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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
6 points

They can say it, but we all know that there is a reality to having a communication disability. Stuttering is right up there with having no front teeth. We just aren’t “presentable.”...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
11 points

I hate how life is not fair for everyone. Even though they say they dont discriminate, it still shows. Im so scared. I want to be a nurse. I am in nursing school rn. I fear i can be smart but no hospi...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
3 points

What I do not understand is when society hears a person who stutters is automatically dumb. I wish all the time that if stuttering wasn’t a hidden disability....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
12 points

1000% my life would be so much better. Stuttering has literally destroyed my life. I lost count at the number of suicidal attempts I have taken on myself. Multiple times in psychiatry hospitals. The b...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
1 points

Its a crazier life that I have since mine is on the severe end. Everyday I pray I would be fluent and feel like anyone else. People really are condescending...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
1 points

Person A doesn't get hired because of their stutter. Person B: well i got hired so its how You handled it. Not only do we not all live in the same society/country but severity levels are also a thin...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationStigma & BullyingQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
3 points

I'm a substitute teacher with a stutter. Every classroom is different, but a lot of kids are surprisingly accepting that I have a stutter compared to adults. It's refreshing- being able to stutter w...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeStigma & BullyingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
1 points

There is a word for all of this. It's on the tip of my tongue. Yeah- discrimination. What they've done to you was disrespectful and you don't need to be in a company like that. Please find anywhere el...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
2 points

ME. If stuttering had a picture in the dictionary, mine would be in it. II’ve been stuttering my entire life, and I’ve used art as an escape from the criticism that stutterers often face.  I remember...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingAcceptance & PridePersonal Stories
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
4 points

Woow! I'm a severe stutterer for as long as I can remember. I always wanted to be a lawyer but thought my stutter would be a major hindrance. And I have valid reasons to say that, just one example- I ...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
2 points

He diagnosed himself with Autism, he has no official diagnosis. His speech impediment is probably mostly due to the lies he tells everyone. Musk is a great self promoter, however he us not the world ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
2 points

Stutterers victim blame other stutterers, so how can a fluent person change their preconceived notion when our own side is like "no, its about how You deal with it, many stutterers are doing fine". ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
3 points

I was a political science and public policy professor for several years. I had the highest instructor evaluation scores for my department. The only people that seem to mock me were the two or three “c...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
6 points

If I were an autistic billionaire with speech impediment, I'd be spending so much money helping discriminated disabled people sue companies, schools, and even their parents if they're abusive. But Mu...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2026
1 points

I wish my parents were like u growing up. When I got into an argument w my brother they argued with me and my brother decided to mock my stutter and nobody said anything. Had a big fat mental breakdow...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJan 15, 2026
31 points

I’m fucking sick of it.

I’m fucking sick of it. I’ve always been confident, never had anxiety. I’m not ashamed of my speech. But I’m frustrated angry it makes me boil that I can’t speak my mind. I’m sick of people not unders...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Frustration & AngerStigma & BullyingQuality of Life
postr/StutterJan 15, 2026
2 points

Job worries!

Job worries! Hello guys, i hope youre having a wonderful day, as a fellow stutterer here i wanted to ask if anyone has had problems with finding a job, i just currently finished my 4th year of softwar...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2026
1 points

My primary 7 teacher routinely made fun of my stutter and I had other pupils cone to me to tell me because they felt bad when he did it around them. I was affected by the experience and it had a damni...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentTrauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2026
3 points

i wish secondary behaviors were known among general public. people may know about repetition type of stuttering, while ignorant about block type of stuttering, and even more ignorant about secondary b...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Physical TensionStigma & BullyingListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2026
1 points

In the 7th grade, we had a long term substitute teacher who told me to "sit down until I could talk right" when I had to stand up and give a report on front of the class. All the kids defended me, an...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment