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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
7 points

When I was a kid, I was very shy and wouldn't talk much. If I spoke, I would speak only to one friend (the only boy in my school who shared my religion) and I wouldn't speak in English, despite being ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 19, 2022
54 points

My stutter makes me feel like a freak.

My stutter makes me feel like a freak. Just now I saw some friends in a discord call so I jumped in, they said I should get the game Unturned. I said I wasn't at my house and it wasn't my PC so I didn...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
2 points

And as I said No one tells a dyslexic person to practice reading. No one tells a dyscalculic person to do practice math more. No one tells a dysgraphic person to practice writing more. No one tel...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
8 points

Thanks, I'm fixed! /s Seriously though, ableism is strong against stutterers. No one tells an amputee to "just grow that leg back!"...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
8 points

bitch even the real King George never stopped stuttering. I don't think the movie depicted him as completely overcoming his stutter either, it was just a single speech that was still not 100% fluet. ...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 17, 2022
45 points

My mom never gets it.

My mom never gets it. I have a stutter all my life. My mom keeps saying I should watch The King's Speech. Yeah, I watched it. But it is NOT the basis for every stutterer to stop stuttering. Never. No...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2022
2 points

It’s reasonable to be concerned. I’m going to tell you the truth. Early on, your son will have a negative experience in school. Kids are cruel. They will laugh. They’ll mock. It’s happened to most of ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 16, 2022
10 points

Has anyone had someone back away in fear from you because of your stuttering?

Has anyone had someone back away in fear from you because of your stuttering? Yeah, I've had that happen to me more than once. Sometimes the person backs away from you like you're a crazy ax-murderer....

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Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2022
2 points

That’s awesome and relatable. Honestly though the fact that people in masters laugh is so confusing to me. How can you be intelligent enough to study a master but not have basic empathy skills?...

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Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2022
4 points

A mild stutterer can be like Joe Biden, who spent his adult life talking all the time and became the president of USA; or Emily Blunt, or Bruce Willis, that no one would ever suspect their stuttering,...

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Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
7 points

People are literally so weird. Even if you thought someone was retarded based on their speech, why would they ask someone that? smh...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
7 points

Congrats! I avoided drive thrus until my mid twenties. Finally did it and the fourth time through a Taco Bell cashier asked if I was “retarded”. This just encouraged me to do it more. Good luck a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
3 points

It gets easier with time. When I was in middle school school.. My teachers weren't as understanding. They forced me to read to the class all the time. One teacher, the football coach, would encourage ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterJun 10, 2022
36 points

What are the things that u hate doing as a stutterer

What are the things that u hate doing as a stutterer For me personally it’s reading and i tell my teachers that i have a severe stuttering problem they proceeded to tell me then that they wont put a m...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
1 points

How did I deal with the awkward moments? That depends on how awkward my interlocutor would make those moments. There were people who literally just waited for me to finish talking, and even if my stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
1 points

Sometimes i think what if purge movie was a reality and we all get a chance to purge all those mfs who ridiculed us😂😭...

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Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
2 points

I'm in the UK and when I'm working people tend to be rude/ sarcastic to me when I stutter, or look at me like I'm a weirdo...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
2 points

In my experience, because people are jerks and it feels that way after so many years of being picked on. It’s not necessary, and it’s hard to not feel like you have to hide it or apologize. Don’t, jus...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingAuthenticity vs. MaskingMindset shift
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2022
10 points

No one realizes how difficult it can be everyday for people like us who stutter simple conversations we get left out of and people see us as “cute” which is very annoying and belittling. If you you ev...

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Quality of LifeValidation & EmpathyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2022
14 points

I also have had some struggle in terms of ✨sexual relations✨ when I’ve gone to gay bars and such, people either tend to look at me like I’m some crazy dude or like it’s super adorable like my stutter ...

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Dating & RomanceStigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy