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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2022
1 points

Honestly buddy, I've had a stutter since I was literally in kindergarten, and I too have had my social life practically become a joke due to my inability to connect with conversations deeply. All I ca...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2022
1 points

Its tough to get rid of stutter. For me, it was much easier to become so good at other things that people look past my stutter now. So that would be my advice for your career. But you should definite...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2022
4 points

Wholeheartedly agree and I think the essence of it all….the more I have tried to be fluent, the more pressure I have put on myself to be just that, and of course I am not, I have a stammer, the irony ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2022
4 points

exactly! Don't measure the amount of stuttering **less**. Instead, measure the amount you don't care and stutter doesn't bother...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2022
1 points

>\* work on your self-esteem and confidence independent of your speech, and take value and self-worth in other things so that stuttering doesn't bother me. > >\* believe you command the a...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2022
3 points

Exactly! Also OP says he has to man up and done let something to SILLY (??) ruin his life. What do you mean silly? You mean your speech impairment that it none of your fault, and that is making it dif...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2022
1 points

Nah the world is good and bad indiscriminately. Everything is a role of the dice. You don't deserve to have your stutter. It just happened....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2022
5 points

Why beat yourself up for tripping over your words? Is there something you stand to gain from this harsh inner critic? This could be your single biggest problem. Make a conscious choice to quickly for...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2022
2 points

Mushrooms helped me accept my stutter, didn’t change the way or the frequency of my stutter though...

Identity & DisabilityMeds & Substances
Acceptance & PridePsychedelics & Microdosing
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2022
8 points

Same positive experience! When I used to spend every waking hour trying to hide my stutter, and then got insulted when people didn’t wait patiently for me to finish, that just made no sense. They di...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
postr/StutterSep 25, 2022
82 points

Your stutter is a superpower

Your stutter is a superpower So I was at this party last night and came across this guy that told me that «your stutter is a superpower». I asked why and he replied with the question «yeah because you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2022
5 points

Has anyone done the McGuire Institute for Stammering/Stuttering? I did it about 7 years ago. It changed my life. They have you do this as a challenge by calling restaurants or hotels and just asking ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2022
4 points

I too have ran out on many situations. It’s been a source of shame in my life. To me, however, there are no rules or things that must be done or ways we should act. Everything is made up by humans. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2022
1 points

You sound like you are doing very well . Be proud of your stutter . Obviously some people will laugh at you but that’s human nature .You’ll find people that you click with so be patient . But if I was...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2022
2 points

Bro just plow through it, dont hide your stutter, people are going to find out anyway and they only bully you if you look embarassed and afraid. Plus coming out as a stutterer will make you stutter le...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterSep 23, 2022
12 points

My stutter life - in a nut shell

My stutter life - in a nut shell First of all, I'm a severe stutterer. Unlike most stutterers, I always stutter the most out of all PWS in group therapies. I stutter on every word or letter. &#x2...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2022
3 points

Yeah, it is so limiting to avoid almost all contact just because you stutter. I had some kind of therapy to accept it and to work on it, and now I often forget that I even have it, despite not talking...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2022
7 points

Honestly, just accept the embarrassment. I know it’s easy to say, but it’s the best thing I’ve done. If I stutter and look stupid in front of people and they laugh, who gives a fuck. Just brush it off...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2022
4 points

As painful as it is, I recommend exercising your abilities in uncomfortable social situations. Regardless of our stutter, there are rewarding experiences to be had that you shouldn’t allow your stutt...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2022
5 points

So, I'd replace 'it is okay to stutter' \[active viewpoint\] with 'stuttering doesn't bother me' \[passive viewpoint\] ....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift