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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
1 points

Congrats on your 4.0 GPA, I agree with the idea that stuttering limits the potential we have or things that come as automatic to those that are fluent but difficult for us to do. We are 1% of the worl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
4 points

I hate when people compare, a stutter can be as equally sufferable as blindness, stutterers have a higher rate with suicide and are treated more like a funny joke...

Identity & DisabilityMeds & Substances
Stigma & BullyingHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
4 points

Do you know how many people mental health went bad cause of this shi do you know how many people that killed themselves over this shi do you know how many opportunities people loss cause of this shi d...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressStigma & Bullying+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
3 points

When i was working at gas station I barely could start asking some mom with a kiddo what petrol to pour, so kiddo gave me a disgust look and asked her mother "Is this guy sick? Also at school while w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
2 points

**TL;DR summary**: *(of the video)* * Many people who stutter report fluency when performing scripted roles or acting—possibly because they're embodying a different identity and not anticipating disf...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Situational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

I'm from northern Utah. Growing up in the 90s, I was able to receive speech therapy from kindergarten until 12th grade. Unfortunately, my stutter lead to severe bullying, fights, and school suspension...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & CareerSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

I'm very sorry that you got the "do you speak English?" comment. I hate that so very much. It's happened to me a time or two as well....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

Telling me to relax or take my time with talking. I know that already. IDK if it's annoying, but mocking it. That can ruin my mood for the whole day and next day for me....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
4 points

I work as an English teacher. Due to my stutter, I sometimes have problems in classroom management, especially with students with problematic behaviors. Having seen this issue, the guidance counselor ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
4 points

My stutter was awful in primary. Still is. I managed to mask it a bit in secondary. A lad in my year was walking home with me once and said “ remember when you pretended to have a stutter “. Yeah , th...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

Keep your chin up and don’t be embarrassed. You cannot control your stutter. If someone makes fun of you, shame on them. Focus on your workouts, build great muscles, and show them who you are. if i...

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Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
2 points

Oh I’ve heard that one before! They say the same thing about date of birth, like when they ask you as you pick up a prescription. “Did you forget your birthday.” I think it makes them look dumb, not m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
17 points

We are our worst enemy most of the time. In reality, it doesn't matter. There's nothing wrong with stuttering it's the stigma and negative thoughts behind it. I know it can be pain in the ass and how...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
12 points

Some jackass in a parkinglot assumed I couldn't speak English because im brown and I stutter. He then proceeded to hurl a slew of offensive Hispanic insults at me before telling me to "go back to my o...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMay 28, 2025
5 points

Annoying things that non-stutterers said or did about your stutter?

Annoying things that non-stutterers said or did about your stutter? Oh and it doesn’t have to be the common “Finish our sentences” or “Did you forget your name”. I want your experiences and others tha...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
9 points

It's crazy that this is a silent struggle for some people and most people aren't even aware of it. They jus consider us as not social at all.....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
1 points

Oh, I had a similar experience when I was a child with a plumber that came to our house. He was making small talk with my father and then, the conversation turned to me and he asked my name, which cau...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
4 points

She knew nothing about stuttering other than seeing me blink and struggle to get words out, so the spirit of her assumption was "oh you struggle with X? must be because you stutter" which is very much...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
5 points

That we aren’t trying hard enough and it’s our fault. Also that it’s easily curable. “Come on, you need to try harder!” “You didn’t stutter now! See, you just need to work on it and change will happe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
0 points

If i wasn’t so “fortunate” with money i wouldn’t stutter, because i had to keep a reputation and constantly being judged by everyone around me on how i act how i walk and how i talk i got anxiety that...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying