commentr/StutterFebruary 10, 2015

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You're right, stuttering sucks, but it's not a barrier to success. I've found it beneficial to allow my stuttering to be other people's problem as well and not only my own. When I stutter, other people are forced to choose between being patient and understanding or being rude about the situation. When people are nice about it, it helps me with the inevitable anxiety, but when people are rude about it, that gives me important information about who they are as a person and how little I should value their opinion. I'm fortunate to be in an educational environment where people are usually courteous when I stutter, but high school is probably not as easy in that regard. Anxiety is something that everyone who stutters has had to manage. Over time, you'll learn to push past it, and the people around you will become more mature, as well. Good luck, keep up the fight!

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Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & MotivationStigma & Bullying

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public_speaking