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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2023
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Life is too short to feel bad about yourself like this. Put yourself out there and try speaking to some people. You’d be surprised by how little people actually care that you stutter....

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2023
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Hey, I'm also in NY, been stuttering my whole life. Because of stutering i dropped out of high school, never went to college and basically had to teach myself everything in life. I got into soft...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2023
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The issue is your perception of the situation and yourself. I am a covert stammerer but someone I know who had a severe one was really popular and had a lot of friends. Stop blaming it on your stammer...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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Been there, can relate. It's gonna sound cliche, but you just have to endure and eventually things do get better. Some actionable things I'd recommend: 1. Do some light physical exercise. Even a 20...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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yes. where there's a will, there's a way. Others have worked on their speech to the point where the stutter becomes almost nonexistent. What makes you and I any different....

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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I saw a similar post some time not long ago. My answer was yes but practice alone. Most PWS do not block when reading out loud and alone. Without further explanation, I read on a book that it helps ...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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Just don’t let your stutter define who you are. Try to find your voice. Depression and anxiety usually come with a stutter. In life, your dealt with the cards you got, just make the best with what yo...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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The phone can be tough for some people for sure. It's not what you want to hear, but taking these phone calls is going to be good for you in the future. I know because I went through something similar...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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Like when i decided to fill a universities form,this was the college i have think of getting into and i finally got it. In my current college and course i get bit depressing vibes and i feel confide...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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Hey, it is time you stop defining yourself by your stutter. It shouldn't deter you from what you want to pursue. There are fine examples of people in journalism and other industries that have a stutte...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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yea go for it, don't think of stuttering as an obstacle between you and what you want. you get more exposed to talking, you build up confidence and you learn new skills :)...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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No, my speech keeps getting better and better every day. And I will not relapse due to the daily work I am doing, and positive thinking. I am the boss of my brain....

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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I agree that 100% fluency is not the goal. Even non-stutterer person´s are not that fluent. We -PWS - tend to be overly perfeccionist with our speech and that get´s on our own way. For what you had s...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2023
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Stutter discord server? Could you please share the link for it?...

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2023
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I hope this doesn’t sound like we’re ganging up on you hear but sit down and have think back to that time. There’s bound to be something that’s triggered it. Could be something really small too. The...

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2023
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Hey, thanks for the kind and supporting words and congrats on your achieved fluency! I've seen a handful of speech therapist in my time and even though it's gotten a bit better, it still didn't make ...

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2023
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All I'll say is that if a person wants to stop stuttering, he/she has to be willing to change. I've discovered that this subreddit is not the place for me then, and I will no longer post here, nor re...

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2023
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> fluency achieved in therapy won’t translate beyond therapy if you don’t work on the fear. Disagree. Fluency achieved in therapy can 100% translate to fluency outside. And a qualified therapist w...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2023
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The mindset is everything...you have only one life and because this problem (there is much worst in the world) you limit yourself. My speech change when I started to improve other areas of my life,be ...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2023
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Are you saying I can't work with a therapist who's not from my area? I'm from Lithuania, been discussing some details with therapist from the Netherlands, she didn't mention any difficulties. Thank yo...

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