commentr/StutterAugust 15, 2019

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Absolutely not my friend. Im 30 and I’ve stuttered for as long as I can remember. I promise you, it gets better. Looking back on my life, yeah it would’ve been very different and I would’ve even been a different person had I not been a stutterer. Good people will look past it. Your real friends will look past it. I know your stutter is a big deal to you but to most people you interact with it’s really not. One thing that helped me a lot as I got older was learning to laugh at myself. Make little jokes about it when you have a bad one. Call your self out before anyone else does and people will see that as confidence. Eventually your stuttering will get better. I still have my bad days. Please don’t give up. I promise it will get better. If you need to talk please feel free to PM me whenever you want. Hell, I’ll even talk to you on the phone. Your life is worth every moment. Even the bad ones. There are so many people that love you and would be devastated if you left.

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Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance

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Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationHumor & Community ToneAvoidance & Substitution