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commentr/StutterJun 4, 2025
1 points

That’s what i’m doing ngl, i know other people just don’t get it so i might as well just say fuck it and keep doing what i do....

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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2025
1 points

Not as much depressing but defeating. I agree that you need to stop being hard on yourself and allow yourself to speak with a stutter, but at the same time you need to know that it's very fixable. ...

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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2025
1 points

You actually made it sound like a depressing thing. There is a difference between “nothing can change it” vs “I will accept my speech as it is and not worry about it while I try to speak calmly. And i...

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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2025
2 points

Self pity is a very common self destructive activity. I’ve done it a lot, but at the end of the day you get over it and keep living your life however you can. Things would be better if we started talk...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
3 points

Using techniques to reduce stuttering can work at times and is not inherently problematic in all cases, but can turn into a game of whack-a-mole and lead to more problems than we started with. I kno...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
1 points

Life with stammering Is a cursed life. It's better to pretend to be a mute person and do our day-to-day work by accepting the reality....

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
5 points

With a lot of fear and trepidation haha. I didn't learn about acceptance and how much fear controlled me until after I was done with school. I got through it though. And that's what made me realize ...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
4 points

It gets better if you let it get better. I’m 35, I just graduated law school, I have friends who love me, family who adore me, mentors who see me. I stutter regularly enough and frequently enough that...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
4 points

I’m 32 years old and I have had a stutter for as long as I can remember. I’m pretty sure mine came up from childhood trauma and it’s been a rollercoaster ever since. Some months/years my stutter is ma...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
1 points

My solution was to accept that i have a stutter. I struggle with the letters F, S, and number 3 to his day my First and last name start with an S of course lol. After i accepted it, i slowly stopped c...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
4 points

Relax, just try to be calm. Emotional storms will only worsen your stammering. I know how irritating it feels to realise we are cursed. Accept that you are like this. Go talk to that boy and remember ...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
2 points

Thank you for sharing, a very interesting take. Apart from the pain of stuttering, I always felt a deep disconnect from myself, I even remember the moment when I lost this connection, and since then m...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
3 points

I think having stuttering is a kind of good thing too. Sure, it can be super unbearable and draining at times but it can also teach you many things that you won't understand if you live a stuttering-f...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
8 points

You are not alone my friend. The fact that you came here and are part of the community shows that you understand your needs and you're doing what needs to be done to better your situation. You said yo...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

**TL;DR summary**: *(of the post)* Practice until you're fluent alone. Then transfer this fluency effect to speaking with other people. I sometimes stutter much less when I pretend/imagine I’m alone,...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
2 points

This is the way OP. It’s not your fault that you stutter, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. If you can, try to connect with other people who stutter: westutter.org...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I still haven’t gotten over mine, but I’m starting to accept that I’ll continue talking like this for the rest of my life. I just want to say that acceptance doesn’t automatically mean peace and hap...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I know this response is a bit late but i am also in the same boat. I finished university a few months ago and I do not yet have a job, I also have a stutter that ranges from mild to severe depending o...

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postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
7 points

I’ve stuttered my whole life. Acceptance helped, but practicing small speaking tasks helped me face my fear of speaking

I’ve stuttered my whole life. Acceptance helped, but practicing small speaking tasks helped me face my fear of speaking Hi everyone, I’m Alex Wong. I’m from Malaysia and currently living in Europe. I’...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
2 points

Stutterers usually hate themselves, they hate their stutter, they hate their own skin. They don't forgive themselves for stuttering. The first thing when a stutterer realizes that they stutter is to f...

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