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commentr/StutterMay 20, 2020
3 points

A very true picture but just remember the first step in building your confidence and self esteem is to always know that your stutter is a part of you and you have to love and accept yourself before yo...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2020
6 points

The only thing keeping you from achieving things is yourself. You clearly have a very negative outlook on your situation and as a result you are negative about yourself. Accepting your stutter would...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2020
3 points

Wonderfully said and thank you on behalf of all people who stutter because we all know how much this means and I think we should hear or tell ourselves those things every morning. You're absolutely ri...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2020
3 points

You have nothing to be ashamed of and in fact you should be proud. I am proud of you for doing a profession of your choosing and not letting fear of failure hold you back. Have faith that whatever ha...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2020
4 points

I have been a teacher for 15+ years. Some of my early years were hard when I taught technology. I couldn’t say the word technology and a few other important words. If I could I would substitute words ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
1 points

Don't worry man, if you focus on what has already happened, it will get you nowhere. We are all dealt with certain cards in life, it's how you play them that matters...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
1 points

YES!!! The more I focus on living and NOT my stutter, my fluency improved. I still have blocks but I stop, breathe, and carry on....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
2 points

Wow that's amazing! I guess that's really important, because I always seem to stutter more when I focus on it too much....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
2 points

Dw, there's still so many positives to smile about. A stutter is just one part of your life, it doesn't define who you are...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
2 points

Yes. And I still can, you can, and everyone else that is affected by it can. Never let it define who you are. Never give it the satisfaction of taking away your dreams. You have a special gift, find i...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
2 points

Oh I completely agree. I used to be pre-law before I watched the movie "My Cousin Vinny" and I changed my major to psychology. There's many things that my stutter controlled, interrupted and derai...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
1 points

Ikr, it's a thought that always comes to mind. I guess the way around it is to accept the cards you've been dealt. Like there are many good qualities I have as well that other people might want. Every...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2020
7 points

Stop trying to find the magical cure and creating false hope for PWS who will take this as face value and eventually will see its futility; haven't we suffered enough? I survived suicide and 30 years...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMay 17, 2020
28 points

Sharing some motivation Love🐦

Sharing some motivation Love🐦 When I had the quiz score of 11 👇⁣ ⁣ Everytime in class when the teacher used ask you to call out your quiz answer no matter what the quiz was out of I always got 11. L...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2020
1 points

I encourage people to acknowledge it so it’s not awkward. If I have a big block or something I always follow it up with “wow that was a big one!” My close friends are comfortable with having a littl...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2020
2 points

I know a guy who started stuttering out of the blue at 18. One thing to know is stuttering help is most professionals don't really know anything about stuttering. Your doctor wont know and unfortunate...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyAcceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2020
4 points

I wish you the best of luck. Once this quarantine thing is over it’ll be a great time to physically go into campus and meet new people, stutterers or not, if someone’s interested in what you have to o...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterMay 16, 2020
6 points

New chapter

New chapter I just finished high school and in a few months I'll be studying. I'm not even worried of people making fun of my stutter. I've sort of grown out of the 'give-a-fuck status'. It says more...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2020
3 points

I do really appreciate this response. But respond like this and they’ll just continue to do it. I’m not 100% into accepting my stammer as part of me, but when accepting it, or partly, will make any te...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2020
1 points

I see a lot of patients everyday and a lot of consultants (some who are really mean). We usually go in groups so there’s always at least 5 people in the room. Sometimes patients aren’t the most friend...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesEmployment & CareerAcceptance & Pride+1 more