i’ve had a slight stutter all my life as well. the whole, “stop talking so fast!” or “hah your brain is going faster than your mouth” can be super annoying. it’s comforting knowing a content creator embraces something like this.
i’ve always wanted to do something with content creation ever since i was little, but my stutter was something i didn’t want to exactly showcase, so thank you for this video and showing that it is okay!
Exactly! Something that always bothered me and always will is when people will repeat what I said with the stutter and basically mock me and laugh. I never had the courage to tell them hey that's not cool and always laughed it off with them. Saji actually helped me get the confidence to talk back to them and not be ashamed of my stutter. I tried for many years to get rid of it so it was about time i got along with it
Hey guy, as a fellow brown man with a stutter, the first time I saw one of your videos I felt represented in a way I never thought was possible. You helped me feel more at ease with and more ok with myself. Thank you.
Dude omg I’m also a brown man w a stutter n this popped into my recommended a few minutes ago, I’ve never met anyone else w a stutter and yea, I feel the same brown stutter solidarity 👊
Not a brown man. But brown woman with a stutter used to go to speech therapy. I think it was just because of my delay of learning English lol. But I feel bad because when I first watch a video of his. He was kinda playing a character in the beginning of the video. Acting as someone nervous. So his stuttering felt like a joke? I dunno how to explain it but I felt offended because I thought he was mocking something I have to deal with everyday. Ended up watching another video by my TH-cam recommendation. And found out he just had a stutter. And I still feel bad for being upset over nothing. Just used to people bullying or getting annoyed with my stutter. So I assumed he was doing it too🥲 but now it honestly kinda makes me feel more confident because he has so many followers that enjoy listening to him. Makes me think maybe my stutter isn’t annoying the other people just suck
I don't get why anyone would have a problem with it, I just thought "oh he has a stutter, okay, still watch his videos because they're really good" and that's the most of it
Thiiiiiis. I said this months ago, just casually while watching a video with a friend; "I'm so glad he doesn't edit his stutter out." The human connection that comes from allowing people to observe you as you is so heartwarming.
I felt the same. I always have had a mild stutter and been really insecure about it my whole life. The fact that he kept it in his videos, even post edit, always made me appreciate his videos even more.
My fuckin goat. I used to stutter as a kid in middle school and overcame it as an adult but in middle school I got made fun of for it straight to my face that 3/4 of my “friends” would say “w w w w whats up max” which is just ignorant as hell. But you keeping your stutters in makes your channel comforting and true to you
A friend of mine who stutters alot was doing presentations for all the classes. And afterwards some dumbass made fun of her for it so We went to the teachers and ofc he lied and Said he didnt do it but like We knew that she was nervous about the presentation wich made her stuttering worse but she seemed thankfull she had friends who stood up for her
I have a stutter and use to be told “t-t-t-t-today junior” or that one character in South Park they’d mock me for that. Was not fun. Even had people get mad at me for trying to tell a story and taking too long. Made me really shut myself out to the world and decide to only listen but never speak. But seeing him make videos and grow his channel. His channel that is nothing but him speaking and people enjoying listening to him is very heart warming 🥲
Honestly, this right here is the only off topic thing I sometimes fixate on with Saji's channel. Like, the content is brilliant, but that hair is just so damn springy and luscious!! I need to know, does he use a bunch of nice products and a skilful routine refined over years of care, or does it just, do that straight out of the shower?? If our guy wants to drop a lighthearted hair routine video, it would be extremely welcome and honestly, I think it'd get views.
I'm a speech-language pathologist, and I have a few students who stutter on my caseload. Our sessions focus on acceptance and self-advocacy, as opposed to "eliminating" the dysfluency as a whole. Thank you for speaking so candidly about your stutter, as well as increasing visibility to those who might see it as something that needs to be "fixed."
Thank you for all you do!! My little sister is going to college to become a speech pathologist because she had one for cleft palate. People like you made her life so much easier🩷
thats amazing! as someone whose speech therapy as a kid did more harm than good (lets just shame the kid with the anxiety-driven speech impediment! thatll fix it!) it makes me so happy to know that there are speech therapists who do it better!
Thank you for all that ya'll do was born non-verbal and thanks to resources and parents with the knowledge and access I pulled through, and all the extra unnecessary work ya'll had to do due to stupid Catholic School disobeying the actual law. Five years of random nonsense medical iup violations and the burden and guilt falling upon the actual people who care. Literal angels.
I've actually heard about studies claiming that this approach has far more healthy results too. Like, apparently speech impediments may become more pronounced when shamed about them, though you would be far more of an authority on this, please do correct me if I'm way off! Reframing the speech traits not as a mistake to fear making, but just a trait of the speech itself. We (ideally) naturally learn to accept and comprehend unfamiliar accents without widely labelling them as much as something to be rid of, why can't we do the same for stuttering? (Even then, I've seen some pretty xenophobic and classist takes on ""correcting accents"" before though)
@@Alyx-xo1wg the "tough love" approach is so exhausting and disappointing to see 😔 Like, it floors me that people still think they can shame and scare kids out of behaviour, which will often cause more of the undesired behaviour due to emotional disregulation, increasing the shame, until eventually the kid ""toughens up."" Broke their trust is what they did. The kid learns that their behaviour they can't help, especially in the face of fear, paradoxically gets a hostile response, and gets exhausted and convinced their natural reaction is not acceptable. It works until it messes up other foundational behaviours 😔 I grew up with a "I'll give something to cry about" *mocks how I pronounce a word I've only read in text before ** kind of parent.
As someone's who's been watching you for years, I never had an issue with your stutter. Honestly it's always really refreshing to hear a human voice talking about things, and not something that's been carefully crafted to be the most perfect version of itself.
Same here, I was confused when I saw the title because I've been watching for a while now and I thought it was just something Saji has not a thing that people would think he fakes
@@cencent2189 It's kind of insane that someone would imply that he fakes his stutter especially because it doesn't add or subtract anything to him, its just something he has ykwim?
my dad has a stutter. he's told me throughout my entire life how it affected him growing up -- how he always dreaded speaking up in class, how other kids made fun of him for it, how much he hated going to speech therapy, et cetera. it took him years of his life to find out how to control it better. around 10 years ago, he had a stroke. something in his brain shifted, and he could barely speak with how thick of a stutter he had. i remember exactly what he told me years after it all happened: "i felt like i was at ground zero again. but this time, i knew what i had to do to get back up." i grew up with tons of anxiety. i hated talking to people, and although i didn't have a stutter, i felt this pit in my stomach whenever i had to answer questions, talk in groups, or even just order something at a restaurant. i absolutely despised my voice, and i still do to some degree, but having my dad talk me through things and hype me up made it feel like i wasn't alone. for kids with parents who aren't like my dad, you feel like a beacon of inspiration. i just found your channel recently, and it made me happy to see that you kept your stutters in. i've known people who have asked me if i'm embarrassed by how my dad speaks in social settings, and my answer to them has always been *"what the fuck are you talking about?"* my dad is one of the best public speakers i know. he's the head speaker at tons of meetings, he's confident in the way he interacts with people, he stands up for others all the time -- i could go on. his stutter doesn't hold him back. i know this is a super long and cheesy comment, but i guess what i'm trying to say is thanks for doing what you do. i have no doubt your videos inspire hundreds of other people like my dad, and i wish you nothing but the best!
really appreciate the fact you don't edit out your stutter, etc as it's something that has obviously given a lot of people confidence within themselves with their own speech impediments; proud of you man, hope you're doing well
No, you're not wrong. He definitely has touched on this before. I don't think he's made a dedicated video on it, but he's definitely mentioned his stutter before.
ive been really happy to watch your content with your stutter! i’ve always had a speech impediment and it seems to make people think you aren’t smart or you can’t talk fluently. i was originally drawn to subscribe because i thought it was so cool to see someone with a speech impediment and not trying to hide it. i’ve felt very seen thanks to you
Starting TH-cam is what really made me realize i stuttered so much and finding your channel definitely helped with that! I have spent hours editing out my stutters, but I think I’ll try and leave some in next time :D
im autistic and almost anything in a social setting has always made me anxious. this past year, ive been unmasking (late diagnosis babyyy) and i notice that sometimes when i speak, i stutter, repeat the same word a couple times either by accident or because im trying to find my words as im saying them.. i dont have an "official stutter", but i just wanna say i really appreciate that youve kept your stutters in your videos. by other comments, it has definitely helped other people feel seen :3 youre awesome pawsome saji
omg I am in the exact same situation! started stuttering more in the recent year or so and was so confused but this makes so much sense. It’s unmasking!! And saji keeping his stutters in his videos definitely helped me feel more confident about it :)
Hey I have the same thing! Sometimes i really struggle with finding the words, so I start stumbling and a lot of people equate that to me being stupid. It can be really frustrating
Reading what you wrote it felt like looking into a mirror. I'm not diagnosed with autism (tho I am suspecting I have it), I've begun to unlearn masking. With this I noticed that I tend to stumble over my words so easily. I thought that maybe me stumbling was a sign of unmasking but I brushed it off. Reading your comment and the replies I'm again starting to think that's the case
hey another late diagnosed auDHD, same here. i was shocked how much it changed after unmasking. alexythimia paired with social anxiety is a real enemy of mine😅
As a person with a stutter, you and another black person met with a stutter has helped me with my own personal acceptance and not being so self conscious and most of all helped me understand that my voice deserves to be heard as much as anyone else
This too!! Honestly, I've wondered if it's ironically a bit intrusive to sincerely ask online creators about their boundaries so that I can be sure I'm not accidentally crossing them, but I don't know how to word it organically. I'm someone familiar for a long time with having my boundaries trampled on a lot, in a way that would make it worse if I spoke up. So I get the fear of bringing them up and really appreciate being prompted about them, it personally makes me feel safe, and I want others to feel that. Idk is that's a common thing though, or if it might come off overly personal to ask (I'm autistic, social norms are challenging to me, but I love opportunities to learn)
So happy you made this video so I can finally feel comfortable and appropriate in saying: I LOVE that you leave your stutters in your video and don’t address it at all. You don’t apologize and you also don’t edit them out, which is obviously good for socializing people to understand these things better and just keeping to themselves about it. You’ve always been top G for that.
I have Tourette syndrome, and while our experiences are obviously different, accepting who/how you are makes ‘symptoms’ better in both cases. The idea of ‘chasing being who you are when you’re alone’ is something that really rings true to me. Thank you for being open about your experience bc it’s so nice to hear someone my age express what I’ve been feeling in a more put together way❤️
As a person who stutters it feels nice to see someone talk about their stutter in an accepting "ah fuck it" type of way :) but wtf did you see at the end that made you have that reaction 😭
Was honestly a pleasant surprise to hear his stutter the first time i saw him in a video, stutters arent uncommon but you dont see creators with speech impediments very often. Saji doesnt owe us any sort of representation or explanation but it is appreciated nonetheless
I ABSOLUTELY love that you keep your stutter in your final edits. My son has a stutter and I enjoy watching your videos to show him that people can speak publicly and be comfortable and successful! From the White House to TH-cam!
UNDERRATED Like, it's wild how much people go off topic just to comment on how he speaks, when if they must, his glorious hair is right there in frame and deserves to be appreciated. The curl pattern is just so defined!! ✨️
i remember another creator and i discussing a few months ago how much we like the way you speak and that you don't hide your stutter, how cool it is to have that kind of representation on here. i admire you a lot saji! keep it up
your authenticity and transparency makes your videos more enjoyable than you might think. and i totally agree, a stutter isn't supposed to be "cute" or "hot", that's just weird... it's just an ordinary part of you.
Lmao you I'm 34 and I still hear from people stuff like "I've never heard you stutter" And I'm thinking, do they think that I just sound like this and how do they think real stutter sound? I'm amazed everytime
I think people are expecting the over-exaggerated portrayal (I’m thinking of Primal Fear) of repeating words or sounds multiple times, not just a starting sound of the word and then the rest of the word. Also, I think the increased use of filler words has kind of hidden it because people change thoughts quickly so repeating filler words to fill the gap. Finally, I think people love to hear themselves speak so they don’t even notice. If the title of the video wasn’t about his stutter, I probably wouldn’t have noticed unless I was really listening.
I'm from Chennai, I used to stutter real badly in Tamil as well as Telugu (my first/native language) and was only comfortable speaking in engliy. It took a lot of trial and error to figure out that fear and anxiety or just being highly emotional would worsen my stutter. For me, what worked out was speaking despite knowing I'd stutter. I didn't stop stuttering till grade 7th/8th and start speaking in Tamil and Telugu more comfortably. You're not lame/dumb for having a speech impediment, and you'll find people who will love you for more than a stutter
I've always had a stutter. So bad that elementary school put me in classes for kids that couldn't read because I couldn't read out loud. I was forced to miss out on key lessons like times-tables. This continued all the way through high school. I was put in special classes, learning things a year or 2 behind. The entire institution and the people around me treated me like I was stupid. And you know what? I believed it. When I got to community college, I had to learn how to learn. And I failed out several times. Due to extreme anxiety from presentations to obvious issues with ADHD. Not just a classes, but enough to put me on academic suspension twice. It wasn't until I took my first permaculture class that everything changed. I wanted to work and learn with people. I finished community college and am always working towards new certifications. Pushing myself to engage with community is still difficult. I own a small business doing horticultural work and permaculture design. All my clients know me, and are patient over the phone. All my comrades in the community know I stutter and respect my time as I do theirs. Every day is a blessing, and at many points in my life, mostly due to my stutter, I never thought I would live to say that. I just hope some young person who stutters reads this and feels empowered to push through their darkest days and become the soul you were born to be. There is so much beauty in this world, and it is worth the struggle to find it. Stay strong 🌱❤
@@butterman0007 thank you so much for sharing that, I'm not young, but I'm so glad now your life is as beautiful as you always deserved it to be, may the younger generations have all we didn't 🩷
I swear you've talked about this extremely briefly in past videos. W for being so confident with your stutter and allowing others to hopefully accept theirs 👍
Honestly, a lot of "faking it" accusations for neurological traits on the Internet are just baseless and an excuse to bully someone. As someone diagnosed with and close to people with a few ""conditions everyone has for tiktok clout,"" the accusations almost always just harm our communities, and are often based in stereotypes. Calling out someone who's genuinely faking? Alright, an internet stranger doesn't believe them. It won't deter them. The vast majority of the time when it's someone who just has a trait of a condition outside of the limited, sometimes biased and misinformed awareness of an unqualified, inexperienced commenter? *someone with an already stigmatised condition now has a new complex to worry about, if not worse.* Genuinely, I'd rather the few people who fake conditions for clout get away with it, than the risk that even one person with a condition gets harassed and invalidated. If anything, fakers feed on the drama. Make it boring for them. Further the push against ableism in general, and just react to anyone showing traits of a condition as a regular person who doesn't need to be coddled.
I went to speech therapy as a child for a speech impediment, I really felt when you said it can cause fear/anxiety around speaking. Even though it's been over a decade, when I'm anxious or speaking too fast either the impediment comes back or I stutter- sometimes I avoid speaking/providing input because I'm afraid it'll come out. I'm a "naturally" quiet person, but I wonder how quiet I would've actually been if I hadn't internalized the shame around my impediment. I'll remember what you said when I feel that anxiety creeping up again. ❤️
thank you for your visibility and authenticity!!! as a person who stutters, I've really really struggled with being open about my speech (only started to accept my stutter and let people hear me openly stutter at like age 24 lol) and if i had creators like you to watch when i was a teenager, i feel like i would have accepted myself way sooner!! men especially love to call my stutter cute and its the WORSTTT, maybe thats why im a lesbian now lmfaoooo. anyway i know we don't know each other but i'm proud of you dude! sending love and solidarity
I’m a person who stutters and I admire you so much Saji. I’ve started my journey with stuttering activism in the recent years and when I first saw you stutter I was inspired to let myself dream to be anything I’d like to be. We love you, our stutters are beautiful ❤️
I love seeing all the other people who find comfort in your stutter. I have a extreme minor stutter and I enjoy how genuine it feels to hear a person just talk like a real person with quirks.
speech dysfluencies are super common. and there's nothing wrong with em!! took a class once about sensory disorders and the prof very simply said "speech dysfluencies only need to be 'corrected' if the person with it wants that. it's just about what will help them live their best life". and it really is that simple. I've always really respected that you don't try to hide it, because I'm sure it's exhausting dealing with peoples' comments about it. but I'm glad you feel comfortable enough to just be yourself :)
i used to have a stutter when i was younger and i still have moments when i stutter. when i found your channel i was really happy to see that you stuttered but moved on as normal, because irl everyone always notices and make a big deal about it. thank you so much saji :)
The first time I heard your stutter it made me so proud of you. Representation is so incredibly important so people know they are not alone and they are capable ❤️
i’d never heard of you before getting recommended this video just now and i’m so glad i was. i’m another indian kid with a stutter (that gets 10x worse with my anxiety) so this was so comforting to see. love to see other stuttering indian jeff buckley fans.
May this man never have to deal with the psychic damage of the dark side of Reddit. And honestly just the ableism throughout the Internet, our guy deserves to just vibe.
I remember when you used to edit out your stutters and it was such a cool moment when you started leaving them in. I am so thankful for you sharing your authentic self with us! You help myself, and many others feel comfortable with ourselves and our dialogue. Thank you so much Saji!
i don't have a stutter but rather just can't say words sometimes, and seeing someone else with a speech impediment who was conifdent has really helped me feel better about myself. thank you
i do not have a stutter but that whole thing about staying in your shell and developing a fear of reaching out reminds me of when i was majorly struggling with clinical social anxiety. the only solution is to take it one step at a time and keep trying every day. glad you’re doing better.
I've had a stutter my whole life and it has caused a great deal of embarrassing and troubling memories lol. I've never met or seen anyone like me before so as a kid I just decided that I'm a rare case, and not in a good way lol. Because of the ever growing shame, I stopped talking that much to people at a young age, and instead opted to talk to myself. And the amount of times I heard my family call me 'crazy' or 'odd' is uncountable at this point lol. So, to hear of another person who goes through and does the same I've been going through and doing my whole life, is just so. Hopeful. Thank you for making this video :)
i dont have a stutter, i think (the internet is very contradictory as to if what i do counts lol), but i have a lot of other speech issues like aphasia and that brainfog/adhd thing where a sentence can disappear between words, and it's super stressful as someone who wants to make stuff that involves me talking, and my first time stumbling across your videos i was so fucking excited to see someone who talks a bunch with a stutter. this video was really really lovely to watch, thanks for doing what you do
Great points. I really like Saji's videos for the same reasons. You should look up cluttering. That's the speech disorder that I have, and could fit your short description. It's probably not what you have, but might be worth looking up.
ughhh the sentence disappearing thing is so frustrating. i hate when that happens and i don't remember what i just said 😔 it's good to see that it's a common experience, though
I work with a child who physically can't talk. I think you and others who produce content that shows speaking can disable a person is really important. I love your videos. Thank you'd for producing videos despite the ways that life tries to get you down. I have nephew also who stutters when he is tired. It hasn't happened in a few years. I also have a niece with a cleft palate. She loves a kids TH-cam channel who consistently shows her that having a stutter is okay. Speech is what we make it, but being able to communicate in multiple ways is key to life. I hope people understand that unless you express it as an issue, it is who you are and should be dealt with as a characteristic rather than an issue.
I love ur stutter and I’m glad that you’ve become more confident with that part of urself. It always makes me happy seeing people embrace parts of themselves that are different and unique.
I don't really think I "have" a stutter because it's so infrequent but when I get really excited or really anxious I kinda temporarily get one. Not always but sometimes. When I'm fresh from a time like that these videos remind me that everything's okay. When stuttering is barely on my mind and I'm purely unaffected by it, I just think of how inspirational you are for doing this career with a stutter and how other people with stutters could feel seen by you and could be affirmed that if they wanted to do TH-cam, they could do it too. It makes me happy that you're here because even when I personally don't get the same benefit I know someone gets to be seen who normally doesn't.
i love when creators are vulnerable about their disabilities. it makes it a little bit easier to live with mine. as I've gotten older, I've been stuttering a lot more, even when i talk to myself. i have to take pauses in what I'm saying to get my thoughts out & i hate speaking on the phone sometimes. also the little "just kidding!" bits were pretty funny
i'm autistic and sometimes, especially in social situations, i start stuttering, or fall silent trying to find my words and that ties into this feeling of pressure to get my words out, which that just complicates the whole thing. i've been mocked a lot because of it, and even though it's usually just meant to be lighthearted jokes, it can make you feel inferior in comparison to others, especially the older you get. more people make me feel weird about it now that i'm not a kid or a teen anymore. there's just something comforting about the way i can listen to your stutter, when i watch your videos, because not only do i like listening to what you have to say and all your insights on topics, but it also makes me feel less like the odd one out :)) so thanks
I have a very obvious stutter and honestly this is a beautiful video also you should never feel uncomfortable about your speach. It gives you personality, it makes you seem human and you are my comfort video creator because of that humanity aspect. I don't like my stutter but I feel a little bit better everytime someone talks about it
I don’t have a speech impediment, but I actually relate to this a lot as a trans woman. Doing voice training has been tough, cuz I feel like I have to “put the voice on” as of right now anyways. I started to develop the fear of speech you were talking about, and how it’s easier to hide than it is to use your voice. It’s really encouraging to hear that I shouldn’t let myself be afraid to speak, and I should talk as much as I want. Thank you.
I stutter real bad exclusively when Im in or coming down from panic attacks and meltdowns and its truely a strange experince, and very hard to describe. The amount of energy i need to be able to get the words out quintuples. The brain is so fascinating but so bizzarre
i’ve stuttered my whole life, probably mid severity. it has literally put my adult life on hold. i find it impossible to put myself out there. whether it’s work, making friends, even going out to eat. it’s really dehumanizing, so i applaud you for being able to be yourself in front of thousands of people. it’s honestly inspiring. who knows how different my life would be if i knew of other stutterers as a child. thank you for this.
when I started watching saji I noticed his stutter and its one of the reasons I love this channel cuz I have a stutter and its just really comforting to see someone in the media I watch with the same thing
as someone that (mostly) overcame a childhood stutter, I love that you rock yours. representation matters, you're setting a great example and encouraging confidence especially for kids that might look up to you
I have a pretty bad stammer all my life and when i found your channel my mind was ligit blown. Like you rarely ever see representation for it and when you do it's always the worst, so basically your channel was a ray of shine for me :>
As someone who is dislexic and disabled in other ways you always leaving in and not really adressing it alsways made me feel really comfortable watching your channel, absolutely love the content man keep doing you
Ngl I find your stutter relatable, I have adhd and sometimes I can get a stutter (especially when I get ahead of myself, be it through hyperactivity or anxiety) which is actually very similar to yours.
I don't have a stutter, but I grew up with a pretty intense speech impediment that made it very difficult for others to understand me. Teachers would often single me out and send me to my school's equivalent of detention because they'd mishear something I was saying like "chocolate chip" as "chocolate sh*t". Making videos as a kid was a safe place for me, where I regrew my confidence and was able to just talk, without being made fun of or misunderstood in the moment. And through making videos, I was able to practice concepts from speech therapy and make progress that people around me thought I never could. I'm glad making videos has been a safe place for you as well, and I'm sorry getting traction on TH-cam has started to take that away from you. I wish that younger me could have watched this video.
when i have anxiety attacks or what i call my "shutdowns" after being severly overstimulated, I get a severe stutter and i used to get in trouble for it as a kid, and made fun of by my peers. I have a support circle that understand now, but your videos (that are really good btw! big fan!) having a stutter now and then helps me feel like.. oh well this guy is so well spoken and i want to listen to what he has to say, stutter irrelevant, so maybe when my friends say they dont mind it they mean it! :) that helps. thank you
I only started watching you this week, but your stutter was something I picked up on and MOVED ON. Your videos are so entertaining, and your stutter was never something that was in the way of that. Love your content ❤
i love the way you talk ❤️ i also understand there’s a lot of ableism and prejudice surrounding stutters so it doesn’t matter what i think in that respect but i genuinely love your videos stutter included. especially because it is included and you don’t edit it out i feel like it says a lot about your values and i have so much respect for that !!
This vid made me feel really good. As someone who has a stutter and had a bad relationship with it for a long time it makes me feel so good that someone can be themselves and like not be ashamed of it at all. I have a bad habit of saying sorry after my blocking and sound repetition and your vids have helped me kind of catch myself and stop that cuz like I don’t have to apologize for how I am. Idk I’m rambling but anyways thank you so much Saji for doing what you do and being you on the internet, have a good one
YES to asserting boundaries! gotta put people in check. really glad you felt comfortable enough to be this transparent about living with / coming to embrace your stutter. vulnerability like that is needed, and it’s cool that there are people who look up to you for it. tbh your creations had a hand in helping me become more sociable when i started watching 2 years ago- 2022 me would be proud, let alone kid me 🥲 thanks for all you do on this channel, we all appreciate you. also if anyone made it here, watch his community (show) video NEOW! it’s a personal favorite
I have a lisp as well as fainting and seizure disorders that cause me to slur my speech and stutter when they are bad and i have always appreciated hearing your voice, especially when speaking on really serious topics, and it's made me feel more confident that I'll be taken seriously.
I grew up with a slight stutter and it comes out quite a bit when I'm very anxious or upset. You make me so happy to listen to because you just are yourself- as you are. I'm so glad that you are open and sharing about it and leave your videos as they are. It makes me feel so much more comfortable. Thank you for sharing yourself with us and being brave enough to bring this up. Major love 💖💖💖
I must have jumped on the saji sharma train around where you started editing out the stutters, cuz I remember thinking "oh cool a small channel I can support" and hopping on. I remember liking your videos, but I found you to be a bit stiff. now that you've been leaving your stutter in your tone and body language have been a lot more open and casual and I'm honestly really proud 🥲 your videos have only gotten better since you embraced your stutter and I think that's wonderful
as a brown person with a stutter i've always loved how you leave it in and don't even address it nor apologise for stutter because that's something i struggle with , and i've always loved how you just move right on and i feel really represented and inspired by you
As someone who is multiply disabled (autism, adhd and dysgraphia as well as tourettes and some physical health problems) weirdly enough one of the hardest things for me to accept was my speech impediment. I keep trying to just "train myself out of it" but that only made it worse. My parents all constantly get mad at me for "talking too fast" when i have no control over it. Watching your videos and seeing you embrace your stutter has helped me more than you can ever know. I dont beat myself up about it anymore and understand that like my other disabilities its just a part of who i am.
Honestly felt like you were speaking directly to me.. I've also always had a stutter, and I started doing art as my way of expression and giving myself a voice, but I've just always struggled with accepting my stutter and it has held me back so much in life and I just don't know how to accept it and have it stop holding me back. But since watching your videos I have felt more hope and that I too can learn to accept and have more control over my stutter... thank you for this video
I don't have any personal experience with a stutter but the first time I watched a video of yours I was thinking about it and found that it feels really honest and open to keep those in and not have a bunch of jump cuts. I've been watching a couple other youtubers recently who keep in "bad" takes (who are faceless) and I've realized it makes them feel more human and trustworthy. I just appreciate having a little less of a barrier while watching these and being reminded that these are humans like me :)
I've had many friends over the years with stutters. Something they have in common is that it tends to get "better" or less pronounced when they're comfortable, and "worse" or more inhibiting the more stressed or overwhelmed they are. I say this to emphasize it's clear you really enjoy making the content you do and having a stutter is simply part of how you speak, but it's not that noticeable and certainly doesn't impede the ability to understand you. I'm glad you leave it in and don't edit it out. People that pick on others for small differences are lowlifes.
As someone without a stutter, but who tends to talk rather slowly, I actually find it really comforting when other people have vocal "quirks" because it makes me feel more confident and less like I'll be judged for the way that I speak
I have anxiety and in high school I started to stutter in social situations, and I sometimes still have trouble talking. I started watching because I like your content and vibes! But subconsciously, hearing you just talk with your stutter has been an immense comfort. I'm very glad you have accepted your stutter and want to help others do the same. Slay
thank you so much saji. my speech impediment has been the main source for my social anxiety and has made me isolate out of fear in some instances. i’m in the process of letting go of that fear and this video (and you just being yourself in your other videos) really help so much. i’ve always thought my speech impediment made me unlikeable, but when i watched your videos and noticed your stutter, it made me realize how untrue that was. you’re so likeable and enjoyable to watch, i was just being stupid.
I just want to echo the other comments and say I really appreciate you being open about your stutter. I stutter heavily when Im anxious or burnt out (Im ADHD so almost always one or the other) and not to sound cliché, but your videos really helped me realise like - oh, most people (that are worth a damn) really dont care. Like I enjoy your videos so much and realised that if people are genuinely interested in what I have to say, my stutter wont bother them. Im always apologising for it, but Im pretty sure I dont apologise as much anymore thanks to you. As much as it can suck to have a stutter, I am so appreciative of the representation you provide.
i love your videos and the fact that you don't hide your stutter. as others have said in the comments you are helping so many people who stutter by not editing your voice in very talking-centric videos!! i volunteer assisting a speech pathologist in sessions with young children. we have one child with a stutter who is very embarrassed by their speech and often doesn't want to speak due to the fear you mention. i really wish that the kids we work with could see more representation of people with speech issues who don't hide their voices and speak up anyway - it is honestly so rare to hear people with speech impediments in media at all, let alone positive examples of real people rather than shitty attempts at "humour".
I’m a little late to this video, but still wanted to comment just how much you leaving your stutters in your videos comforts me. As a person who has been insecure about stuttering since I was 5, seeing someone with the same issue who’s not afraid to put it out on the internet made me feel much more confident about myself Thank you so much Saji
ive got a stutter too and ive always appreciated how you kept your stutters in the videos!! seeing you embrace it always made me feel better about my own
Your stutter is so important to me. As someone who also has a stutter, seeing you stutter in your videos means a lot to me. It’s honestly part of the reason I subscribed. Because listening to you made me feel represented and happy! It definitely has helped me feel more confident and comfortable with my own speech issues.
Young man, thank you for this video. In a society that is so obsessed with perfection - from auto tune to Facetune - seeing someone embrace their imperfections is so refreshing, and SO HUMAN. You are doing a major service by being vulnerable like this for the world to see. I hope more folks follow your example. 💛
i dont even know what to say. ive had a stutter since i was a kid and youve been the first public person i can really relate and identify this part of myself with. like its actually making me so happy that you just exist and make these videos and talk with your stuttrr. i feel so comforted and motivated and represented seeing your videos. i dont even know, your just so great lol❤❤❤❤❤
thank you so much this video made me cry. i have very frequent and badly timed pauses in my speech (idk if thats classified as a stutter or a different disorder? but i was put in speech therapy as a kid) and i have been so self conscious about it lately 😭 which then of course, since its triggered by anxiety, makes the pauses happen more, and is a vicious cycle. actually broke down crying in therapy today because of how *exhausting* it has been to socialize or talk. so this video got me at a perfect time
You are amazing Saji! As an autistic person who’s also tried to embrace myself over the course of my life, I think it’s incredible that you are at a place where you feel comfortable with who you are. Thank you for the video.
I've always liked how you don't cut out your stutters, it just feels nice to have a youtuber I watch speak in a similar way to myself and still be successful in a job that involves a lot of speaking. Always hated getting marked off for stuttering in presentations, like man I can't control that very well :(
Tbh, on top of your great content anyway, the stutter has just been really nice to see someone seemingly ok with themselves, to not retake or edit your stutters out. I love when creators are able to be human
I’ve struggled with a slight stutter for most of my life. I deeply enjoy the fact that you leave the stutter in. It humanizes the videos. It reminds me that it is normal and that it is ok.
I’ve had a stutter all my life and I’ve gotten so many comments about it and hate the sound of my voice because of it and I noticed it when I started watching your channel and I love how open and ok you are with it and it helped make me feel more confident with my own voice. Thank you for everything ❤
As someone who’s autistic and sometimes I struggle to get words out, especially when overstimulated, and just generally sometimes have trouble communicating well verbally, I really appreciate seeing you be yourself and articulate yourself so well and not hiding the “imperfections”. I’m actually a teacher where talking is most of what I do, so building confidence with that by just “doing what I love” like you said helps a lot. Thank you for this video and all you do! You’re awesome!
I was like "Oh, he has a stutter." And that was it
I was like "Oh, he has a stutter" And that was it
I was like '' Oh, he has a stutter." And that was it
I was like "Oh, he has a stutter (just like mee) " And that was it
@@radiantglitzi was gonna comment this 🤣 i don’t acknowledge his stutter cause i have one everyday 😭
No dead ass
i’ve had a slight stutter all my life as well. the whole, “stop talking so fast!” or “hah your brain is going faster than your mouth” can be super annoying. it’s comforting knowing a content creator embraces something like this.
i’ve always wanted to do something with content creation ever since i was little, but my stutter was something i didn’t want to exactly showcase, so thank you for this video and showing that it is okay!
holy moly ive been told that my whole life!
I always hated when people would tell me to not talk so fast. I was talking normal, I just stuttered sometimes.
Wait wait wait wait wait I have that but for reading and writing what do you call that?!
Exactly! Something that always bothered me and always will is when people will repeat what I said with the stutter and basically mock me and laugh. I never had the courage to tell them hey that's not cool and always laughed it off with them. Saji actually helped me get the confidence to talk back to them and not be ashamed of my stutter. I tried for many years to get rid of it so it was about time i got along with it
Hey guy, as a fellow brown man with a stutter, the first time I saw one of your videos I felt represented in a way I never thought was possible. You helped me feel more at ease with and more ok with myself. Thank you.
Dude omg I’m also a brown man w a stutter n this popped into my recommended a few minutes ago, I’ve never met anyone else w a stutter and yea, I feel the same brown stutter solidarity 👊
I’m Also a desi dude with a stutter! Thanks for leaving that shit in!
Not a brown man. But brown woman with a stutter used to go to speech therapy. I think it was just because of my delay of learning English lol.
But I feel bad because when I first watch a video of his. He was kinda playing a character in the beginning of the video. Acting as someone nervous. So his stuttering felt like a joke? I dunno how to explain it but I felt offended because I thought he was mocking something I have to deal with everyday. Ended up watching another video by my TH-cam recommendation. And found out he just had a stutter. And I still feel bad for being upset over nothing. Just used to people bullying or getting annoyed with my stutter. So I assumed he was doing it too🥲 but now it honestly kinda makes me feel more confident because he has so many followers that enjoy listening to him. Makes me think maybe my stutter isn’t annoying the other people just suck
I don't get why anyone would have a problem with it, I just thought "oh he has a stutter, okay, still watch his videos because they're really good" and that's the most of it
Same, that's the normal response.
Personally, this info has COMPLETELY turned me off from watching his videos 😠
@@XiaoIsMyHusbandBTW lmaoo
The fact that you leave in your stutter always made your channel feel weirdly comforting
Thiiiiiis. I said this months ago, just casually while watching a video with a friend; "I'm so glad he doesn't edit his stutter out."
The human connection that comes from allowing people to observe you as you is so heartwarming.
Same, just feels more organic and approachable.
Yeah. I would rather he stutter than the jump cut
I felt the same. I always have had a mild stutter and been really insecure about it my whole life. The fact that he kept it in his videos, even post edit, always made me appreciate his videos even more.
I agree , 100%. It comes off more authentic and is amazing for representation.
My fuckin goat. I used to stutter as a kid in middle school and overcame it as an adult but in middle school I got made fun of for it straight to my face that 3/4 of my “friends” would say “w w w w whats up max” which is just ignorant as hell. But you keeping your stutters in makes your channel comforting and true to you
A friend of mine who stutters alot was doing presentations for all the classes. And afterwards some dumbass made fun of her for it so We went to the teachers and ofc he lied and Said he didnt do it but like We knew that she was nervous about the presentation wich made her stuttering worse but she seemed thankfull she had friends who stood up for her
@@Moon_x_sun ughhh thats so upsetting. When you get nervous you stutter even more. Even nowadays when im very nervous I stutter a lot
I have a stutter and use to be told “t-t-t-t-today junior” or that one character in South Park they’d mock me for that. Was not fun. Even had people get mad at me for trying to tell a story and taking too long. Made me really shut myself out to the world and decide to only listen but never speak. But seeing him make videos and grow his channel. His channel that is nothing but him speaking and people enjoying listening to him is very heart warming 🥲
@@layladavis02 ughhh people suck so much :(
Drop the hair routine its amazing
realest comment ever
Like his hair is immaculate
next video: “saji sharma hair care”
Right?! It's always so shiny and full.
Honestly, this right here is the only off topic thing I sometimes fixate on with Saji's channel. Like, the content is brilliant, but that hair is just so damn springy and luscious!!
I need to know, does he use a bunch of nice products and a skilful routine refined over years of care, or does it just, do that straight out of the shower??
If our guy wants to drop a lighthearted hair routine video, it would be extremely welcome and honestly, I think it'd get views.
I'm a speech-language pathologist, and I have a few students who stutter on my caseload. Our sessions focus on acceptance and self-advocacy, as opposed to "eliminating" the dysfluency as a whole. Thank you for speaking so candidly about your stutter, as well as increasing visibility to those who might see it as something that needs to be "fixed."
Thank you for all you do!! My little sister is going to college to become a speech pathologist because she had one for cleft palate. People like you made her life so much easier🩷
thats amazing! as someone whose speech therapy as a kid did more harm than good (lets just shame the kid with the anxiety-driven speech impediment! thatll fix it!) it makes me so happy to know that there are speech therapists who do it better!
Thank you for all that ya'll do was born non-verbal and thanks to resources and parents with the knowledge and access I pulled through, and all the extra unnecessary work ya'll had to do due to stupid Catholic School disobeying the actual law. Five years of random nonsense medical iup violations and the burden and guilt falling upon the actual people who care. Literal angels.
I've actually heard about studies claiming that this approach has far more healthy results too. Like, apparently speech impediments may become more pronounced when shamed about them, though you would be far more of an authority on this, please do correct me if I'm way off!
Reframing the speech traits not as a mistake to fear making, but just a trait of the speech itself.
We (ideally) naturally learn to accept and comprehend unfamiliar accents without widely labelling them as much as something to be rid of, why can't we do the same for stuttering?
(Even then, I've seen some pretty xenophobic and classist takes on ""correcting accents"" before though)
@@Alyx-xo1wg the "tough love" approach is so exhausting and disappointing to see 😔
Like, it floors me that people still think they can shame and scare kids out of behaviour, which will often cause more of the undesired behaviour due to emotional disregulation, increasing the shame, until eventually the kid ""toughens up."" Broke their trust is what they did. The kid learns that their behaviour they can't help, especially in the face of fear, paradoxically gets a hostile response, and gets exhausted and convinced their natural reaction is not acceptable. It works until it messes up other foundational behaviours 😔
I grew up with a "I'll give something to cry about" *mocks how I pronounce a word I've only read in text before ** kind of parent.
As someone's who's been watching you for years, I never had an issue with your stutter. Honestly it's always really refreshing to hear a human voice talking about things, and not something that's been carefully crafted to be the most perfect version of itself.
100%
Same here, I was confused when I saw the title because I've been watching for a while now and I thought it was just something Saji has not a thing that people would think he fakes
@@cencent2189 It's kind of insane that someone would imply that he fakes his stutter especially because it doesn't add or subtract anything to him, its just something he has ykwim?
@@cencent2189 it's like saying his skin tone is just edited, it's such an insane statement and really sad someone would genuinely think that
Exactly what I feel too. It’s authentically him ❤
Thank you for sharing. This was enlightening. Also fuck ableism.
lovely video
I honestly love the way you talk and that includes your stutter.
my dad has a stutter. he's told me throughout my entire life how it affected him growing up -- how he always dreaded speaking up in class, how other kids made fun of him for it, how much he hated going to speech therapy, et cetera. it took him years of his life to find out how to control it better. around 10 years ago, he had a stroke. something in his brain shifted, and he could barely speak with how thick of a stutter he had. i remember exactly what he told me years after it all happened: "i felt like i was at ground zero again. but this time, i knew what i had to do to get back up."
i grew up with tons of anxiety. i hated talking to people, and although i didn't have a stutter, i felt this pit in my stomach whenever i had to answer questions, talk in groups, or even just order something at a restaurant. i absolutely despised my voice, and i still do to some degree, but having my dad talk me through things and hype me up made it feel like i wasn't alone. for kids with parents who aren't like my dad, you feel like a beacon of inspiration.
i just found your channel recently, and it made me happy to see that you kept your stutters in. i've known people who have asked me if i'm embarrassed by how my dad speaks in social settings, and my answer to them has always been *"what the fuck are you talking about?"* my dad is one of the best public speakers i know. he's the head speaker at tons of meetings, he's confident in the way he interacts with people, he stands up for others all the time -- i could go on. his stutter doesn't hold him back.
i know this is a super long and cheesy comment, but i guess what i'm trying to say is thanks for doing what you do. i have no doubt your videos inspire hundreds of other people like my dad, and i wish you nothing but the best!
really appreciate the fact you don't edit out your stutter, etc as it's something that has obviously given a lot of people confidence within themselves with their own speech impediments; proud of you man, hope you're doing well
wth is this mandela effect, i couldve sworn youve touched on this subject before.
No, you're not wrong. He definitely has touched on this before. I don't think he's made a dedicated video on it, but he's definitely mentioned his stutter before.
@@dancerarinz556 thank god, thought i was going crazy 😭😭
yeah he's mentioned it here and there lol
He definitely has
The Mandela effect isn't real. After he stopped editing it out of videos he mentioned it sometimes
ive been really happy to watch your content with your stutter! i’ve always had a speech impediment and it seems to make people think you aren’t smart or you can’t talk fluently. i was originally drawn to subscribe because i thought it was so cool to see someone with a speech impediment and not trying to hide it. i’ve felt very seen thanks to you
Starting TH-cam is what really made me realize i stuttered so much and finding your channel definitely helped with that! I have spent hours editing out my stutters, but I think I’ll try and leave some in next time :D
Ease into it! Get a gauge for how comfortable you are with leaving them in and work from there :)
im autistic and almost anything in a social setting has always made me anxious. this past year, ive been unmasking (late diagnosis babyyy) and i notice that sometimes when i speak, i stutter, repeat the same word a couple times either by accident or because im trying to find my words as im saying them.. i dont have an "official stutter", but i just wanna say i really appreciate that youve kept your stutters in your videos. by other comments, it has definitely helped other people feel seen :3 youre awesome pawsome saji
unrelated but i love ‘pawsome’ i’m gonna start using that from now on :3
omg I am in the exact same situation! started stuttering more in the recent year or so and was so confused but this makes so much sense. It’s unmasking!! And saji keeping his stutters in his videos definitely helped me feel more confident about it :)
Hey I have the same thing! Sometimes i really struggle with finding the words, so I start stumbling and a lot of people equate that to me being stupid. It can be really frustrating
Reading what you wrote it felt like looking into a mirror. I'm not diagnosed with autism (tho I am suspecting I have it), I've begun to unlearn masking. With this I noticed that I tend to stumble over my words so easily. I thought that maybe me stumbling was a sign of unmasking but I brushed it off. Reading your comment and the replies I'm again starting to think that's the case
hey another late diagnosed auDHD, same here. i was shocked how much it changed after unmasking. alexythimia paired with social anxiety is a real enemy of mine😅
As a person with a stutter, you and another black person met with a stutter has helped me with my own personal acceptance and not being so self conscious and most of all helped me understand that my voice deserves to be heard as much as anyone else
set those boundaries!! content creators are real people and comments matter. much love
This too!! Honestly, I've wondered if it's ironically a bit intrusive to sincerely ask online creators about their boundaries so that I can be sure I'm not accidentally crossing them, but I don't know how to word it organically.
I'm someone familiar for a long time with having my boundaries trampled on a lot, in a way that would make it worse if I spoke up. So I get the fear of bringing them up and really appreciate being prompted about them, it personally makes me feel safe, and I want others to feel that.
Idk is that's a common thing though, or if it might come off overly personal to ask
(I'm autistic, social norms are challenging to me, but I love opportunities to learn)
So happy you made this video so I can finally feel comfortable and appropriate in saying: I LOVE that you leave your stutters in your video and don’t address it at all. You don’t apologize and you also don’t edit them out, which is obviously good for socializing people to understand these things better and just keeping to themselves about it. You’ve always been top G for that.
I have Tourette syndrome, and while our experiences are obviously different, accepting who/how you are makes ‘symptoms’ better in both cases. The idea of ‘chasing being who you are when you’re alone’ is something that really rings true to me. Thank you for being open about your experience bc it’s so nice to hear someone my age express what I’ve been feeling in a more put together way❤️
As a person who stutters it feels nice to see someone talk about their stutter in an accepting "ah fuck it" type of way :) but wtf did you see at the end that made you have that reaction 😭
Was honestly a pleasant surprise to hear his stutter the first time i saw him in a video, stutters arent uncommon but you dont see creators with speech impediments very often. Saji doesnt owe us any sort of representation or explanation but it is appreciated nonetheless
I ABSOLUTELY love that you keep your stutter in your final edits. My son has a stutter and I enjoy watching your videos to show him that people can speak publicly and be comfortable and successful! From the White House to TH-cam!
the hair is never not looking amazing, i must say, i am mesmerized every time
UNDERRATED
Like, it's wild how much people go off topic just to comment on how he speaks, when if they must, his glorious hair is right there in frame and deserves to be appreciated. The curl pattern is just so defined!! ✨️
@@lilpetz500 right?? like it's so beautiful?
i remember another creator and i discussing a few months ago how much we like the way you speak and that you don't hide your stutter, how cool it is to have that kind of representation on here. i admire you a lot saji! keep it up
your authenticity and transparency makes your videos more enjoyable than you might think. and i totally agree, a stutter isn't supposed to be "cute" or "hot", that's just weird... it's just an ordinary part of you.
Lmao you I'm 34 and I still hear from people stuff like "I've never heard you stutter"
And I'm thinking, do they think that I just sound like this and how do they think real stutter sound?
I'm amazed everytime
I think people are expecting the over-exaggerated portrayal (I’m thinking of Primal Fear) of repeating words or sounds multiple times, not just a starting sound of the word and then the rest of the word. Also, I think the increased use of filler words has kind of hidden it because people change thoughts quickly so repeating filler words to fill the gap. Finally, I think people love to hear themselves speak so they don’t even notice. If the title of the video wasn’t about his stutter, I probably wouldn’t have noticed unless I was really listening.
They probably didn’t even notice cause honestly it’s not like everybody always speaks perfectly all the time and it’s not like most people even mind.
I'm from Chennai, I used to stutter real badly in Tamil as well as Telugu (my first/native language) and was only comfortable speaking in engliy. It took a lot of trial and error to figure out that fear and anxiety or just being highly emotional would worsen my stutter. For me, what worked out was speaking despite knowing I'd stutter. I didn't stop stuttering till grade 7th/8th and start speaking in Tamil and Telugu more comfortably. You're not lame/dumb for having a speech impediment, and you'll find people who will love you for more than a stutter
As a person who stutters, this is a video I was really looking forward to.
Thank you. It means a lot.
I've always had a stutter. So bad that elementary school put me in classes for kids that couldn't read because I couldn't read out loud. I was forced to miss out on key lessons like times-tables. This continued all the way through high school. I was put in special classes, learning things a year or 2 behind. The entire institution and the people around me treated me like I was stupid. And you know what? I believed it.
When I got to community college, I had to learn how to learn. And I failed out several times. Due to extreme anxiety from presentations to obvious issues with ADHD. Not just a classes, but enough to put me on academic suspension twice.
It wasn't until I took my first permaculture class that everything changed. I wanted to work and learn with people. I finished community college and am always working towards new certifications. Pushing myself to engage with community is still difficult. I own a small business doing horticultural work and permaculture design. All my clients know me, and are patient over the phone. All my comrades in the community know I stutter and respect my time as I do theirs. Every day is a blessing, and at many points in my life, mostly due to my stutter, I never thought I would live to say that.
I just hope some young person who stutters reads this and feels empowered to push through their darkest days and become the soul you were born to be. There is so much beauty in this world, and it is worth the struggle to find it.
Stay strong 🌱❤
@@butterman0007 thank you so much for sharing that, I'm not young, but I'm so glad now your life is as beautiful as you always deserved it to be, may the younger generations have all we didn't 🩷
I swear you've talked about this extremely briefly in past videos. W for being so confident with your stutter and allowing others to hopefully accept theirs 👍
Imagine how much energy you'd have to put in to fake a stutter constantly in every video?
Honestly, a lot of "faking it" accusations for neurological traits on the Internet are just baseless and an excuse to bully someone.
As someone diagnosed with and close to people with a few ""conditions everyone has for tiktok clout,"" the accusations almost always just harm our communities, and are often based in stereotypes.
Calling out someone who's genuinely faking? Alright, an internet stranger doesn't believe them. It won't deter them. The vast majority of the time when it's someone who just has a trait of a condition outside of the limited, sometimes biased and misinformed awareness of an unqualified, inexperienced commenter?
*someone with an already stigmatised condition now has a new complex to worry about, if not worse.*
Genuinely, I'd rather the few people who fake conditions for clout get away with it, than the risk that even one person with a condition gets harassed and invalidated.
If anything, fakers feed on the drama. Make it boring for them.
Further the push against ableism in general, and just react to anyone showing traits of a condition as a regular person who doesn't need to be coddled.
he so me core he so me core
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As someone with a lisp who has been mocked by everyone around me (including family), this made me feel so warm inside ❤
I went to speech therapy as a child for a speech impediment, I really felt when you said it can cause fear/anxiety around speaking. Even though it's been over a decade, when I'm anxious or speaking too fast either the impediment comes back or I stutter- sometimes I avoid speaking/providing input because I'm afraid it'll come out. I'm a "naturally" quiet person, but I wonder how quiet I would've actually been if I hadn't internalized the shame around my impediment. I'll remember what you said when I feel that anxiety creeping up again. ❤️
Your voice and the way you talk is super comforting ngl
thank you for your visibility and authenticity!!! as a person who stutters, I've really really struggled with being open about my speech (only started to accept my stutter and let people hear me openly stutter at like age 24 lol) and if i had creators like you to watch when i was a teenager, i feel like i would have accepted myself way sooner!! men especially love to call my stutter cute and its the WORSTTT, maybe thats why im a lesbian now lmfaoooo. anyway i know we don't know each other but i'm proud of you dude! sending love and solidarity
I’m a person who stutters and I admire you so much Saji. I’ve started my journey with stuttering activism in the recent years and when I first saw you stutter I was inspired to let myself dream to be anything I’d like to be. We love you, our stutters are beautiful ❤️
I love seeing all the other people who find comfort in your stutter. I have a extreme minor stutter and I enjoy how genuine it feels to hear a person just talk like a real person with quirks.
speech dysfluencies are super common. and there's nothing wrong with em!! took a class once about sensory disorders and the prof very simply said "speech dysfluencies only need to be 'corrected' if the person with it wants that. it's just about what will help them live their best life". and it really is that simple.
I've always really respected that you don't try to hide it, because I'm sure it's exhausting dealing with peoples' comments about it. but I'm glad you feel comfortable enough to just be yourself :)
i used to have a stutter when i was younger and i still have moments when i stutter. when i found your channel i was really happy to see that you stuttered but moved on as normal, because irl everyone always notices and make a big deal about it. thank you so much saji :)
The first time I heard your stutter it made me so proud of you. Representation is so incredibly important so people know they are not alone and they are capable ❤️
i’d never heard of you before getting recommended this video just now and i’m so glad i was. i’m another indian kid with a stutter (that gets 10x worse with my anxiety) so this was so comforting to see. love to see other stuttering indian jeff buckley fans.
NOOO SAJI STAY AWAY FROM REDDIT, RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN
May this man never have to deal with the psychic damage of the dark side of Reddit. And honestly just the ableism throughout the Internet, our guy deserves to just vibe.
I remember when you used to edit out your stutters and it was such a cool moment when you started leaving them in. I am so thankful for you sharing your authentic self with us! You help myself, and many others feel comfortable with ourselves and our dialogue. Thank you so much Saji!
i don't have a stutter but rather just can't say words sometimes, and seeing someone else with a speech impediment who was conifdent has really helped me feel better about myself. thank you
i do not have a stutter but that whole thing about staying in your shell and developing a fear of reaching out reminds me of when i was majorly struggling with clinical social anxiety. the only solution is to take it one step at a time and keep trying every day. glad you’re doing better.
I've had a stutter my whole life and it has caused a great deal of embarrassing and troubling memories lol. I've never met or seen anyone like me before so as a kid I just decided that I'm a rare case, and not in a good way lol. Because of the ever growing shame, I stopped talking that much to people at a young age, and instead opted to talk to myself. And the amount of times I heard my family call me 'crazy' or 'odd' is uncountable at this point lol. So, to hear of another person who goes through and does the same I've been going through and doing my whole life, is just so. Hopeful. Thank you for making this video :)
i dont have a stutter, i think (the internet is very contradictory as to if what i do counts lol), but i have a lot of other speech issues like aphasia and that brainfog/adhd thing where a sentence can disappear between words, and it's super stressful as someone who wants to make stuff that involves me talking, and my first time stumbling across your videos i was so fucking excited to see someone who talks a bunch with a stutter.
this video was really really lovely to watch, thanks for doing what you do
Great points. I really like Saji's videos for the same reasons. You should look up cluttering. That's the speech disorder that I have, and could fit your short description. It's probably not what you have, but might be worth looking up.
ughhh the sentence disappearing thing is so frustrating. i hate when that happens and i don't remember what i just said 😔 it's good to see that it's a common experience, though
@@mammoneymelon it's such a pain!!! it feels like someone reached into my brain and stole it and its like excuse me i was using that????
I work with a child who physically can't talk. I think you and others who produce content that shows speaking can disable a person is really important.
I love your videos. Thank you'd for producing videos despite the ways that life tries to get you down.
I have nephew also who stutters when he is tired. It hasn't happened in a few years. I also have a niece with a cleft palate. She loves a kids TH-cam channel who consistently shows her that having a stutter is okay. Speech is what we make it, but being able to communicate in multiple ways is key to life.
I hope people understand that unless you express it as an issue, it is who you are and should be dealt with as a characteristic rather than an issue.
As a mum to a boy who is starting to grow up and navigate online spaces on his own, I'm so glad that there are role models like you out there for him!
I love ur stutter and I’m glad that you’ve become more confident with that part of urself. It always makes me happy seeing people embrace parts of themselves that are different and unique.
I don't really think I "have" a stutter because it's so infrequent but when I get really excited or really anxious I kinda temporarily get one. Not always but sometimes.
When I'm fresh from a time like that these videos remind me that everything's okay.
When stuttering is barely on my mind and I'm purely unaffected by it, I just think of how inspirational you are for doing this career with a stutter and how other people with stutters could feel seen by you and could be affirmed that if they wanted to do TH-cam, they could do it too. It makes me happy that you're here because even when I personally don't get the same benefit I know someone gets to be seen who normally doesn't.
Yeah I’ve always really admired how you stopped cutting around your stutter, it makes it come across very authentic
i love when creators are vulnerable about their disabilities. it makes it a little bit easier to live with mine. as I've gotten older, I've been stuttering a lot more, even when i talk to myself. i have to take pauses in what I'm saying to get my thoughts out & i hate speaking on the phone sometimes.
also the little "just kidding!" bits were pretty funny
i'm autistic and sometimes, especially in social situations, i start stuttering, or fall silent trying to find my words and that ties into this feeling of pressure to get my words out, which that just complicates the whole thing. i've been mocked a lot because of it, and even though it's usually just meant to be lighthearted jokes, it can make you feel inferior in comparison to others, especially the older you get. more people make me feel weird about it now that i'm not a kid or a teen anymore. there's just something comforting about the way i can listen to your stutter, when i watch your videos, because not only do i like listening to what you have to say and all your insights on topics, but it also makes me feel less like the odd one out :)) so thanks
I have a very obvious stutter and honestly this is a beautiful video also you should never feel uncomfortable about your speach.
It gives you personality, it makes you seem human and you are my comfort video creator because of that humanity aspect. I don't like my stutter but I feel a little bit better everytime someone talks about it
I don’t have a speech impediment, but I actually relate to this a lot as a trans woman. Doing voice training has been tough, cuz I feel like I have to “put the voice on” as of right now anyways. I started to develop the fear of speech you were talking about, and how it’s easier to hide than it is to use your voice. It’s really encouraging to hear that I shouldn’t let myself be afraid to speak, and I should talk as much as I want. Thank you.
I stutter real bad exclusively when Im in or coming down from panic attacks and meltdowns and its truely a strange experince, and very hard to describe. The amount of energy i need to be able to get the words out quintuples. The brain is so fascinating but so bizzarre
i’ve stuttered my whole life, probably mid severity. it has literally put my adult life on hold. i find it impossible to put myself out there. whether it’s work, making friends, even going out to eat. it’s really dehumanizing, so i applaud you for being able to be yourself in front of thousands of people. it’s honestly inspiring. who knows how different my life would be if i knew of other stutterers as a child. thank you for this.
when I started watching saji I noticed his stutter and its one of the reasons I love this channel cuz I have a stutter and its just really comforting to see someone in the media I watch with the same thing
as someone that (mostly) overcame a childhood stutter, I love that you rock yours. representation matters, you're setting a great example and encouraging confidence especially for kids that might look up to you
I have a pretty bad stammer all my life and when i found your channel my mind was ligit blown. Like you rarely ever see representation for it and when you do it's always the worst, so basically your channel was a ray of shine for me :>
As someone who is dislexic and disabled in other ways you always leaving in and not really adressing it alsways made me feel really comfortable watching your channel, absolutely love the content man keep doing you
Ngl I find your stutter relatable, I have adhd and sometimes I can get a stutter (especially when I get ahead of myself, be it through hyperactivity or anxiety) which is actually very similar to yours.
I don't have a stutter, but I grew up with a pretty intense speech impediment that made it very difficult for others to understand me. Teachers would often single me out and send me to my school's equivalent of detention because they'd mishear something I was saying like "chocolate chip" as "chocolate sh*t". Making videos as a kid was a safe place for me, where I regrew my confidence and was able to just talk, without being made fun of or misunderstood in the moment. And through making videos, I was able to practice concepts from speech therapy and make progress that people around me thought I never could. I'm glad making videos has been a safe place for you as well, and I'm sorry getting traction on TH-cam has started to take that away from you. I wish that younger me could have watched this video.
when i have anxiety attacks or what i call my "shutdowns" after being severly overstimulated, I get a severe stutter and i used to get in trouble for it as a kid, and made fun of by my peers. I have a support circle that understand now, but your videos (that are really good btw! big fan!) having a stutter now and then helps me feel like.. oh well this guy is so well spoken and i want to listen to what he has to say, stutter irrelevant, so maybe when my friends say they dont mind it they mean it! :) that helps. thank you
I only started watching you this week, but your stutter was something I picked up on and MOVED ON. Your videos are so entertaining, and your stutter was never something that was in the way of that. Love your content ❤
i love the way you talk ❤️ i also understand there’s a lot of ableism and prejudice surrounding stutters so it doesn’t matter what i think in that respect but i genuinely love your videos stutter included. especially because it is included and you don’t edit it out i feel like it says a lot about your values and i have so much respect for that !!
This vid made me feel really good. As someone who has a stutter and had a bad relationship with it for a long time it makes me feel so good that someone can be themselves and like not be ashamed of it at all. I have a bad habit of saying sorry after my blocking and sound repetition and your vids have helped me kind of catch myself and stop that cuz like I don’t have to apologize for how I am. Idk I’m rambling but anyways thank you so much Saji for doing what you do and being you on the internet, have a good one
YES to asserting boundaries! gotta put people in check. really glad you felt comfortable enough to be this transparent about living with / coming to embrace your stutter. vulnerability like that is needed, and it’s cool that there are people who look up to you for it. tbh your creations had a hand in helping me become more sociable when i started watching 2 years ago- 2022 me would be proud, let alone kid me 🥲 thanks for all you do on this channel, we all appreciate you. also if anyone made it here, watch his community (show) video NEOW! it’s a personal favorite
I have a lisp as well as fainting and seizure disorders that cause me to slur my speech and stutter when they are bad and i have always appreciated hearing your voice, especially when speaking on really serious topics, and it's made me feel more confident that I'll be taken seriously.
as a fellow stutterer, it feels really comforting to see a member of our community speak so confidently and with such empathy. Love your videos!
I grew up with a slight stutter and it comes out quite a bit when I'm very anxious or upset. You make me so happy to listen to because you just are yourself- as you are. I'm so glad that you are open and sharing about it and leave your videos as they are. It makes me feel so much more comfortable.
Thank you for sharing yourself with us and being brave enough to bring this up.
Major love 💖💖💖
I must have jumped on the saji sharma train around where you started editing out the stutters, cuz I remember thinking "oh cool a small channel I can support" and hopping on. I remember liking your videos, but I found you to be a bit stiff. now that you've been leaving your stutter in your tone and body language have been a lot more open and casual and I'm honestly really proud 🥲 your videos have only gotten better since you embraced your stutter and I think that's wonderful
as a brown person with a stutter i've always loved how you leave it in and don't even address it nor apologise for stutter because that's something i struggle with , and i've always loved how you just move right on and i feel really represented and inspired by you
As someone who is multiply disabled (autism, adhd and dysgraphia as well as tourettes and some physical health problems) weirdly enough one of the hardest things for me to accept was my speech impediment. I keep trying to just "train myself out of it" but that only made it worse. My parents all constantly get mad at me for "talking too fast" when i have no control over it. Watching your videos and seeing you embrace your stutter has helped me more than you can ever know. I dont beat myself up about it anymore and understand that like my other disabilities its just a part of who i am.
Honestly felt like you were speaking directly to me.. I've also always had a stutter, and I started doing art as my way of expression and giving myself a voice, but I've just always struggled with accepting my stutter and it has held me back so much in life and I just don't know how to accept it and have it stop holding me back. But since watching your videos I have felt more hope and that I too can learn to accept and have more control over my stutter... thank you for this video
I don't have any personal experience with a stutter but the first time I watched a video of yours I was thinking about it and found that it feels really honest and open to keep those in and not have a bunch of jump cuts. I've been watching a couple other youtubers recently who keep in "bad" takes (who are faceless) and I've realized it makes them feel more human and trustworthy. I just appreciate having a little less of a barrier while watching these and being reminded that these are humans like me :)
I've had many friends over the years with stutters. Something they have in common is that it tends to get "better" or less pronounced when they're comfortable, and "worse" or more inhibiting the more stressed or overwhelmed they are. I say this to emphasize it's clear you really enjoy making the content you do and having a stutter is simply part of how you speak, but it's not that noticeable and certainly doesn't impede the ability to understand you. I'm glad you leave it in and don't edit it out. People that pick on others for small differences are lowlifes.
As someone without a stutter, but who tends to talk rather slowly, I actually find it really comforting when other people have vocal "quirks" because it makes me feel more confident and less like I'll be judged for the way that I speak
Thank you. I have never felt such deep self-love and self-acceptance. This short video made me whole. You are setting the best example possible.
I have anxiety and in high school I started to stutter in social situations, and I sometimes still have trouble talking. I started watching because I like your content and vibes! But subconsciously, hearing you just talk with your stutter has been an immense comfort. I'm very glad you have accepted your stutter and want to help others do the same. Slay
thank you so much saji. my speech impediment has been the main source for my social anxiety and has made me isolate out of fear in some instances. i’m in the process of letting go of that fear and this video (and you just being yourself in your other videos) really help so much. i’ve always thought my speech impediment made me unlikeable, but when i watched your videos and noticed your stutter, it made me realize how untrue that was. you’re so likeable and enjoyable to watch, i was just being stupid.
I just want to echo the other comments and say I really appreciate you being open about your stutter. I stutter heavily when Im anxious or burnt out (Im ADHD so almost always one or the other) and not to sound cliché, but your videos really helped me realise like - oh, most people (that are worth a damn) really dont care. Like I enjoy your videos so much and realised that if people are genuinely interested in what I have to say, my stutter wont bother them. Im always apologising for it, but Im pretty sure I dont apologise as much anymore thanks to you. As much as it can suck to have a stutter, I am so appreciative of the representation you provide.
i love your videos and the fact that you don't hide your stutter. as others have said in the comments you are helping so many people who stutter by not editing your voice in very talking-centric videos!! i volunteer assisting a speech pathologist in sessions with young children. we have one child with a stutter who is very embarrassed by their speech and often doesn't want to speak due to the fear you mention. i really wish that the kids we work with could see more representation of people with speech issues who don't hide their voices and speak up anyway - it is honestly so rare to hear people with speech impediments in media at all, let alone positive examples of real people rather than shitty attempts at "humour".
I’m a little late to this video, but still wanted to comment just how much you leaving your stutters in your videos comforts me. As a person who has been insecure about stuttering since I was 5, seeing someone with the same issue who’s not afraid to put it out on the internet made me feel much more confident about myself
Thank you so much Saji
ive got a stutter too and ive always appreciated how you kept your stutters in the videos!! seeing you embrace it always made me feel better about my own
Your stutter is so important to me. As someone who also has a stutter, seeing you stutter in your videos means a lot to me. It’s honestly part of the reason I subscribed. Because listening to you made me feel represented and happy! It definitely has helped me feel more confident and comfortable with my own speech issues.
Young man, thank you for this video. In a society that is so obsessed with perfection - from auto tune to Facetune - seeing someone embrace their imperfections is so refreshing, and SO HUMAN. You are doing a major service by being vulnerable like this for the world to see. I hope more folks follow your example. 💛
i dont even know what to say. ive had a stutter since i was a kid and youve been the first public person i can really relate and identify this part of myself with. like its actually making me so happy that you just exist and make these videos and talk with your stuttrr. i feel so comforted and motivated and represented seeing your videos. i dont even know, your just so great lol❤❤❤❤❤
thank you so much this video made me cry. i have very frequent and badly timed pauses in my speech (idk if thats classified as a stutter or a different disorder? but i was put in speech therapy as a kid) and i have been so self conscious about it lately 😭 which then of course, since its triggered by anxiety, makes the pauses happen more, and is a vicious cycle. actually broke down crying in therapy today because of how *exhausting* it has been to socialize or talk. so this video got me at a perfect time
You are amazing Saji! As an autistic person who’s also tried to embrace myself over the course of my life, I think it’s incredible that you are at a place where you feel comfortable with who you are. Thank you for the video.
I've always liked how you don't cut out your stutters, it just feels nice to have a youtuber I watch speak in a similar way to myself and still be successful in a job that involves a lot of speaking. Always hated getting marked off for stuttering in presentations, like man I can't control that very well :(
Tbh, on top of your great content anyway, the stutter has just been really nice to see someone seemingly ok with themselves, to not retake or edit your stutters out. I love when creators are able to be human
I’ve struggled with a slight stutter for most of my life. I deeply enjoy the fact that you leave the stutter in. It humanizes the videos. It reminds me that it is normal and that it is ok.
so much respect for this & ur entire approach man
I’ve had a stutter all my life and I’ve gotten so many comments about it and hate the sound of my voice because of it and I noticed it when I started watching your channel and I love how open and ok you are with it and it helped make me feel more confident with my own voice. Thank you for everything ❤
As someone who’s autistic and sometimes I struggle to get words out, especially when overstimulated, and just generally sometimes have trouble communicating well verbally, I really appreciate seeing you be yourself and articulate yourself so well and not hiding the “imperfections”. I’m actually a teacher where talking is most of what I do, so building confidence with that by just “doing what I love” like you said helps a lot. Thank you for this video and all you do! You’re awesome!