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I think this also happens to others too, not just to people who stutter. Some people can be bossy, condescending and think they know what others think, or that their job is to tell others what they should think. Stuttering brings an extra challenge to dealing with it. Do we need to ask them kindly to give as more space to talk, because we need that extra space because of our condition? I think stutterers too often take all the responsibility of a speaking situation going well to themselves, and pressure themselves to be fluent so that they would be heard and not "bother" other people with our stutter. But our fluent listeners have their responsibility too, and they can become more understanding and patient and so help us becoming more confident and fluent. Shame makes it difficult to ask for that space, and pressures us to just "be normal" but I think there lies the challenge. I know that many people who stutter are quick to reject the message that it is okay to stutter and it is okay to ask others for more time or whatever we need in that situation to get our message across, but this is how I see it in any case.