHD and NVLD which I've been diagnosed for. If I have just had stuttering, I would still say I have a disability since mine can get severe, especially at a new job...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2024
2 points

We're our own worst critic. Your stutter is not your fault, so don't let it keep you from living your life to the fullest....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2024
5 points

Always remember that stutter is your own demon inside your own head, the overwhelming majority of people you'll meet won't perceive it being as horrifying as we believe it is....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 29, 2024
1 points

You stutter like anyone else in the world. You decide to make your brain sick by believing those who told you that you are a stutterer.

You stutter like anyone else in the world. You decide to make your brain sick by believing those who told you that you are a stutterer. ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride