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commentr/StutterJan 7, 2018
8 points

My kid has all three. First letter repetition is his most common. The block sucks because the listener isn’t sure how to respond and their reaction adds to the stress. So it’s the awkward pause, the...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

Honestly, I try not to pay much attention to that. Most of the time it is just an harmless reaction because people don't know how to react. It's hard to explain myself now, because English is not ev...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
2 points

"Don't make fun of stutterers or they'll become a killer clown"...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJan 4, 2018
16 points

Does anyone else get uncomfortable when there's stuttering in films/TV?

Does anyone else get uncomfortable when there's stuttering in films/TV? I just recently watched The Last Jedi, and for those of you who who haven't seen it (don't worry no spoilers) there's a minor ch...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterDec 28, 2017
26 points

One you realize you shouldn’t be ashamed of your stutter, you’ll live a lot happier.

One you realize you shouldn’t be ashamed of your stutter, you’ll live a lot happier. Its hard to come to terms with this I know. And people who make fun of you, just tell them fuck off. You cant contr...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2017
2 points

I feel ya! I was known as the girl who never spoke when I was in high school. I got bullied so much for my stutter that I just stopped talking. However, I am 46 now and things do get better, as ev...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2017
1 points

I have struggled through the same things, but it is important to explain it to people (as i have learnt) so they understand to wait and focus on the words. Dochebags who make fun of stutter are too af...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2017
3 points

Lol! They have no shame. One of my middle school bullies became my friends later in high school. Turns out she was treated like shit at home. I try to remember that kids don't just become shitty. Usua...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2017
2 points

Well it was a way to make a boring/nothing character kinda interesting for two seconds. He was a very pointless character. ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2017
17 points

I didn’t have any bad or good feelings about it. He’s kind of a minor character. I thought the stuttering was a good representation of how someone really stutters. Would have been nice not to have bee...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2017
2 points

I was mildly annoyed by it only because he seemed to only stutter on a very specific set of consonants. Most of us who stutter have trouble with more than one sound. Also, why is it always a villainou...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingAvoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2017
1 points

It doesn’t make it any easier, but that old chestnut that says that bullies do what they do to compensate for their own insecurities really is true. One day they’ll look back at the things they said a...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2017
2 points

honestly it depends on the age the higher you go the more are people mature and understanding. when i was 13 i used to hate it but i never cared what others said and it hurts sometimes but you'll alw...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterDec 3, 2017
5 points

Lost all hope

Lost all hope I had a few kids telling that I sound retarded and asking me if I had a mental disability. I used to pride myself but now that's gone. So what do I have to live for? I don’t have the onl...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2017
1 points

Ugh. I HATE the " just talk slow!" but. Like. That's not the damn issue! I stutter no matter what I do! I'm so sorry this is happening to you. It's not fair to be treated like that by people who are...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2017
1 points

it started with me hating when it happens but now i smile laugh when i stutter in class its just that people cant help it at 1st but as your relationship goes it becomes normal your freinds wont laugh...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideHumor & Community ToneStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterDec 2, 2017
13 points

PSA: avoid a guy (his username is LilMarc1) who promises you a method to cure stutter for 5$ per month

PSA: avoid a guy (his username is LilMarc1) who promises you a method to cure stutter for 5$ per month >Hey man, I actually had a stutter awhile back until I was 17 now at 27 feels like I'm a brand...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2017
1 points

"speech isn't everything"...it's kinda hard to swallow that because reality is much much different. Yes people have no clue about us stutters, but no one can blame them, and it hurts that no one's re...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2017
1 points

People think I'm abnormal and retarded because of my speech impediment. Little do they know that Im so much smarter than them and have so many things to say.... but stutter is one crazy bitch....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterDec 2, 2017
9 points

People say find strength in your weaknesses...

People say find strength in your weaknesses... ...but how to find a strength in such weakness where it affects your life on such high levels in a world where speech in everything, where people have no...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying