commentr/StutterJanuary 5, 2021

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Stuttering has no miracle cure, unfortunately. As others have mentioned, it will very likely just slowly get more manageable overtime to the point where it may seem non-existent. From my personal experience, I’ve been stuttering as long as I can remember. When I was about your age my stutter was as worst as it’s ever been; unable to talk to new people, order at a restaurant, or even hold lengthy conversations with friends. While they didn’t mind it too much, I would still beat myself up over it and give up part-way through the conversation. Now I’m a senior at university and my stutter is nearly non-existent aside from the occasional presentation or recitation of information. There’s still some days that are worse than others, but I’m only a few short years there was tremendous improvement and without the use of speech therapies. It can be scary imagining an entire life with stuttering. Marriage vows, job interviews, nights out singing karaoke, etc. each of these is a often a stutterers nightmare scenario at a younger age. Keep your head up and try your hardest to just keep being yourself. In time it will improve without you evening recognizing it. We’re all underdogs in our own narrative; but we’re capable of accomplishing just as much as everybody else!

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Causes & VariabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience

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Severity & FluctuationQuality of LifeHope & Motivation