#dysfluency

[mad-pride]

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[stutteringmyway]

stuttering on my name always broke my heart and made me feel so bad. it didnt happen very often but when it did, it felt like the whole world was collapsing on me. how can i take care of myself when i cant even say my own name?

today i got asked for my name. i got stuck and couldnt even make a sound. the lady kept asking for my name, laughing and telling me i dont have a reason to be nervous cause its only my name. its only my name. all i could manage to do was awkwardly smile and try to get to words out.

its only my name.

after that she took my id, i thanked her, left and moved on. normally i would spend all day (and a couple days after) thinking about that moment and hating myself.

but a part of acceptance is letting go. so today i stuttered on my name and the world didnt stop. today i stuttered on my name and it was okay. its only my name.

[recordofabrokenrobot]

[image description: two photos of the book Stammering Pride and Prejudice showing the cover and a page with the poem Honest Speech]

Ivy League Cyborg: September

I wrote this poem 5 years ago to avoid writing a term paper. It’s gone so many places since then.

[dysfluentsuggestion]

today I competed with my school’s debate team

like usual, i stuttered my way through it

i got 5th best speaker. the first medal i’ve ever won was earned for doing something i’ve feared for years.

it gets better, my friends.

[dysfluentsuggestion]

i dont know what it's called but i'm selectively mute and i twist up and mangle words and say them in the wrong order and do this weird thing where words that i Can pronounce always come out completely unintelligible but when i'm reading something or i've rehearsed it a lot of times i'm very wellspoken, do i count? i know this is probably annoying sorry

yes, you do ! that’s pretty common among dysfluent people (being fluent when something is rehearsed) so of course you count !

but we have been told that the term selective mute is outdated. we appreciate diverse opinions, so if you don’t agree and want to use the term for yourself, that’s fine.

[dysfluentsuggestion]

Could you recommend any other blogs that talk about speech impediments? Thank you :)

sadly, i don’t know of many

the only one i can think of at the top of my head is @didistutterproject, only the blog is very inactive (last post from 3 months ago) 

[dysfluentsuggestion]

you're allowed to be angry! you're allowed to assert yourself! dysfluency doesn't make you less serious.

[dysfluentsuggestion]

I would like to remind all mentally ill followers of this blog that, you are beautiful. if your mental illness is connected to your dysfluency then I wish you the best. if they are entirely separate, that's great and wonderful too. if you are mentally ill and fluent, I hope you have many more good days. all of you are full of worth. you are valuable; to me, to your social circle, to the world. all of you deserve success, love, health, and happiness. if your mental illness makes you forget this, then know that we at dysfluentsuggestion support you always. much love. 🌹🌹🌹🌹