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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2020
18 points

I think the idea of having a voice is never as straightforward as "I think it and then I say it". So, whatever it is we think we want to say may not necessarily be what we come to deliver - regardless...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2020
3 points

I hope I find a girlfriend one day who loves me all for who I am. I’m 21 years old and have never had one before. My stutter definitely doesn’t make it any easier to try to find one either, but noneth...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideDating & Romance
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2020
1 points

I was at this point 5 years ago and i developed a loooooot. U cant imagine now, what you will accomplish in the next 5 years. Congratz, and keep ya head up!!...

Emotional Experience
Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2020
1 points

Hey, OP, I know things can feel like absolute shit at the moment, but they won't be that way forever. I have a stutter and have had one since I was a toddler. When I was in high school, I used to ha...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2020
2 points

I don't think I could have ever put this any better than you did. Your story motivated me even further to not get bothered with it....

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Personal StoriesHope & Motivation
postr/StutterSep 15, 2020
44 points

I did it! I found a job I like - big thanks for your support here, you helped me a lot!!

I did it! I found a job I like - big thanks for your support here, you helped me a lot!! I finally have it - a job. I was job hunting for almost a year and slowly I was losing hope. I wrote some posts...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2020
5 points

I’d say it gets better. But I don’t peddle bullshit. It does make you stronger though. For whatever that’s worth. School sucked for me. Can’t say I miss it....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
0 points

Set your priorities mate, getting a girl and having kids can wait!! Focus on yourself, curing your stuttering and find people who are positive. Don't panic. Remember you are not alone suffering, but...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
1 points

I've stuttered since i could talk. I'm now 44 years old. In school, I was picked on daily, making my life hell. As an adult, i joined the military where i had to give briefs often. Many times,...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationStigma & BullyingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
1 points

Ending it just here and right now will not bring anybody peace. It's not worth it. Positivity can get boring and old really quickly, but what else have we got? All we can do is accept it as it is and ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
1 points

None of us walk the shoes of another, but you have a community that understands your hardships as much as anyone else can. You are still young, and have so much time left to shape your future. Your li...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
3 points

Throughout my childhood until I was 18 I thought I would never find a wife and find a job. Now in my mid thirties, I am married to a wonderful woman, have a daughter and I am more financially secure...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationEmployment & CareerDating & Romance
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
15 points

Sorry, but jumping off a bridge isn't brave. Far from it. The self-pity really bothers me, and I have a severe stutter as well. Brave is FACING your problems head on, not escaping them. Not cowering ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationFrustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
1 points

Don’t give up man, I know how you feel. I never even stuttered as a kid, my onset came on around the age of 17/18, I’m 21 now and it has still persisted with me to this day. Stuttering is so weird and...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesCycles & RandomnessIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
2 points

Same here I feel your pain I stutter so badly around my parents friends and some relatives I genuinely feel they don't even want to be around me but fuck everyone I'ma live my life and be successful i...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
6 points

Hey, sorry you're struggling with this. Stuttering can make things so difficult & it's easy to let the fear kind of take over and hold you back. Please try not to be so tough on yourself. I'm no...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
5 points

No please don't think like this! Do you even want a girl like that when she is that mean? No. She just showed her real personality, and be glad that she did. You will find people who will accept you f...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
29 points

Don't panic! But this is not an easy situation we're dealing with. Everybody's got SOMETHIN to worry about. No one is perfectly healthy, perfectly intelligent, smart, etc. It's a burden, but also a H...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationPersonal StoriesValidation & Empathy+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2020
6 points

Same here bro, I used to feel exactly how you feel, here's my story. I have other issues other than stuttering which make people not want to even look at me or try to talk to me. I've always been reje...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2020
1 points

That’s impressive you were willing to do presentations! Many people, even most non-stutterers, dread public speaking. Sounds like you have a lot of confidence :)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Preparation & RehearsalHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception