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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
10 points

If you are reading this and wondering why your stutter doesn’t feel like a hidden talent to sneakily manipulate and control people, that’s good news. A stutter is rarely able to and *should not* be ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
1 points

and what if people want you to embrace it? like the negative thing about stuttering and people calling you disabled etc...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

I would honestly just ask or tell him. He might be looking away cause he doesnt know what to do in that situation or he assumes you dont want him to look. I have physical behavior to so i gotcha ik ho...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

I get the concern around dating. I can’t get many words out, but when I can, I make sure they are very well thought out and meaningful. You have a lot of time to select and assemble your replies when ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionDating & RomanceSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

You will get better as you age more. Consider this as a birth defect like ADHD or autism and accept it. There is nothing to hide or act in front of others or don't feel shame for having this defect. A...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
2 points

M23, I would identify my stuttering as severe. Stuttering is a natural variation in humans, it is not your fault. Stuttering is not your burden alone and people who you talk to have no choice but to l...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-PerceptionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
8 points

"i might stutter/stammer" under that, slightly smaller font, same text maybe bolded "it is what it is"...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
3 points

If you want to do that power to you, the name you want to go by is the name you should go by. My name is hard for me to say too personally, but I make a point of introducing myself by name regardless ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2024
1 points

I have a 13 year old and his stuttering is mild to severe. So very proud of him. He gets services through school and they encourage him to own his stuttering. Advocate for himself and educate prone. M...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic LifeSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2024
2 points

No estoy en condiciones de aconsejarles a todos, pero este es mi consejo... Puede que le ayude a alguien. Estoy escribiendo este artículo porque cuando hablo con otros tartamudos, esto es lo que más ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
1 points

Honestly, go with your gut. I decided in HS that I was going to take a stand against my own stutter and began taking jobs where I was the face of the company. Meaning, I was the first-person people sp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
3 points

Also as a therapist and person who stutters, my preference would be opposite about completing my sentence which is why I fully agree on the comment about share and ask! Just like you are an individual...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2024
14 points

As a therapist with a stutter, please share everything with him that you shared here. Ask him his preference. My preference would be for my sentences to be finished, but I know everyone feels differen...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2024
4 points

I think considering the type of questions and conversations your having, finishing his sentences won't help him or make him feel any more comfortable. If it were me I would give him the time he needs ...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesListener Reactions
postr/StutterNov 6, 2024
44 points

I will face my deepest fear friday

I will face my deepest fear friday Guys , i have to present of folder of a patient in the staff of Doctors ! I know it will be so f*** terrifying but I’m doing it , i will say to them that i my have s...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & RehearsalSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2024
6 points

Project manager. As ramp_a_ger said, I just stutter my way through it. If someone makes fun of me, I will publicly shame them. “I was used to being made fun of as a child but it still takes me abac...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2024
12 points

I don't think it's a good habit to let people laugh at you. You can brush it off, but never let people take you for granted...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2024
2 points

My therapist told me to "stutter confidently". By that she didn't mean "don't control it at all", she implied that everyone stutters -even the most confident people. And if people can't wait 1-2 secon...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2024
1 points

No I think the point is that they don't bring it up a ton. Oz teaches him to not gaf and to demand respect....

Coping & Advocacy
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2024
1 points

I just think Trump should stop mocking stutterers but in fact make policies that can make life easier for the community. I still support him though...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries