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commentr/StutterAug 23, 2022
3 points

I always just let it rip until they get to the ‘give us a strength and a weakness question’, at which point I explain that I have a stutter and how it ‘gives me confidence’ or some similar line to spi...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
1 points

A cognitive behavioral therapist that works on your mindset is probably the best fit for you. Lots of people have differences that they have to live with and compensate for, but it doesn't make them l...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
2 points

Thank you so much ! Yes iv realised stuttering has to do with emotions because I believe it’s a part self esteem thing....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
1 points

I think that people that refer themselves for therapy make the most progress because they are motivated and want to change. Ask your therapist for homework/practice assignments to do between sessions ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
1 points

"at your worst" -- you were stuttering! if thats you at your worst then you are a very good person. you were having a hard time, i get it, but stuttering isn't you at your worst. if you're a guy you...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionDating & Romance
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
2 points

I've had a stutter as long as I can remember, though the severity has fluctuated. I feel like it wasn't as bad when I was younger, but I also didn't care as much lol....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
2 points

our battle is spiritual and our war is internal. I don't think we can take ourselves too seriously, we're just stutterers like the looney tunes pig....

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
20 points

I’m just out of a 8 month depressive period (it’s been on and off). One thing that i kept getting told was STOP COMPARING YOURSELF and I never listened. I kept on getting depressed because I could se...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
3 points

Hey! I’m in grad school for SLP. Feel free to message me! I’ve stuttered really badly all my life, I will say. It’s not easy. But you can do it :)...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
4 points

There are quite a few of us SLPs who stutter! It’s extremely rewarding!...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
3 points

Uhm it's not anyones fault for being born with a speech disorder. It's not something you just "work on and fix". There are periods when you do work and make progress for a certain period of time, but ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAccess & RightsIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterAug 22, 2022
3 points

A shift in words

A shift in words I don’t know if anyone else has this but I used to vocabulary refresh every year or so where I would stutter on new letters and be fine with letters I used to struggle with. I thoug...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
3 points

The biggest hurdle in life of stutterers are these stuttering problem once they conquer it everything will be easy in there life. I consider myself to be a high IQ person who is really smart and kno...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2022
1 points

Its different for guys though because from my experience a stutter on a woman is often perceived as "cute" but on guys it is perceived much more negatively....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2022
3 points

I’ve met so many people who “used to stutter”. No one else I’ve ever met who once stuttered, stuttered after age 30. Here I am 48, and there’s no chance it’s going anywhere, or that I’ll ever get bett...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2022
10 points

Welcome to the club. I have a similar experience. Years ago I was presenting to my class in a regular basis, I was nervous yes, but I wasn't scared. I stutter here and there but I was somewhat comfort...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2022
1 points

You could've just had a good speech day, and maybe your stutter is moderate?...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2022
1 points

I will remain an asshole to those that see my stutter as a means of denigrating me. Even if they don’t understand what’s going on and they inadvertently irk me, I simply do not care - I’ll remain an a...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftFrustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2022
1 points

Stuttering is a really complicated issue. I am still learning more and more everyday. I am helpless as well. Fortunately, I have never stammered while saying my name though....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2022
1 points

Social anxiety, I like that phrase, that def describes me and many others... you may go rest of your everyday life not meeting anyone else with a stammer, we certainly are near enough one of a k...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception