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commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
2 points

Names are the worst. But what you’re doing is a nice icebreaker for yourself and the person you’re talking to. To me it shows you aren’t ashamed....

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
3 points

What I would do is start over then substitute it for another word that I know that I can say, and if anyone laughs at my block or stuttering I just ignore them because i’m used to it and I don’t let t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
9 points

Hey I am very similar to you I think I can help. I started to stutter when i was in the 3rd grade and now i’m in the 11th grade so just 2 years older than you. I’ve been through everything you’ve been...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
3 points

In addition to nobody caring if we stutter, research shows that it makes us seem more interesting and memorable :) I completely agree. I would word your first point as "seeing somebody as an equal" ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHumor & Community ToneHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
2 points

The first paragraph I relate to all because of my stammer and also speaking to others with stammering, also I have diagnosed anxiety and depression. Being in SLP there’s been more of a shift between t...

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Acceptance & PrideTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
15 points

I’m 22 male who has been stuttering my whole life and I thought all my problems were because of my stutter but they weren’t. Once I just stopped caring what people think, I realised people don’t care....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
1 points

Hey! Actually, it's your specialty and you should learn how to live with this. We are stutterers and we are all kinda damaged persons, But usually, we hurt ourselves more than we think. **And just r...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
2 points

i realized I can't spend the rest of my life hating myself over something I have little control over. I'm learning to appreciate and love myself more....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
2 points

I took speech therapy for a couple of years and ome of the first things they said, was to accept I have it and that it is part of me. Really helped me to just be more relaxed about it! Does it suck? Y...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
1 points

Just own it, it's not your fault you have this condition. Whenever i stutter when speaking to some stranger i just say i have a speech impediment, or if i stutter when saying that i try to use other w...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
3 points

I just say 'I have a stutter' right away and start to talk. Or I say nothing. They will notice it anyways. I stopped caring about it and I often even forget I have it...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
1 points

Stuttering does not go way, you tend to accept yourself as a person who stutters as you grow....

Identity & Disability
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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
0 points

I’ve been stuttering since I could talk, and now I’m 21 so I’m a life long stutterer. I also study speech therapy and in my final year. Some days I wish it could go away but other days I like being p...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
1 points

Because if you don't love yourself first who else will? No two people are same in this world, everyone is unique and different, we are verbally different. Being verbally different doesn't mean that ...

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
2 points

stuttering has nothing to do with loving yourself it’s just a little hiccup in life, if anything it’s a blessing I don’t care that I have a stutter and most people around me don’t care either but it’...

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Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
2 points

I look at it as it’s just the cards we are dealt. You can’t change them so why hate them. Also the fact there’s alot of people out there dealing with much harder cards than ours. Once you’re able to a...

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
5 points

I love that you quoted Rupaul lol. Such a simple phrase but it’s so true. Being gay and having a stutter I had to go through a lot to just accept myself fully but I’m in a way better mental state now ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
1 points

I feel like it's part of who I am, a part that I'll never be aber to fully change. You either embrace it or fight it. I did the latter for a long time, and it was eating me up inside. One day, I decid...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
2 points

From what I’ve seen online: some little kids stutter and it goes away within a few years. However, if that doesn’t happen, you are stuck with it. Studies have found differences in the areas of the bra...

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
1 points

I agree with you, acceptance is the main goal. I'm sorry, I use the word "fluency" often when referring to improving speech but at the core is acceptance and a positive and optimistic mindset!...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift