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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
30 points

I totally agree. I also hate when people tell me it’s all about “confidence”. Like ok yeah I’m sure if you told a disabled person in a wheelchair to be more confident that they would magically start s...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
2 points

I had the opposite experience nearly two years ago when I was in 7th grade. We had a substitute teacher that day and had to read a book (The Giver). She picked on me to read and I did although I was v...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
2 points

He doesn't! He only did that because that as how he looks and talks. Stop saying otherwise, it's so obvious that he is doing exactly what the reporter does whenever he talks. You don't need to support...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
27 points

It's a problem we have with this disability. People can understand how a blind person cant see. But not being able to talk doesnt compute with their experience. So they dont believe it's a real thing...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
12 points

Of all the ways to get attention, faking a stutter would have to be one of the stupidest. They're...not very bright. Personally I have never come across somebody who has thought I was faking it. Why...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
4 points

He's been stuttering since he was a child and has struggled with it his entire life. He's gave kids speech lessons to help them talk more fluently. Don't come in to this sub saying this kind of stuff....

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
15 points

They are just assholes. Come up with a good line to tell to them, to make them rethink they're decisions and make them feel like they're assholes....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
5 points

That my friend, is a prick. Stutterers have to build a lot of tolerance for ignorance and cruelty. As much as it sucks, I like to remember it builds character. We’ll get that thick skin ✊...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
8 points

Hey, much love. Today on the phone with a doctors office, she was convinced it was bad connection and then when I tried to say my last name she mimicked my stutter and said “S-s-s-s-what?”...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
3 points

I’m a freshman in college and I have to wear a mask at all times when I’m not in my dorm room. When I meet people, they can’t see that I stutter due to the mask. When introducing myself, I’ve heard “d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
8 points

I wish people actually know that it was disorder and they should not find it funny lol, but I am sure they ( education system ) won’t care as much because only approximately 1% of population has this ...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
1 points

I'm 15 and it has destroyed mine too. My father stutters as well but he has decided to not give a fuck about it and doesn't care. I wish I could think about it like he does...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2020
1 points

Posted in another thread a few weeks ago. Relevant still. Hi there. I’m 37. I’ve stuttered my entire life. I have gone through what you have gone through and then some. I will tell you unequivocall...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2020
8 points

To be honest, i did some deep thinking some time ago and i came to the conclusion that my stutter is responsible for who i am, my character was shaped with stutter, i would have been a completely diff...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2020
28 points

I kinda wish stuttering got the same level of "respect" other disabilities get....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2020
2 points

this is the first time hearing from a non stutterer thank you i know there are people out there like you who understand. There are assholes who want to discriminate you but mostly people i feel like a...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2020
3 points

Teach your mother too! In fact, anytime anyone says something like that, tell them they don't know what they're talking about. Politely, of course. There are plenty of misconceptions around, and many...

Identity & DisabilityMeta
Stigma & BullyingNot About Stuttering
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2020
3 points

Shoot, takes decent amount of confidence to even speak. People nowadays are just oblivious to what a stutter is and don’t care about learning about it and how it makes us feel when they loose patience...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsStigma & BullyingFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterAug 27, 2020
13 points

Reading a book to my Xbox party

Reading a book to my Xbox party So my dad is making me read a book before school starts back up. I chose “I can’t make this up” by Kevin Hart. So I decided to read the book to my friends in an Xbox pa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & BullyingRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterAug 26, 2020
11 points

The world is HELL if you're ESL and stutter!

The world is HELL if you're ESL and stutter! I am stutter. English is my second language. I lived in US for 3 years. I live with my parents, they took me to US. I am 25. I have no job because no place...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+3 more