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commentr/StutterOct 10, 2023
1 points

Assert dominance and SPEAK! This is an opportunity where your class literally has to listen to your unique voice. Own it and be awesome stuttering and all!...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Public SpeakingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2023
1 points

I don't much care anymore what people think.. I announce I have a speech impediment if it's someone new and I'm having a bad day.. they can choose to not conversate with me and that's fine. But.. tha...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2023
1 points

let me give you a perspective: my friend's kid is almost 3 and half. The kid has a stutter (about 1-2 words per sentence, and he rolls the letters few times until he can get it out)..... but he's ve...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Early Concern & OnsetIdentity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterOct 10, 2023
1 points

A friendly reminder.

A friendly reminder. As much as it is hard for even I (because I'm writing this) to believe; It's not how you say it, it's what you say....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

Are you kidding me? Been married 23 years to my guy who’s “childhood stutter” (he told me this) is really an adult stutter condition. Easily overlooked since he has so many great qualities too....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterOct 9, 2023
47 points

Has anyone else gotten used to people thinking that they're stupid?

Has anyone else gotten used to people thinking that they're stupid? I think most other stutterers out there can relate to this. But the fact is that the majority of people I meet think I'm stupid beca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

Listen to phxsns1. Go the the National Stuttering Association conference. You will realize that you’re not alone, and there’s nothing wrong with you....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

Thank you!! We haven’t had a proper integration since he opened up his stammering - he said it used to be very severe but I believe it’s quite mild right now cause we have interacted and I didn’t noti...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

What woman would ever date a man who stutters?

What woman would ever date a man who stutters? I've been stuttering since I was 12. It's changed my life in every way possible. I can barely say my name and It's so humiliating. Should I just accept t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

"I didn't even notice!"

"I didn't even notice!" Hi everyone, I've been stuttering since I was 7, and began speech therapy a few years ago in my early 30s. My stuttering has become drastically more manageable, to the poin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentValidation & EmpathyAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

I understand that it is not contagious. But nobody answered them. My partner starts to stammer too and even past friends I notice start to stammer like me once in a while. Anybody know why?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

Funny! I've often wondered about that, if im having a conversation with someone who doesn't stutter they'd start stuttering very mildly I've noticed this myself!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

How does one stop that influence of picking up stutter ? My finance stutters...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

My fiancé stutters and I’m picking it up too :(...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

How do you stop being influenced then by stutterers ?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2023
1 points

How does one stop mirroring this ? I have my fiancé who stutters . Of late I have realised that I have a mild stutter ( unconscious ) . How do I stop mirroring it ?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2023
1 points

Oh, wow, that's interesting -- a speech therapist who doesn't seriously deal with self acceptance maybe causing an overt stutterer to become a covert one. I'd never thought about that, but I think it...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2023
1 points

That’s great. At least the way I did it, I got paid for it 😂 sorry no shade I’m 41 and have been stuttering my entire life. It didn’t just randomly happen one day. I still can’t say my own name whi...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionFrustration & AngerStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2023
1 points

Sometimes I find people who have some kind of different energy or whatever and it feels way better talking to them, with less blocks and stuff....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2023
1 points

I'm in my 30s and I have to say my late teens and early twenties were the hardest years. That period is hard for most people (though many hide it well), it's also a period of intense growth, often lon...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more