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commentr/StutterMay 2, 2021
1 points

what can i say to him ? he will probably say that stuttering isnt a real thing or that its just bc of anxiety. since im not a student with a known disability or with accommodation, i dont think they w...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2021
1 points

That’s awful I’m sorry. If anything you can definitely go to your Dean and file a complaint because that’s not okay....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2021
29 points

Hi, absolutely. The connection b/t stuttering and mental health isn't talked about enough. I read a study about this a couple days ago, and it was very interesting. Basically, people who stutter have ...

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commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
5 points

im not a fan of him (nor am i a fan of most politicians) but my blood boils when people mock him for his stutter. it's a low blow because they can't think of something worthwhile to criticize....

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Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
2 points

Where I'm from, stutterer is a lowbrow comedy relief stock character trope, played by people who do not stutter. And my family members are really harsh about my stutter, telling me to stop or people w...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterApr 29, 2021
67 points

Laughing at people who stutter needs to stop

Laughing at people who stutter needs to stop Yesterday I got into a Twitter feud trying to tell people not to mock people who stutter. I know, I know what did I expect from a simple request not to moc...

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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2021
1 points

> It could again be the concept of pressure that your subconscious mind could be telling you that so many things are at stake here (they're really not) if you fail to smoothly tell Siri to set your...

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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2021
1 points

It could again be the concept of pressure that your subconscious mind could be telling you that so many things are at stake here (they're really not) if you fail to smoothly tell Siri to set your alar...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
3 points

That's really kind of you! I appreciate it. I think many young people like me were/are influenced by TV and movies obviously. When I was like 13-14 maybe, the Adam Sandler movie Billy Madison came out...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
3 points

Great q, thank you. I learned that I was not the empathetic person I thought I was. I had spent a lifetime completely unaware of the challenges of living with disfluency and how I had contributed to t...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
4 points

Prior to making the film, I \*believed\* I had not met anyone who had a disfluency. But the reality is I was so unaware and unconnected to the challenges of living with a disfluency that I'm certain I...

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Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
3 points

The biggest challenge was always money – so few people are aware of the challenges and ostracization that young people who stutter face, that it is hard to pry money from funders. They don’t really ta...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
postr/StutterApr 25, 2021
34 points

i’m so over my stutter..

i’m so over my stutter.. i’ve been stuttering ever since i was born since it’s a genetic thing. my moms dad stutters, my mom stutters, i stutter, and my two siblings does. out of everyone, i have it t...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family FactorsShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
1 points

I don’t think that being nervous doesn’t cause a stutter, but it does make it worse though. A lot of people laugh at me when I stutter, I even got bullied, laughed at, mocked at when I was young and ...

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
22 points

Stuttering isn’t caused by nervousness or anxiety; not sure where you read that. People who laugh at stuttering aren’t worth your time - keep on talking!...

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commentr/StutterApr 22, 2021
3 points

Honestly, this is the first time I've heard of this actually happening to someone. I'm sure it has happened before but never to me or anyone I've known. Tbh, it feels like she didn't like your stutter...

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Stigma & BullyingFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2021
17 points

The reality is, maybe she wasn't a fan of your stutter. That unfortunately happens. But that should say something about the way she is. Y'all seemed to click but once she heard your stutter, she didn'...

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Stigma & BullyingFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2021
1 points

I know this a old post but you should consider suing your last employer if you haven’t,that’s a form of discrimination.Family wise,I have been through the same situation and it really hurts when your ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2021
2 points

Born, raised and grew up in a third world country, and as such, culturally, stuttering (stammering, as we refer it it over there) is/was perceived as a "defect" of sorts, not something to be fixed or ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2021
1 points

Wasn't the imitation game a weird representation of stutterers? Wasn't he a stutterer who when he was a kid like had sex with his male room mate or something? Haha idk. Also Ted Bundy was said to be a...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying