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postr/StutterJun 3, 2019
5 points

What's worse: A lisp or a stutter?

What's worse: A lisp or a stutter? I have a lisp and you guys can't imagine how bad it is, I can't even make a joke without sounding stupid and I've basically never insulted or even friendly roasted s...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stigma & BullyingRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2019
6 points

I went to see the new It movie with my boyfriend and when the boy started stuttering, we looked at each other like "He has a stutter, too!" I thought the movie did a good job representing how kids who...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2019
-1 points

Thanks for the advice, but when I try to talk to people, they either ignore me or I stutter, which clearly lowers my confidence....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2019
1 points

Did you start this young or were you older? ​ We had started to help with her sentences but have stopped per the therapists instructions yesterday. Its hard watching her struggle, but I ...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & Disability
Treatment DecisionsHome SupportStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2019
1 points

Personally, I don't mind when people ask me about my stutter, but it's another thing when people make fun of it. It's definitely a defenseless place to be in, because you can't even defend yourself wi...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2019
2 points

These are the kinds of people who made me wanna slit my wrists in high school. Fucking assholes. And the fact that this post got thousands of upvotes and comments without anyone seeming to make note o...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2019
2 points

It's kind of hard to see in some apps, but this is a crosspost from /r/freefolk, titled "At this point, **any half-wit with a stutter** can write better than dumb and dumber" (emphasis mine). Current...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMay 29, 2019
11 points

I thought we were already over associating stuttering and a lack of intelligence.

I thought we were already over associating stuttering and a lack of intelligence. ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2019
1 points

Oh, and I'm in the seventh grade. But the thought of my inferiority still lingers in the future conversations. I notice that boys like me do it most often, maybe to assert dominance or be intuitive as...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2019
1 points

Well I'm your opposite I guess. I haven't had any experiences in my adult life where they base my intelligence on my stutter. Hasn't happened since middle school is my guess. I'm in law enforcement t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2019
1 points

I guess there is always a positive side to intuitive questions. But what I failed to explain was that the people who laugh or get amused by it don't know how stomach turning it is. Now don't get me ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMay 28, 2019
7 points

That Moment

That Moment Have any of you guys ever had someone bring up your stutter in a conversation. It has happened quite a few times to me and it always starts with "No offense" or "I have a question." This i...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & BullyingListener Reactions
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2019
27 points

I generally dislike the phrase “did I fucking stutter?” because it equates stuttering with uncertainty. It has made it hard to be taken seriously on occasion...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2019
6 points

She is a well known scam artist - she literally compares stuttering to cancer and claims to have a cure for both. Just search her on the stuttering community Facebook group. Avoid her like chlamydia!...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Cure Claims / Alt-TreatsStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
5 points

Online dating when I was 18, which was 12 years ago, so the early days of it. Had a good text thing going with a girl. She was out drinking with friends and wanted me to leave a voice mail so she cou...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
2 points

I was calling someone trying to make an appointment and got yelled and cursed at and insulted and that I shouldn't waste the person's time and "fucking speak normal" and "stop trolling". Eventually th...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterMay 19, 2019
15 points

Problems with stuttering being confused with autism, tourettes and other disorders like them.

Problems with stuttering being confused with autism, tourettes and other disorders like them. Before I start no disrespect to anyone with autism or tourettes. Quite a few people I've met get stutte...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
3 points

Yeah! All the time! I work in retail and part of my job is customer service, and there is no shortage of completely disrespectful people, that will not even hesitate to mock any difference another per...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideStigma & BullyingPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
7 points

I was having a particularly stressful day at work when I was talking to some man who came into the store I was working at. He was asking me questions, and I was stuttering when I responded. He then lo...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
3 points

I agree with the people saying that he already knows. I always just assume, especially after stuttering a lot, that people mock me behind my back. It's unexpected, there's not a lot of people who stut...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment