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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
1 points

No I am not overthinking it. I am willing to assure if that was a stuttering relapse....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyPersonal StoriesIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
3 points

Life can be challenging as a stutter but it doesn't have to control your life. I hope we all find the good in the little things!...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
9 points

Great attitude you have, I'm glad you've not let this curse ruin or effect your life... I'm the opposite though, ive always been totally embarrassed and ashamed and through this I've not led the l...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJan 11, 2022
59 points

So what if I stutter!

So what if I stutter! So what if I stutter! I am an educated 32 year old mother of two. With a lovely husband, a house, and the best job as an estate planning specialist. I have my bad days where I ca...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
1 points

Stutterers can live a happy and normal life. Surgery or any type of medication to ‘cure’ stuttering would likely have consequences. None of them being good. I’d rather keep my stutter and keep it movi...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
3 points

A lot easier. It is super humbling having a stutter though...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
23 points

First of all, I'm glad you found a friend that you can trust. Second, NEVER feel guilt, shame or embarrassment about your stutter. YOU ARE FRICKIN AWESOME and if she is a true friend, it's a non-...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
13 points

There’s a good chance she already knows, OP. As a 38 year old who has accepted (with the help of mental health professionals) that stuttering is something that *I* made into a big deal, and the majori...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
4 points

It's true in our mindset. Because we don't have it, and we should work really hard to get close to it, we kind of feel like this is the only thing that will make our happiness complete. If you ask pe...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
5 points

The short answer: it comes with time. The long answer: It comes with time once you have the confidence to know who you are and that the people who put you down have less than 0 sway on your life. Al...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJan 10, 2022
12 points

Fact about Stuttering

Fact about Stuttering You’ll stutter significantly less if you stop carrying what other people think. This is also a helpful life-tip for anyone. Non stutters and us fellow stutters....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2022
31 points

Totally agree. Sometimes, I go inside the supermarket, and being able to ask the clerks there wear the juice isle is without stuttering just seems like a superpower of a convenience. When it comes out...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Quality of LifeAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2022
3 points

Interesting comment, you don't hear too many PWS describe themselves as "frickin awesome" what is the source of your confidence?...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2022
9 points

When I stopped caring what people thought of my stutter, a whole new world opened up. Who cares what other people think of my stutter. I know I am FRICKIN AWESOME and life is so much better now...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
1 points

Here here. Madrid, 28M. I usually do not stutter if I talk to another stutterer. I think it is a confidence issue....

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
7 points

For sure but I’m also gay and lived in an abusive household so I guess I had compound issues. I rose above it though so I think any one of you can do the same you just have to believe you can!...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
3 points

Well I’ve learned to change my mindset. Instead of thinking “I can’t express myself” I think “I can express myself, it’s the other persons choice to hear it.” And I believe that the general public has...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
1 points

Same.. I can't understand it either... But it definitely helped get me laid a couple times. Which as a teenager I never expected to happen after how girls in school treated me. Luckily with maturity m...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
3 points

I've heard several of my exs say they thought my stutter was "cute".. I never believed them and always assumed they were just being nice, which I appreciated and never let on that I didn't believe the...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
2 points

I mean your friend isn’t wrong. If you let stuttering get between what you want to do or are passionate about then you are letting it win. Not saying it isn’t hard, but I’m a Forman now at a company...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career