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postr/StutterDec 8, 2016
9 points

Embarrassing Stutter Story.

Embarrassing Stutter Story. So I have a minor stutter but for some reason it has gotten worse over the last year. This happened a while ago when I was working as a Pharmacy Assistant everything was go...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2016
2 points

That's just a tone argument, yeah? It's not unfair to say that scientists should be the ones making such bold statements about causal links. They could have been sweeter, but I don't think the OP was ...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2016
1 points

yeah. My family would make fun of me. I don't have to deal with them anymore since my mom threw me out :|...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2016
2 points

I was playing CSGO and there was this kid (Not to be rude or anything, but he seemed like 12, which is still only 4 years younger) who obviously had some sort of speech impediment that was actually re...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2016
2 points

I once went to a small concert that got broken up by cops, and on my way out the cops mocked my stutter saying "he's obviously had too much to drink." Unfortunate circumstances but just gotta move o...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
postr/StutterDec 2, 2016
11 points

Got discriminated against at a club and they broke my phone. Uk

Got discriminated against at a club and they broke my phone. Uk Don't really know what to do next. So I wasn't let into a popular local club. Now let me tell you this isn't unusual: they assume peop...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingQuality of LifeFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2016
1 points

My native tongue is English. I've learned both Chinese (my parents are Chinese) and Spanish. In Spanish, my stutter was roughly the same, but in Chinese, my stutter is 10x worse. I don't know why, and...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Repetitions & ProlongationsShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterNov 12, 2016
2 points

Do you think people understand the "iceberg" of stuttering?

Do you think people understand the "iceberg" of stuttering? I just texted someone from a group of people I thought were my friends, but stopped talking to me this year. I told the person how I felt a...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & IsolationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2016
2 points

No, I don't think so. However; let's be real here. You might be teased, and ignorant people might think that you're unintelligent; you have to show them otherwise....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2016
25 points

This is nothing but a useless platitude. We are not at an advantage, because standing out from the crowd is an advantage when the difference is perceived as a potential advantage, and objectively spe...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2016
9 points

We don't have a choice dude some people have it easy and some people don't. Stuttering has an effect on the quality of life and their is on denying that. The pit scene in the Batman trilogy is proba...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Quality of LifeStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2016
1 points

Report them to your manager. You're being discriminated against with something that is beyond your control. It's no different to laughing at someone because they are black....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2016
5 points

I've only ever been teased or mocked about my stutter two times. I'm only 23 so maybe I've got plenty coming my way, but yeah first time was in highschool. The second and third were both at places of ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2016
3 points

Do they know that you stutter as a condition? Perhaps a chat individually or redirecting a question at them such as "what is the point in mocking me for a speech impediment that is difficult to contr...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterOct 16, 2016
8 points

How should I handle when people mock me or make fun of me at work?

How should I handle when people mock me or make fun of me at work? I don't stutter much, I think it's more of a stammer when I can't get certain letters/words out. For example, I'll ask a question and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2016
4 points

I agree with you. Where I live too, some would even mock my stammering. :(...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
postr/StutterSep 24, 2016
7 points

Has anyone's stutter got them out of a ticket/arrest?

Has anyone's stutter got them out of a ticket/arrest? I was the "sober" driver after a high school party, which I probably had like 3 beers and in high school, that was enough. I had 6 passengers in a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2016
2 points

Yeah i have the same problem, it sucks and no one understands how embarrassing it is. People look down on me because of this stupid fucking stutter...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2016
2 points

I hate it when people make fun or reenact my stutter. Tell your mother how u feel about what she did, so she'll avoid doing it in the future... ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2016
2 points

Yea, I think they just don't understand the gravity of stuttering, and so even when you tell them about it, they see it as some little thing you have and not 'as big of a deal' as you make it. ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment