commentr/StutterJuly 20, 2024

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No worries, sorry that my last comment came across so dismissive, I was too direct That's great that's great it's helped you and you found something that personally helped!  Personally what helped me was going out and talking to people, and them enjoying talking to me, despite me stutter. Also making self-deprecating jokes focusing on my stutter, and rather than laughing people just kinda looked at me confused like they didn't understand the joke. Really showed me that my stutter didn't consume and define me to others in the way it did my own head, and really helped to let go and forget about it. (Ironically it actually made my fluency worse, because I stopped focusing on 'technique' when speaking, but I enjoy speaking so much more)

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Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution