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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2022
6 points

Stuttering does make it very hard to make friends. 3 years back my stutter was so bad I could hardly say a single word. I've always been nice and polite but no one wanted to talk to me. But eventually...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2022
2 points

Don’t forget Kathryn Paprocki! She stutters and is also an MMA badass https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/100577-kathryn-paprocki...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2022
1 points

because stuttering is better than senile. He obviously has speech problems, so admitting to the lesser problem is better....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2022
9 points

don’t let stutter upset your life. consider it as the biggest barrier to overcome...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2022
6 points

Wow I had no idea Curtis Blaydes stutters. Its not really noticeable in interviews etc....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2022
2 points

Being a stutterer has helped me build long-lasting and real friendships and relations over my lifetime. It makes sense if you think about it. The people that are kind, willing to listen and are patien...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2022
1 points

Stop caring about how other people are perceiving you. I have stuttered my whole life but I stopped giving a fuck a long time ago. I command my respect so what I stutter, they might be fat, ugly, du...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2022
1 points

I don't know what is there to explain about an statement such as stuttering is not an impediment for anything. It may be a difficulty, but it doesn't make anything impossible. I have had good and bad...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2022
2 points

Yeah stuttering aside, it’s crazy to think that like I exist. Like yeah, my parents were determined to have a kid, but the chance that it was that specific sperm and egg that produced me is mind bogg...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2022
1 points

It’s merely the human experience, there are many types of diseases/disorders/syndromes etc… Our existence and what we get most of the time is life throwing a dart on a board and that’s what we get, ce...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2022
1 points

It makes us stronger as people. Remember, we have a stutter. The stutter does NOT have us. It belongs to us, we don't belong to it. So what if we're not good at speaking? We can be great at so many ot...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2022
1 points

I can’t believe I’m alive. There were millions of other sperm that my speech-disabled self beat out, and that’s not counting the trillions that bravely died before I got my chance....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2022
1 points

But the truth is that you can stutter and still do pretty good at interviews. You can stutter and have a nice social life, a romantic partner, a healthy self steem... I don't mean to "live, laugh, lov...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2022
2 points

Hey! I’m 23m, I have a sever stutter (according to my speech therapist), I’m also about to start grad school for speech pathology…I also have been seeing a speech therapist for myself for the last li...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2022
6 points

Absolutely not. I was at the NSA conference at Newport Beach a few weeks ago. Filled with stuttering social butterflies. That being said, it's entirely possible that you stutter AND you're not very s...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionFriendships & Belonging
postr/StutterJul 22, 2022
13 points

Is social isolation/ostracism something we just have to accept as PwS?

Is social isolation/ostracism something we just have to accept as PwS? I feel like this is me pretty much everywhere I go. I hate to sound judgemental, but even the "weird" people seem to have friend...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
7 points

Same here no one stutters but me I’ve always wondered why....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
1 points

Yes, thats exactly what I'm trying to tell you. You need be comfortable with yourself in whatever you're doing. I'm sorry you had to go through 'near total destruction' while trying to push yourself t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2022
2 points

Lol I’ve never met another unicorn before. There’s people I’ve met who say they stutter(ed) but never the STUTTER STUTTER kind of us 🥲...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2022
3 points

I don’t really consider myself non binary but I am gay so I am accepting of all the different people out there. Can you educate me on what enby is?...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception