Stuttering as a 'blessing'? - Page 3

kobe4three · 06-16-2009, 05:06 AM

i can agree with you there..im defainetly more humble and a good listener... is stuttering a blessing?well like someone who knows how you would of been if you didnt stutter..

grantM · 06-16-2009, 10:07 AM

Hmm the blessing bit sounds like someone is trying to make you feel better about yourself. Its like going to a support group and a non-stutterer saying that stutterers are the nicest, most caring and understanding people they have ever met..get real....it does not automatically mold you into a great person!

mufaa · 06-16-2009, 02:26 PM

Hmm...i am not too sure.

I won't call it a blessing. It hasn't improved my life even in the tiniest bit. It hasn't helped me in any way. It has only brought me embarrassment, and humiliation.

The only good thing that has come out of it is, in my tears, frustrations and hopelessness, i found a strength to pull through. I found an inner belief to strive harder. But would i have found this, had i not been stammering? Maybe. Everyone faces testing times in life, for me it mostly always have been stuttering. But i would have faced another difficulty that had brought out the inner strength and belief i found from my stuttering.

Iron Cable · 06-16-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by grantM

The trouble is it is impossible to know how you would have turned out if you were stutter free.

Yeah. If I actualy had a choice, I preffer to not stuttering anymore, rather than never stuttering in the first place.
My life may have been much better if I didn't stutter, but I think I'd be a completely different person....

Bodryn · 07-06-2009, 05:48 PM

This morning when I was getting up I thought to myself, given a choice between stuttering and having Tourette's, I think it's far better to stutter. At least it doesn't get you kicked out of libraries like I saw in one video, and even though people will ridicule you, there are a lot of people who seem to be understanding and patient.

ClinPsy · 07-06-2009, 07:09 PM

Yes, I have used it to my advantage. When I went on interviews for my doctorate in clinical psychology, I told the interviewer before we started that I was a stutterer. They were very fascinated by this. I explained to them my journey of denial, acceptance and overcoming my stutter. They all seemed to be really impressed. I think that's a big reason why I was accepted to some programs.

06-16-2009, 05:06 AM	#13
kobe4three Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: nj Posts: 36	Re: Stuttering as a 'blessing'? i can agree with you there..im defainetly more humble and a good listener... is stuttering a blessing?well like someone who knows how you would of been if you didnt stutter..

06-16-2009, 10:07 AM	#14
grantM Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Western Vic, Victoria, Australia Posts: 788	Re: Stuttering as a 'blessing'? Hmm the blessing bit sounds like someone is trying to make you feel better about yourself. Its like going to a support group and a non-stutterer saying that stutterers are the nicest, most caring and understanding people they have ever met..get real....it does not automatically mold you into a great person!

06-16-2009, 02:26 PM	#15
mufaa Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Do not want to disclose Posts: 10	Re: Stuttering as a 'blessing'? Hmm...i am not too sure. I won't call it a blessing. It hasn't improved my life even in the tiniest bit. It hasn't helped me in any way. It has only brought me embarrassment, and humiliation. The only good thing that has come out of it is, in my tears, frustrations and hopelessness, i found a strength to pull through. I found an inner belief to strive harder. But would i have found this, had i not been stammering? Maybe. Everyone faces testing times in life, for me it mostly always have been stuttering. But i would have faced another difficulty that had brought out the inner strength and belief i found from my stuttering.

07-06-2009, 05:48 PM	#17
Bodryn Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Manitoba Posts: 5	Re: Stuttering as a 'blessing'? This morning when I was getting up I thought to myself, given a choice between stuttering and having Tourette's, I think it's far better to stutter. At least it doesn't get you kicked out of libraries like I saw in one video, and even though people will ridicule you, there are a lot of people who seem to be understanding and patient.

07-06-2009, 07:09 PM	#18
ClinPsy Stuttering Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NY Posts: 53	Re: Stuttering as a 'blessing'? Yes, I have used it to my advantage. When I went on interviews for my doctorate in clinical psychology, I told the interviewer before we started that I was a stutterer. They were very fascinated by this. I explained to them my journey of denial, acceptance and overcoming my stutter. They all seemed to be really impressed. I think that's a big reason why I was accepted to some programs.

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