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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
4 points

For me I feel like it's just there for comedic effect and the character is so odd to begin with. It wasn't hilarious or anything, just a quirk. I know other PWS will feel differently about it but I tr...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
4 points

I agree with your general sentiment -- I heard Emily Blunt give a Fresh Air interview about her childhood stutter, but she obviously wasn't stuttering or showing any signs of it. I actually kind of fi...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Identity & Self-PerceptionSituational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
1 points

It's not. I need all the support, encouragement, and advice I can get. Well, I didn't want to work for the company anyway so yeah but ever since then, I've been scared that I will get that same type...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
4 points

Not now, but it did when I was younger. Even the word "stutter" used in any context, like a stutter-step in sports, used to send a dagger up my spine....

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Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2018
1 points

I'm embarrassed by it because it makes people not take me seriously as someone who does not stutter. It makes me look inept and awkward. I may just be perceiving it that way but this is how it feels. ...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2018
3 points

Hey. Thanks for your post! Can I ask you how you made progress and what did you do and how long did this take? How do you accept it? Oh my gosh. Same. I hate how it hinders me or stops me from being...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2018
1 points

Hi. Thanks so much for your response. I'm so glad. I have no friends and no one to talk to about this stuff with. Oh yeah for sure. Oh gosh. I can't imagine. Yeah that's annoying. Hate that. Can I...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2018
2 points

So what did you do and what worked? I choose work that doesn't involve much talking but the thing is - how can I get past the interview? I mean I do well when I'm comfortable and I'm fine with my pare...

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postr/StutterJan 3, 2018
5 points

My story

My story Hello Reddit, If I decide to write this post here today it's obviously because I stutter and I need someone to lend an ear, here's my story and what bothers me : I've always stuttered, I don...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2018
2 points

>I feel so embarrassed of my speech. May I ask, why are you embarrassed? It's not your fault - you're not doing anything wrong - you just have a stutter, which means your speaking comes out slight...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2018
1 points

Are you not disclosing it? WHAT?! You should absolutely disclose it! How else are they supposed to know what's happening? I'd go one step further, if you're going to a physical interview, take some ma...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2018
1 points

> I don't talk and all I do is stay home. There's your problem. If you're letting fear hold you back, that's something you NEED to hold yourself accountable for. Don't blame your stutter. Remember...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2018
1 points

> I want to be outgoing -> easier to make more friends. Can't bc of my speech. Not accurate. Plenty of stutterers are outgoing and have a lot of friends, in many different cultures. You need to...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2018
1 points

How can I face it? I do but I get the same weird responses. People make weird faces or speak or answer back in a weird tone. It makes me different and to me it makes myself say handicapped or disa...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2018
2 points

Explain to your boss that you're less likely to be fluent with that modified greeting. If you don't start the conversation about your stutter someone else will, and it might not actually include you....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2018
3 points

I think about it pretty often. I think i would be quiet even without a stutter. I've had a stutter since i was 6-7 years old, it got a bit better over the years and now it's a mild one. I rarely stutt...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2018
2 points

It is hard to know whether it makes you that much shyer than you would have been if you did not have a stutter....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2018
3 points

I often subconsciously blame my life problems all on my stutter, despite being almost conpletely irrelevant. It's like my mind finds an easy excuse to connect to every failure....

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Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2018
3 points

I mean I wonder that it as well, but like when I’m with people I know, or at work, I’m usually loud and outgoing. I notice it more when I’m around people I don’t know. Like for instance when I was in ...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2018
5 points

With me its wierd because im also a kind of a quite type but i dont know if it is because i stutter or it is just who i am. Do you wonder that to?...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception