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commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
2 points

AYYYY THANK YOU MY BOI!!! Let’s Keep It Sexy!! We have a condition closer to a birthmark than a disease 💯💯💯💯...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
3 points

Literally just be yourself. Chicks dig honesty. If they give you shit for stuttering, call them out and if in a public place- loudly ask if they ever got that concerning Herpes test back. They ar...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
1 points

I have a stutter and a degree? And before I started my professional career I was offered to be a manager at Hugo boss near my city without a degree. Try working in stock or something more backend focu...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
3 points

Yup, this is how I navigate and I don't relate to a lot of people in this sub anymore, because I stopped giving a shit. Unless I am tired or stressed out, I don't even notice I stutter and I just forg...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
3 points

Yeah this is it, exposure therapy, people will look at you funny sometimes, once they get to know you, you’ll be fine. Enjoy life it could be worst...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
1 points

I gotta be honest with you, the worst thing you can do is blame your stutter for your life looking bad. People don't care as much as you think. You just gotta come to terms with the fact that it proba...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
7 points

Just thought I'd say, even if you could afford speech therapy, it doesn't mean you would've overcame your stutter. I was in therapy almost my entire life (23M) and I still stutter pretty bad, although...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
14 points

The best thing you can do is just stop giving a shit. And the only way to do that is to just stutter in front of people as often as you can...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2023
1 points

Its situation based mostly and also it can become habit bcoz of your repetitive behavior or mindset then you will also stutter on comfortable situations . Its deep-rooted , sub-concious mechanism of...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideLoss of Control
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2023
2 points

I wouldn't say I've "beat" it, and it doesn't seem to me that a stutter that persists past adolescence can ever go away. (There's one study where some people in their early twenties reported that it w...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Research & ResourcesAcceptance & PrideTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2023
1 points

Also want to share my comments here for timestamps to look out for where I clarify just a few things in the comments: At around 21:30 minutes in I mention how it might not work for the hardest times ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2023
1 points

Totally awesome! This is the way, 100%! I feel that one of the things we HAVE to do in order to one day reach a normal state of fluency, is learning how to transcend this fear to stutter, or fear...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2023
3 points

I didn't start openly telling people until college. Wish I had done it since 4th or 5th grade. The feeling of not hiding something anymore is incredible. Yeah my buddy's joke was such a full circle ...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & PrideHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2023
6 points

Of course I do and I’d be lying if I said otherwise. It used to gut me. HOWEVER, diversity and inclusion is a huge effort at many companies now so use it to your advantage during your next interview! ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideValidation & EmpathyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2023
2 points

You don’t need to make it your identity in order to accept it. Acceptance doesn’t have to mean you stop working on your stutter either. You’ve had a bad week, how were the other weeks since you’ve b...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2023
6 points

Exposure therapy, And age. I'm old enough and happy enough in my own life that I don't really care what people think of me. I don't avoid anything difficult. I purposely put myself in situations that...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2023
3 points

>Complete and utter desensitization and destigmatizing of your stutter. Thinking about your stutter ‘primes’ (or warms up) the stuttering part of your brain, making you more likely to stutter. It’s...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2023
9 points

Complete and utter desensitization and destigmatizing of your stutter. Thinking about your stutter ‘primes’ (or warms up) the stuttering part of your brain, making you more likely to stutter. It’s a s...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionMindset shift
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2023
5 points

Accept your stutter, no other way around it. As long as you are afraid of stuttering you can't hope to overcome it...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
4 points

It’s a mixture of acceptance and Desensitization It takes time but once you achieve it becomes like a permanent painkiller...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure