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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2020
3 points

No, stuttering isn't something we should just accept as something to not be changed. It shouldn't be something to be shamed, but it is debilitating. If someone has advice for me to help me speak bet...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2020
2 points

I work in the medical field and am also a stutterer. I have similar fears at times, but I remind myself that people pass on much more life-threatening or debilitating diseases to their children. Thing...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2020
0 points

I personally think it's kimda selfish to have children with a condition like that, but don't worry people are gonna judge you in any case so you shouldn't worry about me so much, bit still i think it ...

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Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2020
2 points

I know that it might sound melodramatic and trivial but life, your life, your future children lives, is so much more than speech quality. Yeah, it is obvious but we tend to forget that stuttering is j...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2020
1 points

Your kid can have a myriad of conditions, that's just life. There will always be people that stutter. If your kid stutters, he or she will be lucky to have a dad that they can empathize with and who c...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2020
3 points

i am a college professor with a mild stutter. i have stuttered for as long as i can remember and it has always been a source of shame for me. i never sought professional help for my stutter, which i r...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2020
2 points

I have had a stutter for as long as I can remember. I have never had any therapy for this but learnt myself to cope with it. It has gotten better over the years, but its still a daily challenge. I hav...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterJun 6, 2020
2 points

I have a stutter, and I feel very very privileged. I’m in the same bracket as George VI (last king if England) Sir W.Churchill, Darth Vader, Bruce Willis, Tiger Woods and Mr.Bean. You don’t understa...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
1 points

I don't like myself cuz I stutter and I fear I get bullied by that. I am happy to meet new ppl but I forgot that I stutter too. My parents were supportive. When I talk to a girl about it she said that...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
3 points

Same! I’m worried that as I get older and looks start to fade, people won’t be as understanding of my stutter which now still gets called “cute” and “quirky”....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
3 points

I have the same situation but I'm a female. I have plenty of good friends, people know me around my little town, I've been told I'm an attractive girl but I sometimes stutter really badly and it make...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2020
1 points

I feel you. I'm 22 and graduating uni next month and i can definitely say it was a hard journey. My stutter is really really bad and i have 0 confidence. I'm worried about getting a job and living a l...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2020
1 points

Thank you for completing the survey! It's not meant to invoke sadness. But, the point of this and a lot of our research is that there's broader impact to the stuttering condition than researchers, cli...

Community & SupportSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesLoneliness & IsolationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2020
1 points

There's not always something that "triggers" stutter. Sometimes it's just there. Claiming a mechanism where there is none is not helpful. Look at the stutter research instead, and don't make things u...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Cycles & RandomnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2020
0 points

I appreciate the time you took for formulate this but your stutter is not random there is always something that triggers it. Even if it is in the environment, the other person, or yourself. Having the...

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Cycles & RandomnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2020
1 points

A difference sounds like you choose to stutter. So it's a disorder to me. Although I don't consider myself with a disability as I can still perform mental and physical tasks like everyone else....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2020
2 points

Okay, hang on just a minute... Are you saying that stuttering is a tool to figure out yourself and your relations better, because of the way you feel about how certain interactions (or lack thereof) ...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2020
1 points

\>> 1.How old did you start suttering and how old were you when you stopped stuttering? I remember stuttering ever since I started talking. \>> 2.Did you start talking better eventually...

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postr/StutterMay 31, 2020
54 points

Does your personality suffer when you stutter ?

Does your personality suffer when you stutter ? I used to honestly think that it wasnt possible to be happy when I stuttered.. Everytime I used to stutter it would absolutely deflate and drain my pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2020
5 points

It's is a disorder, by definition and every possible description. But I choose to think of it as a disorder that is more of a difference and not just something that instantly makes us all defective. A...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-Perception