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commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
1 points

Hey, I have been right where you are right now. I had the exact same thought process when I was 19 years old, just constantly putting limitations on myself and stopping myself from trying things. I us...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
2 points

Unfortunately stuttering is still incomplete science, but In my personal experience a stutterer who lacks confidence in themselves will stutter more severely than a stutterer who continues to improvis...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
4 points

Wooohoooo to all you folks who are proving that a stutter has nothing to do with intelligence! I just wanna say that, as a PWS, I would LOVE to have a doctor who stutters: It'd make me feel more und...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
1 points

What is a badass? Is it a specific person, a look, a hairstyle, clothes... no, it varies person by person. It’s character, the way you compose yourself but more importantly it’s how that person deals ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
1 points

Everyone has their own Achilles’ heel, find yours, and then analyze it. Does it really make logical sense that it interferes with almost every aspect of your life? I guarantee the person who’s hardest...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
2 points

100% emotionally charged words like stutter can cause the most trouble because of the tension that would carries with it. Crazy how connected the body and mind are. 🤯...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
6 points

I too find the word stutter emotionally charged. Keep saying it and tell yourself you can. Stretch out the vowel....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
3 points

I get that exact same thing when I’m trying to explain my stutter and I say the word “stutter” I stutter so much I think it’s because I’ve built of so much negativity towards having a stutter that say...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
2 points

Your voice is worthy of being heard. Stutter and all....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
5 points

Self therapy worked best for me. However, I am a teacher and often I do best when I teach myself. But not until after I accepted that stuttering was something I was doing, not something that was hap...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
1 points

Exactly. When I was a kid I was really depressed about my stutter among other things. As I have gotten older and especially at my current job I have come to realize that my stutter has made me who I a...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
4 points

Become your own person. Find a sport at which to excel. Find a hobby. Invest in your environment. Help people. Become self confident....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2020
2 points

This right here. I always thought to myself, as much as I hate my stutter, I’m pretty sure it made me a better and stronger person....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2020
6 points

I tell you bro. I have had a stutter since I was around 9 y/o. Since I have started working it’s gotten better but recently I noticed it getting worse at times. I make weird sounds and blink a lot whe...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2020
2 points

OP , we stutters always face people who doubt our abilities . And there are times we are at a place with lowest self esteem and low self confidence. And that is NORMAL for stutters yet we achieve a lo...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2020
2 points

I love your attitude, that your goal is to stop caring about stuttering, not "how do I stop stuttering". Yout mindset is a lot healthier. Its quite simple... Let me ask, what characteristics comes...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2020
1 points

I know there's that perspective, I just want to be seen as strong and manly by everyone. I need to finally accept that I won't be... Good response though...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2020
6 points

Can I offer this perspective, vulnerability is strength. Having to be vulnerable is strong. Putting yourself out there with your stutter is strong. Vulnerability can even act as a character meter, if ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2020
3 points

Thank you for your response :). I think you are right, I might have something out of toxic masculnity in my point of view. Will try to work on it as well as on my stutter...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2020
3 points

it's understandable that you feel this way, but i feel like,, i'm not sure how to phrase it lightly, but it seems like you have toxic masculinity in you because you think stuttering is a form of weakn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
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