Stuttering Awareness Quotes

“The enigma of stuttering is profound. For in a moment, you would sound very fluent, and at other times, you would struggle to utter even a word.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“The more conscious you are of your stutter, the more likely you are to stutter.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“You could live with a stutter your whole life, but you just couldn't get rid of it.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“Life and stuttering were similar. There were no shortcuts, and if you tried to force or blast through, you got badly injured.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“When your stutter is chronic, you wonder what magic fluent people use that makes them sound so fluent.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“Living with a stutter is like fighting in a battlefield. You either slay the words, or get slain by words.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“It gets worse when depression meets anxiety in a person who stutters.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“It is awkward
to watch
a stutterer stutter, but it is more awkward
to let a stutterer know
that their stutter
makes you feel awkward.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“A stutter knows exactly when to hide, and when to emerge. It knows pretty well how to ruin a perfect conversation.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“The fear stutterers have is not the fear of speaking, but the fear of others knowing that they stutter.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia

“Hiding a stutter doesn't make it go away. Slowing down does the magic.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Stamerenophobia