commentr/StutterJanuary 21, 2026

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Lifelong stutterer here, when I went to college one of the things I learned is that lots of people are willing to get to know you regardless of what ailes you. In my case, I was oftentimes the first person with a stutter many people had ever met, so they just weren’t sure always how to initially react. Some people would react with kindness and understand right off the bat, and others had to learn that response. Some people would just be really surprised and feel awkward when they learned I have a stutter, but I don’t fault them because we were all young and learning how to live life. But the thing is that an overwhelming majority of the people around me were super willing to get to know me and I felt loved by my college community.

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Community & SupportSocial & Relationships

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Validation & EmpathyFriendships & Belonging