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postr/StutterOct 25, 2021
12 points

Doubting myself during times that my stutter is less severe

Doubting myself during times that my stutter is less severe I've dealt with a stutter my whole life, in addition to difficulty with mumbling and leaving out sounds. It used to be bad enough that I cou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2021
1 points

Stutter doesn't play a role in social bonds believe it or not. Confidence does. If you barely talk and stutter, no one will talk to you. This was me a few years ago. Now I'm the one who initiates the...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
4 points

Unpopular opinion probably but I feel like making friends is not as tied to stuttering as some people think/want to think. Its easy to blame ur stutter and call it a day when there might be more to it...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
8 points

I feel like the reason I don’t struggle to make friends with a stutter is because my personality speaks for itself. I’m a great person who just happens to stutter so what....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
2 points

Don’t look at your stutter as a problem change the way you think it’s just a normal part of your life no one is perfect. But having a stutter does make you unique! I’ve never known a stutter to be bor...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
2 points

Don’t look at your stutter as a problem change the way you think it’s just a normal part of your life no one is perfect. But having a stutter does make you unique! I’ve never known a stutter to be bor...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterOct 22, 2021
22 points

POEM “proud to stutter”

POEM “proud to stutter” i’m proud to stutter it wasn’t always this way. stuttering was a consistent and major source of shame for most of my life. i hated it and went to great lengths to hide it. i o...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
2 points

You don’t need to speak “properly” to have human connections. I’m pretty sure people with other conditions such as having a hearing impairment can get by. You just need people who can show you empathy...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
11 points

There are people who have changed their name because it was too hard for them to say. In most cases, they began having trouble in their new name as well. It's usually not the letter that's the issue, ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
4 points

I no longer allowed my stutter to control every aspect of life. I stutter on every letter of the alphabet but I wanted to name my boys what I wanted; I chose Ethan and Evan....

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
2 points

I struggled a lot debating back and forth with myself on if I could or should name my child something I struggled saying. In the end, I came to this conclusion. Stuttering sucks, a LOT, and predetermi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterOct 21, 2021
47 points

I found a mind-blowingly perfect stuttering analogy in a research paper (unknown author)

I found a mind-blowingly perfect stuttering analogy in a research paper (unknown author) The resounding conclusion I come to when pondering stuttering is perfectly summed up in this. I’d be curious to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
2 points

At 42, I don't think it ever will. I've just accepted it. I hate that I have it, but until there's brain surgery made available to fix it, it's here to stay. I guess people don't tend to notice it in...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2021
2 points

I know many people who stutter. When you start to meet others who stutter, you realize that you’re not alone… meet more, lather rinse repeat - you’ve found your tribe. And the tribe knows that there’s...

Community & SupportSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyFriendships & BelongingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2021
2 points

Well im totally aware that both are superficial conclusions and come mostly by ignorance or actual stupidity. But for what concerns physical problem, some assert that i might had something phonatory a...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2021
6 points

What? This is dumb af, who told you that? I can even compare this to myself 1) physical problem: nope, i do pull ups, swimming and running, I'm in pretty good physical shape, but it doesn't affect the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2021
29 points

I can't answer exactly this, to me the stutter is still an huge mistery, but i think that if i'd lose consciousness and lose all my memories i probably wouldn't stutter. Idk how reliable is this but i...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Identity & Self-PerceptionOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterOct 20, 2021
15 points

How is it possible that “normal” people speak fluently nearly all the time? What’s the difference between them and a stutterer?

How is it possible that “normal” people speak fluently nearly all the time? What’s the difference between them and a stutterer? ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2021
1 points

i think about this often. even did a poll on here a while back. the avg was only met 1 other. ive met 3-4 but 2 were because i just barely picked up on it -- my guess is there are many of us Earth Wal...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionPersonal Stories
postr/StutterOct 19, 2021
4 points

Intersectionality

Intersectionality the ever-popular lens by which society views one another, all too often exclusive to *physically* immutable characteristics. yet instead of showing our *audibly* immutable characteri...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionValidation & EmpathyMedicalization / Neurodiversity