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Whenever someone mentions suicide, I have to mention r/SuicideWatch. You're not alone! Apart from that... These people that shun you (in your description), do they know you have a stutter? Have you ...

Sick and tired

Sick and tired Im really getting sick and tired of everyone around me. Whenever i stutter people act like I have a mental illness and ignore me for the rest of the day. And what bothers me most is th...

hey, would you mind if i asked how old you are? i remember that people could be just brutal from like 6 until 15. And from then until 22-ish, I still got some pretty cruel responses. A lot of this ste...

Can you be friends with people who laugh or smile when you stutter?

Can you be friends with people who laugh or smile when you stutter? It seriously pisses me off everytime. I get just the tiny bit nervous and end up stuttering and seeing how people react to it makes ...

Been there a hundred times. I work in the media and call people every day. Think the worst I've gotten is when I call someone and I hear them hand over the phone to the person I'm looking for and tell...

Hi there, I'm a fellow undergrad student with an average stutter. I haven't seen the Stutterer (although it's on my going-to-watch-soon list), but i can answer the personal questions. 1. Nobody has e...

Questions for stutterers and relevance to The Stutterer

Questions for stutterers and relevance to The Stutterer Hi, I am an undergraduate student tasked with the project to learn how a piece of film or literature that we studied is applicable to the real w...

I think one of the most frustrating things someone who doesn’t stutter can do is say, “oh have you treated x, y, or z” fluency trick. It just shows how little they know about stuttering and how much m...

Can stuttering be classified as a tic?

Can stuttering be classified as a tic? Or are they in different catagories? I have been wondering if it can be classified as a tic, people would treat it as an actual "illness/disorder". Rather than s...

People think my stuttering is Tourette syndrome

People think my stuttering is Tourette syndrome I am a 20 year old male and for most of my life, have had the habit of trying to physically force my words out when I'm in a challenging speech situatio...

How do you all deal with impatient people over the phone and in person?

How do you all deal with impatient people over the phone and in person? I really don’t like telling people (especially strangers ) that I have a stutter. But, people are so damn impatient on the phone...

I once woke up with a girl i didnt know after a night out. Some days later I learn that the first thing she did was to text her friend "HE STUTTER!". Funny and sad, as I have a quite big stutter...

Book recs for us?

Book recs for us? Hi, I’d like to add some books to our home library that have characters who happen to be PWS. My son is in elementary school but I’m open to getting books for him and his older sibl...

Send her my way and I’ll be mother bear for you. Gah. I’m totally serious, btw. I spend so much time educating people trying to raise awareness and create allies. If you want to say something to h...

My mom gets mad for my stutter

My mom gets mad for my stutter My mom says I'm stuttering on purpose. I haven't stuttered in years, and the last time I did was nearly seven years ago. I'm 15, and she says you can't develop stutters ...

Washington Post piece on stuttering

Washington Post piece on stuttering https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/i-stutter-as-a-result-i-have-been-mocked-insulted-misjudged-and-refused-service/2017/11/03/f43e20fc-9efa-11e7...

Then they suck and can’t empathize. Send them my way and I can be Mama Bear for you. Gah. To echo what others have said stuttering let’s you know right off the bat who the assholes in Life are. You ...

Ignore them and move on. Your stutter is as much part of you as your skin color or your gender and there is nothing to be embarrassed about ...

I'm no tough guy but honestly I don't let it slide. Mocking someone for something they can't help is out of order, and I let people know of it....

Its hard. Most people (or, most adults) who laugh at stuttering do so because they are uncomfortable. Its not a reflection of you, its a reflection of them - and their discomfort. They dont underst...