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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
2 points

Please don't look at yourself through the eyes of someone who doesn't like or even know you. You are valuable, you have worth, and ur stutter doesn't define you my guy. What other people say about you...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
11 points

Frankly, it's BS to suggest that a speech therapist can't help you because they don't know what it's like. It doesn't work for everyone, but that doesn't mean it's useless. Great for you, but I'm at ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyPositive Therapy TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 12, 2021
8 points

How I CURED 95% of myself with NO THERAPY! (In 3 months time)

How I CURED 95% of myself with NO THERAPY! (In 3 months time) Good afternoon to fellow stutterers out there. After lurking in this subreddit for a few weeks and seeing the frustration that other peopl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
3 points

I’m glad man. Hang in there and be proud of yourself. Being made fun of sucks. I regret doing that to others when I was young and foolish....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
2 points

Never tried mushrooms, but I've taken LSD many times. I don't think it affected my stutter in any way, but it definitely changed my attitude towards it. Nowadays I don't even care that I stutter anymo...

Meds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Psychedelics & MicrodosingAcceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2021
2 points

Oh, I understand. Yeah, I used to have that mentality but now I own it. Sure it does bother me but it happens. I have a call center job and I really try and put effort into putting myself out there...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2021
6 points

Thank you for your words Wally. I made an edit to this post, but I wanted to mention that I love the sense of community here and I am realizing how much I need that. I have decided to leave him. Last ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2021
1 points

Try a different speech therapist. Not much else you can do. People are gonna give you shit for it, it is what it is. That being said, most people really don't care because most people aren't assholes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice RequestsAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2021
2 points

Not all stutters are alike and are at different levels of comfort with their disability. Some don’t want want to acknowledge it, some really want to address the elephant in the room so they can move o...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2021
2 points

I’m not surprise that some people got mad for that, although they should not. What I decided to do is to not talk about my stutter in my bio. I chat with them girls for a while (still not raising the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
5 points

It will get easier. You will make friends that care about you as a person. Stuttering isn’t the only characteristic of you. I’m 36 and have been a pretty severe stutterer for my whole life. One of the...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
1 points

I'm 27 and I know how you feel.. The way I think about it is, when I look back at myself on my deathbed, which decision would I wish I would have made at this age: A) Let fear get the best of me and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
3 points

You are welcome. We are all humans, looking for love and acceptance. Stuttering doesn’t change that :) keep us updated and most of all remember that you aren’t any less of a person bc of your stutteri...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 10, 2021
49 points

My experience as a waiter with a stutter

My experience as a waiter with a stutter I've stuttered all my life. For the past 21 years, it's been a serious issue. I was never bullied about it at all and only had support but it was still a strug...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
5 points

Long time stutterer here. Definitely can empathize with your situation. Masks make it harder too. Best thing to do is what my speech therapist suggested- be a proud stutterer. Stutter openly....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
2 points

What you accomplished is probably half the battle of stuttering. Keep it up and all sorts of doors will open up for you in life. Congratulations! Took me a lot longer to get where you are already. Nev...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
3 points

I had the same issue until I stopped hiding my stutter and released myself. And yes several people got mad at me at dates and thought I wasted their time, but there was 1 person who accepted me for wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
5 points

You shouldve recorded it with stutter, everyone has to know you are different. I used to do the same everytime I wanted to send a voice message to someone. We should not hide what we really are, thats...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 10, 2021
36 points

I took part in a Drama audition

I took part in a Drama audition My college is going on in online mode. There was an online audition for a play/drama in my college. Though, I do not have any interest in dramatics, I took part in it j...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2021
2 points

Sorry for your loss.I completely relate with everything that you said,I’m at similar place in life right now.I would give the same advice to young people to really fail forward and use it as fuel.You ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideMindfulness & Breathing+1 more