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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
7 points

I wouldn’t view it as a mistake, I personally view it as simply an unfortunate card in the deck of who I am. And honestly I feel like if I did not have my stutter, parts of me or maybe as me as a whol...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
15 points

I mean are we a mistake? That's extremely subjective to say and I would call such labeling a cognitive dissonance. We just are... different than other people which doesn't make us a mistake. Some peo...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
2 points

U cant live normally. U just have to accept u are some kind of "freak" . Unlike other disabilities u wont get any help or pity just laughs. The best think u can do is try to find some hobby that will...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
1 points

I'm a left hander who was forced to write with his right hand in infant school, I didn't stutter before I went to school, but it developed in my first year at school, and it was awful. I stopped writi...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainEnergy & Biological RhythmsFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
8 points

Same age, same type of stutter. It sucks. I've got no confidence either, though Im getting there slowly. I guess ive just accepted that its a part of me and nothing is going to change that. While I've...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
1 points

i am a woman, 23 i hate when people are like “stuttering isn’t that bad, it’s cute.” it’s so clear that the majority of people think stuttering as a whole is the way it is portrayed in films and stuf...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
1 points

i hate when people are like “stuttering isn’t that bad, it’s cute.” it’s so clear that the majority of people think stuttering as a whole is the way it is portrayed in films and stuff. i hate it. i ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentRepetitions & Prolongations+3 more
postr/StutterJul 18, 2025
2 points

i used to stutter badly in high school, just made a free guide on what helped me

i used to stutter badly in high school, just made a free guide on what helped me hey everyone, i’m not a speech therapist or some expert, i’m just a guy who used to stutter *badly* — especially in hi...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
1 points

Checkout the books by William Parry where he talks about the Valsalva response as it relates to stuttering. This information started my research towards fluent speech....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
4 points

As a person who's suffered many a foot-in-mouth moment, I think about this a lot. Although stuttering leads to many awkward moments, there are times I'm relieved I was held back from saying something ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
4 points

Actually what he says is kind of true, like I can realize halfway through that my sentence might be misinterpreted, or is poorly worded or something, and stuttering sometimes gives me enough time to t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
24 points

Ah, yes. As I say to my double leg amputee friend: "you know, walking isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes I walk places I don't want to be at. I wish I had to slow down and really think about w...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
12 points

80% of children who stutter grow out of it. Just saying......

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Identity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
1 points

With my mother (it depends on the day), when I speak to myself out loud, which I do a lot, with my speech therapist, and the rest of the time my stuttering is relatively little present....

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationTherapy ExperiencesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
2 points

This reminds me of a chapter in the book “Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice” by Katherine Preston… she was giving a presentation to an SLP college class about stuttering, and for som...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesIdentity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
2 points

Omg! That’s a crazy thing to say. Ever heard of butterfly skin disease? That really shook my faith in god tbh....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
1 points

Been an atheist since 8 yo. But I totally see value in having religious beliefs esp. for comfort and sense of belongingness. Btw my side hobby is religious studies....

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Identity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
1 points

I don’t agree. As a lifelong stutterer I chose to become fluent. I researched as to why fluent speakers don’t stutter. Once I found the answer I became fluent and I never had a relapse....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
1 points

I never believed in God in the first place. It was in the same realm as Santa Claus as far as I was concerned, and I never believed in him either. If God does exist, he's got a lot to answer for....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
1 points

Take a look at William Parry and his research on the Valsalva response. I cured my stuttering. It can be done. First, you need to answer the question of why doesn’t fluent speakers stutter. Once I was...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionFrustration & Anger