Will people make fun of me for stuttering?

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1. Really depends on where you go. In general though, I’d say most adults would be mature and understanding of it. You may not get front-facing jobs that require speaking in public / to clients and if you need to explain something in an emergency people might be annoyed if your stutter is really, REALLY, bad, but I’d say for the most part outside of that, most people won’t make fun of you.

   At most they’d just be “I think that guy has some speech trouble” as an observation, but they won’t mock you for it.

2. I think just accepting the fact that you do stutter is the first step. While there is a conscious effort to not discriminate against someone that has a speech impediment there are those that aren’t so conscious. And you will not ever be without these people in society. I see comedians on AGT that stutter and it looks like they have made some sort of peace with it and turned it into something that works for them instead of works against them. Surround yourself with those who truly accept you and you’ll be fine.

3. They might. The good thing is it gives you the opportunity to tell them it’s because you’ve suffered some brain damage during the re-re-really rough sex you’ve had with their mo-mo-mo-mother the previous night (really overdo the stutter there).

4. Some people might, but at the end of the day those people don’t matter. You expressing yourself is far more important than mean people. Don’t let the fear of them keep you in a shell.