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commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
1 points

We all have bad sides. Part of growing up is coming to terms with our negative sides. That's more a general idea though. Stuttering is a part of you, like with me. I'm 30 and still recall vivid memo...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
2 points

I don't, no one 'likes' a stutter. You just learn to cope with it and it becomes just an inconvenience rather than a ponder or something to worry about. When you get used to something you become natu...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
2 points

It's a tough thing to befriend though. I've heard voluntarily stuttering can help with this. I tried voluntarily stuttering and it just made me feel awful after having a fake stutter turn into a real ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
4 points

I don't like it, but I have learned to live with it and not let it stop me. My stutter fluctuates and at it's worse, it's medium to mild on the stuttering spiciness scale ™ . I hate it when it's beh...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Acceptance & PrideSeverity & FluctuationSeeking Therapy+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
1 points

Since the stutter never goes away, it is wise to befriend it. It is not easy, but that's the only thing we can do. We work with it instead of against it. I think it is easier to control the stutter ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
5 points

I'm sure you've heard the question: Would you take a pill to cure your stutter? I've heard several say they wouldn't because they like their stutter. I often wonder if that decision would change if t...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Acceptance & PrideCure Claims / Alt-Treats
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
9 points

I am one of those people who says they have accepted it and wouldn’t change it. I even have been offered free speech therapy I have turned down. Does this mean I like the feeling of stuttering every...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJul 3, 2019
39 points

How can people like their stutter?

How can people like their stutter? I just don't get this. I hear success stories from so many people who have made true acceptance with their stutter, with themselves. These are the people who no long...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PridePhysical TensionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
3 points

I totally understand what you’re saying. I feel like I stutter more when I am thinking about it or worrying about it. I’ve recently started to be more open about my stutter. When I began grad school, ...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
1 points

I stutter from birth. I also have problems with aggression from birth, so when I get excited, my stuttering becomes apparent. because of this, as a child, for many months I was afraid to talk, I wa...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
1 points

I sometimes keep it under control, but at other times just allow it to happen. It's not the strangest thing in the world, so hey, why not add a little flavor......

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2019
2 points

It isn't.... It just defines what type of speaker I am.... I am not scared too speak.... I have more vocabulary than any one out there for my age.... I am proud of myself....Even though this thing has...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJul 1, 2019
32 points

Make today your b****

Make today your b**** Vote if today you’re not going to let your stammer define you. 💪🏼...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2019
3 points

This is the best realization you can have. It is a part of you and there is nothing you need to change that you don't want to....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
3 points

I'm in your boat, Cap. I have a stutter and I own that shit. I speak with new people every day and if they can't handle it, then fuck 'em. If you don't let your impediment get in the way of a health...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
2 points

I see where you’re coming from. I struggled a lot when I was in school like everyone in here did. Now I’m a Pastor and Sing/Speak in front of hundreds of people every week. It’s a part of who I am. Pe...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
2 points

Agree 120% I am like this too, my first visit to a NSA meeting I was talking a lot and sharing a good bit to people I had just met, and the chapter leader was so shocked I had spoke so much, but I did...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJun 30, 2019
16 points

It’s a part of me

It’s a part of me People have always mocked me and made fun of me for my stutter but I kind of don’t want to get rid of it.It is a part of who I am.I don’t want to change that.Is that weird?...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2019
3 points

I've recently had a girl who said "your stutter is sexy" while in bed.... I might put a ring on it asap...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJun 29, 2019
2 points

Everyone I have something to say that could help everyone as it’s helped me, I’m currently 15 and I have stuttered since I’ve been able to talk it’s been hard and has made me have some bad days but I’ve learned that it’s just a stutter, yes it’s annoying but life is to short (continued below)

Everyone I have something to say that could help everyone as it’s helped me, I’m currently 15 and I have stuttered since I’ve been able to talk it’s been hard and has made me have some bad days but I’...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation