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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
3 points

It could be ignorance, it could be the fact that when she was young those things about disability weren’t taught in schools, I wasn’t there to judge and honestly I forgot about few minutes later...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
4 points

I used to be very sensitive but I learned to be indifferent when those things happen to me I literally forgot about it 3 minutes later...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
2 points

39 year old male here. Persistent stutter since I was 7. The most impactful thing I ever did for myself was to start telling people exactly what was going on. I didn't do it until college, but I would...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterMay 16, 2023
32 points

Anyone else had an experience like this? Someone brought attention to my stutter and it actually made me start to feel proud.

Anyone else had an experience like this? Someone brought attention to my stutter and it actually made me start to feel proud. I was out traveling/working with some friends and we had a late night wher...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
4 points

honestly sometimes my stutter makes me laugh with the other person....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
3 points

You, me & other stutters aren't useless hun. And we do have talents and qualities. I recognize them in myself and I'm sure you have them too if you analyze enough. Some people have it worse so sta...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
4 points

I stopped being offended by people laughing because of my stuttering, because I find it funny myself. once during the presentation I had to go out and calm down because I was stuck on the letter k for...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
3 points

Baller - I wish more people had a mentality like yours! We focus on changing/accepting ourselves and don't try to control others: it's their problem if they react unreasonably....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMay 16, 2023
30 points

I don’t take offence when people laugh at me in public

I don’t take offence when people laugh at me in public I went to the supermarket to buy 6 prawn skewers from the fresh seafood section. There was a lady in her 50s behind the counter. I stuttered for ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
2 points

I stutter since i was 7 years old (am 22 now) and you can consider me as an adult i guess. I stuttered like every sentence, had various problems because of it, and now i can speak fluently with every...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Positive Therapy TechniquesAcceptance & PrideSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
1 points

I hear what you are saying. I don't think most speakers feel oppressed, they just feel unaccepted, if you know what I'm saying. I mean, most people don't point and laugh at people in wheelchairs or wh...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & BullyingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
4 points

Or we're both perfectly accepting of our stutter as a completely normal thing that's so normal it's not even worth talking about....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 15, 2023
8 points

Has anyone who is an adult overcome stammering and become fluent

Has anyone who is an adult overcome stammering and become fluent Share your story?...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
3 points

Hopefully you both can move to a place of accepting yourselves and then gain strength by encouraging each other to go for promotions, do the “impossible” (public speaking)...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
1 points

Just have to accept your stutter and do it openly and freely. You're going to stutter regardless if you try or not so why spend so much time worrying about it. Anyone that gives you a hard time, forge...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
2 points

I'm sure you don't appear stupid, only contemplative. Don't be so hard on yourself. You're doing the best you can. Fluent people have no idea how much effort we expend just dealing with our speech. W...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
3 points

Hi, I'm in my late 30s and I have the same experience as you. It's not easy to live like that, without even our family and our closest friends aknowledging our hardships nor offering to help. Stay str...

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Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2023
6 points

Acceptance that I stutter and that there's nothing wrong with stuttering. And I built up my self-confidence that carries through my communication despite my stutter....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2023
3 points

We've all been there, i found the trick with mine was to not beat myself about what i had little to no control over..i had to stop the negative self sabotaging thoughts i was constantly subconsciously...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2023
3 points

Clinicians, I stuttered since early childhood and recovered at the age of 70! I stuttered for 65 years and then became fully fluent through psychotherapy dealing with my latent anger and resentment ov...

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Personal StoriesTrauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more