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commentr/StutterDec 22, 2021
1 points

I recently graduated in IT Network & Security and seems to have hard time getting a job and I thought it could be because of my stuttering. I try not to let it keep me down from achieving what I ...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2021
1 points

Second this. Disclose your stutter at the start, and give a brief explaination why you feel it's necessary to do so. "I just wanted to tell you because not everyone has interacted with someone who stu...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2021
18 points

This is great, nice work! I'm 36 and was recently asked to chat with a 13 year old stutterer. I couldn't think of anything I wanted to do more than have the chance to tell him it doesn't matter and ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2021
1 points

I don’t consider stammer a disadvantage to me. It’s part of who I am people know that and I know that. I do have multiple diagnosis of mental health disorders but I can honestly say stammering has abs...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2021
1 points

I think it's not a mental illness, but it defintely contributes to having overall anxiety / social anxiety, depression and low (really low) self-steam and overall insecurities...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
2 points

I actually think that my stuttering come from my ADHD that was lately diagnosed so it has branched up to anxiety which caused my self-esteem dropped heavily....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
0 points

Nothing, it's just semantics for people who prefer arguing about "stuttering is incurable" instead of actually doing something more constructive. Personally, if I don't have any unnatural speech-relat...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-PerceptionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
3 points

I feel the same way as you. Because they likely don’t understand that stuttering varies from week to week, or from situation to situation. But I try to just let people know that it varies so they know...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
4 points

Stuttering is part of me, I’ll often say on the phone to people don’t know “I’ve gotta a stutter by the way” makes it easier on both parties. I don’t get embarrassed with I stutter my body language st...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
14 points

I'm 36, in the military, running a shift of 8 personnel. Take my opinion with a grain of salt but I've been living with a stutter my entire life: Cnfidence with a stutter is dreading speaking in fron...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
4 points

Confidence doesn’t always have to be the way you speak, it can also be about the way you convey yourself; having a good posture can show confidence. Keep your back straight and your held high, it work...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
10 points

Hii! First of all, I totally know the feeling where you , yourself think there is something wrong with you and you are not normal but YOU ARE TOTALLY NORMAL. There will be people who probably think...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2021
2 points

I’m the same exact age as you and I totally understand. I’ve made really huge strides from when I was a kid/early twenties, when I could hardly do anything outside of my comfort zone and when I did I ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2021
3 points

Sorry I first replied on the wrong account lol. What I was saying was, you're totally right. In a lot of situations it really is just people in passing, and they aren't concerned with our stuttering....

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2021
11 points

I've been stuttering for as long as I can remember. 30 y/o male. Not the repetitive kind of stuttering where sounds are repeated, but with blockades. Some sounds just won't vocalize. I am relieved to...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2021
1 points

When my mother catches me stuttering she tells me to stop because it means I'm not smart....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2021
1 points

Stuttering is usually influenced more by scenarios or environments that become more anxiety inducing ie. being around people, presentations, when you're more emotional or angry etc. so it's completely...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2021
5 points

I think the lack of self confidence was the reason for my stutter. The moment I speak my brain would recall all the moments I stuttered and got made fun of which only lead me to stutter more. I became...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2021
1 points

People who want to listen will do it regardless of whether you stutter or not. I'm confident in what I say: saying it while stuttering does not change the content. I learnt this from the students eval...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2021
1 points

Don't be ashamed that you are a stutterer. I know how it feels inside; you always have this thought of people will be judging or ridicule us because we stutter. Tell your professor that you have a stu...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionDisclosure & Telling Others