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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2019
3 points

I'm around the same age and my memories aren't really vivid (well some are). They are more so just clips in my mind, audio bytes that play over and over of people mocking me or laughing at me. The onl...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingHope & MotivationSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJun 30, 2019
16 points

It’s a part of me

It’s a part of me People have always mocked me and made fun of me for my stutter but I kind of don’t want to get rid of it.It is a part of who I am.I don’t want to change that.Is that weird?...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2019
1 points

I don't think it's the only one. I also don't think anything is really socially acceptable, as if it's universally so. I also think a lot of people wouldn't dream of making fun of it. We don't need t...

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Stigma & BullyingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2019
17 points

One time when I was a little kid I was doing quizbowl. I got hung up on the letter S when I answered and made a snake noise and not a single kid, not even on the other team, made any reference to it b...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJun 27, 2019
30 points

Welp glad to know stuttering is easy to make fun of

Welp glad to know stuttering is easy to make fun of ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2019
12 points

I'm really thankful that I've never had to deal with people making fun of me for my stutter. I can deal with the look of confusion and discomfort in their faces but being made fun of would fuck me up....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJun 27, 2019
46 points

I hate how stuttering is the only disability that is still socially acceptable to make fun of

I hate how stuttering is the only disability that is still socially acceptable to make fun of Growing up people always made fun of me for it. I've since outgrown it/learned coping techniques but it st...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2019
1 points

>I really don't think they care. This. I've stuttered all my life and I'm pretty self conscious about it but I could care less about someone else's stutter apart from maybe sympathizing when ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2019
14 points

Thanks a lot, and oh absolutely! There have been times where I'll have a block and they'll look at me funny or smirk a little. But then I'd just brush it off and try again. Actually there was one ti...

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Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2019
6 points

Disability is a spectrum. A disability does not have to be so extreme. Tourette's Syndrome is also considered a disability, even though a person with tourette's may not have any physical limitations s...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Medicalization / NeurodiversityEmployment & CareerStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2019
1 points

This is exactly why I set out to learn everything I could know and perfect every conceivable skill related to my profession (which is, of course, impossible, but that didn’t stop me from trying) for m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2019
1 points

14 y/o here. Whenever I start stuttering really bad in a sentence, my friends will mimic me or mock me, but I'll just laugh it off when inside I'm like "bro you better fucking stop". I just end up lau...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2019
9 points

I agree and relate with all of your points and I’ll add some more. In the work environment it’s like there is this unwritten and unspoken rule where you’re always treated lower on the social hierarchy...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2019
1 points

My favorite time it happened was when I had to verify my voter registration information at the voting station. The three women at the table all laughed like it was the funniest thing ever. 🙄...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2019
3 points

My stutter has ruined countless punch lines. It's almost worse when everyone just politely waits for you to spit it out and half asses a laugh . "I don't need your sympathy chuckles you fucks" usuall...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2019
1 points

Oof, that really sucks, I'm sorry for you :/ and I absolutely agree with you. Even though everyone in my life knows that I have a stutter, people still keep laughing at me when I do :/ I hope your cur...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2019
2 points

I remember as a kid wishing I was deaf. Because then people would know I have a disability and would treat me as such. When I would meet strangers and start stuttering, people would just look at me li...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2019
2 points

Damn that's really annoying. I also get a lot of people who think I'm stupid or slow just because I stutter....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2019
1 points

Did you also get "You're just not trying hard enough" "It's because you're not that smart" I swear, teachers need to educate themselves sometimes about issues. Like I know own only one percent of the...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2019
3 points

Yes, I totally get you. My stutter has gotten worse in the past 3 months for some reason, and I just noticed everyone look away when it happens. They get embarrassed, intrupt me, look away, finish my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more