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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2018
1 points

I cannot be proud of being a stutter. I feel like a man who likes other man and every body knows it, but you never talk about it So all of my coworkers know im a stutter but i never mentioned it or sp...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2018
1 points

I cannot be proud of being a stutter. I feel like a man who likes other man and every body knows it, but you never talk about it So all of my coworkers know im a stutter but i never mentioned it or sp...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2018
39 points

You've gotta start being kinder to yourself. I realize there's a strong element to your OP that suggests a deeper mental illness that I'm not even remotely qualified to advise you on. But know this: p...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2018
2 points

Buddy I am so sorry for what you are going through. I know how you feel, I know how this affect your mental health, your self image...The first thing you have to realize is that you are speech disable...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Identity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2018
8 points

The act of stuttering is *literally* the least of the average stutterer's problem. The biggest hurdle is learning to let go of some theoretical, idealized version of yourself, who is perfectly fluent,...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2018
1 points

That seems like one of those spiral things. Like when I was a teenager, I could talk on the phone every single day, no problem. Then I hit my twenties and a couple bad experiences with having to make ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2018
9 points

Now, slavery is defined as someone being forced to do something for someone else, without the former wanting to. In what way are you forcing yourself to do something you don't want to? Seems to me you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2018
1 points

Ah ok. I guess everyone's stutter is different :) Personally my stutter became worse when I paid more attention to it and made it the center of my life. I mentioned that in my post. Before I was 17,...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2018
4 points

Yes! I pretty much just approach it like my eye color. It's not a bad thing or a good thing. It just is. I can't help it. It's a part of who I am. And if someone doesn't like it, then they can fuck of...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2018
7 points

I appreciate your attitude :) but we phrase things differently, you and I. Allow me to make a few remarks. - >be proud to be a stutterer I think I'd rather be proud of how I'm _dealing with_ my ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2018
1 points

So could it be that the problem is not stuttering, but selective stuttering? This sounds very similar to selective mutism. I think what Ciductive was getting at, was that if stutterers can speak flu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2018
1 points

If you view this sub and read posts about “what do you hate the most about stuttering “ the number one response is “when people finish our sentences”. That to me is treating her like she’s got a men...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2018
5 points

> it means that it's not physical, but only in your head That's not what this means. If there was one misconception of stuttering I could nuke from wide orbit, it'd be this one right here, lol. ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2018
2 points

I consider myself as an introvert, who sometimes has outgoing sessions with desire to talk and to be listened to by many people, hanging out and have loads of fun. I can't tell which do I enjoy more ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2018
2 points

I'm not interested in proving you wrong. I'll just hear you out instead. :) It's a complex affair, this thing we've got to carry around... It's already a complex affair simply being alive and making ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2018
2 points

Just to be sure - I'm not trying to undermine that! I'm sorry if it came off that way (to you or anyone else reading). I'm definitely not going for "forced positivity" or "forced optimism" (in case t...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2018
8 points

I admit, I'm not saying we should do things that are hard _over and over no matter the cost_. I'm just trying to speak against the notion that we should just not bother at all. I also think we should...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2018
2 points

I've always called myself an extraverted introvert.. easily could be the stutter part...or my propensity to exhaust myself going full extrovert where I need to recharge my batteries every once in a wh...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2018
1 points

Not labelling them as a stutterer won't make them feel isolated, if anything I think labelling them as a stutterer and taking them to therapy makes them feel more isolated. You don't have to ignore i...

Identity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Identity & Self-PerceptionEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2018
1 points

Perhaps ditch the notion that sexiness is down to this distinct grouping of traits that you imagine. Perhaps also ditch the notion that seduction (in the form you imagine) is pivotal to romantic cond...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency