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postr/StutterMar 15, 2022
12 points

how do i stop my stutter from controlling my life?

how do i stop my stutter from controlling my life? im 16 and have been stuttering since i could first speak. as ive got older, ive became more aware of it, and the more aware i became, the worse my st...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingAvoidance & SubstitutionLoneliness & Isolation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2022
9 points

Hello, long term stutterer here. Also of course your question isn't stupid, I think it's very sweet that you care enough to ask. I guess my first question is your age. When I and most stutterers were ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2022
1 points

I find the problem of stuttering to be a matter of “Too normal to be different”. We are expected to function normally in a society that is entirely language based. When we stutter, most people instant...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2022
1 points

All too often and it just burns you :( there’s a lot of ignorance around speech impediments but if you see someone struggling without knowing what the issue is, as a decent human being why would you m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2022
3 points

The debates probably are gonna be filmed and bullies can just go *f_uck* themselves anyways. Thanks alot for your concern bro, I'll do my best! 💛...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2022
3 points

Wear a hidden camera if they allow it. Good luck bro! I tried congressional speech and debate and a lot of my fellow contestants laughed at my stutter, I wish I had a hidden camera so I could show t...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMar 6, 2022
4 points

Questions on writing a character with a stutter

Questions on writing a character with a stutter Hello Reddit! I am working on a story that includes a character with a stutter. Since I don't have one myself, I wanted to reach out to people who do, t...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsNeurological & Brain+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2022
3 points

I completely agree with you. having my stutter mimiced makes me so angry, like im at 10 on the anger rating lol making people feel guilty is something ive only recently just learned i could do haha...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2022
8 points

I learned how to hide it because people stopped listening to me once I stuttered, or would just mimic it. I will gladly accept any other form of making fun of me except the stutter. Recently though I’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentStigma & BullyingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2022
5 points

Stuttering goes away with time. Anger and hatred and a desire to get rid of the stutter will only make you feel terrible. The sad truth is that the stutter won't go away overnight and will take time. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2022
8 points

Can stuttering originate from trauma

Can stuttering originate from trauma I’m 24 years old and haven’t really struggled with stuttering in 8 years. But I stuttered a lot from 4 to 16 years old. Like a lot a lot. Some facts: - stutterin...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2022
1 points

began this initiative to raise awareness and reduce stigma around stuttering, as i suffered in silence for long prior to growing in acceptance and pride check out @stutterproudly on ig for more [@...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2022
2 points

Yeah, was a different time. The school district adamantly refused to provide speech therapy because of academic performance, and while kids would make fun of the stuttering and laugh, I was never soci...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2022
1 points

I’m positive that most people do. I’m sure high school isn’t representative of the real world but I have no doubts that most people have an aversion to it....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2022
1 points

Having a small percentage of ashkenazi Jewish DNA is not the cause of your stutter. It just isn’t. Almost my entire family, synagogue, youth group, college Hillel, Birthright trip, and one whole job...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2022
5 points

Well, I can recall numerous times where people have either laughed and/or given me a weird look when I stutter.......

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2022
5 points

Stuttering is funny. You can’t get mad at people for being uncomfortable or laughing when it happens. People don’t know. After the fact, if they continue to put you down over it after they see it nega...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2022
3 points

When I had friends in high school, they’d always make fun of me for it if it was a really bad stutter. Sometimes they’d just ignore it...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2022
4 points

My friends are all chill about it. They obviously know I have it and accept it, they help me out when they can by helping me finish sentences. They never really had anything negative about it, it was ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & BullyingFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2022
8 points

i dont have much frnds but they dont care about my stuttering I had some people they bullied me in my childhood but now i am not connected with those bully people...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingFriendships & Belonging