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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
11 points

Hey. Not for me but is it very common. I think it is because of the following reasons: 1) Since your name is usually the first word or sentence you said on a conversation you don´t want to start t...

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postr/StutterAug 1, 2023
19 points

Worst Stutter

Worst Stutter Is anybody else’s worst/scariest stutter their name? Because that’s what I struggle with a lot. I even avoid situations if I think somebody will ask me what my name is just because the f...

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postr/StutterAug 1, 2023
16 points

Anyone had that awkward moment when is hard to tell someone u stutter cos u struggle to pronounce the word stuttering? cos I struggle with S word is soo hard for me and sometimes I will end up typing it on my phone and show people.

Anyone had that awkward moment when is hard to tell someone u stutter cos u struggle to pronounce the word stuttering? cos I struggle with S word is soo hard for me and sometimes I will end up typing ...

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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2023
1 points

Damn, this is pretty much the exact same as me , I thought I was the only one who had a variation like this. I used to have an awful stutter and as I grew older it slowly went away. But letters starti...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
3 points

1. My stutter is developmental, and started in childhood, probably around 1st grade. 2. I have trouble with words that start with H, A, and I. I also have trouble with my name. I mostly block, where...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
5 points

You’re not alone. Everything that you said is exactly what I’ve been struggling with for years. Words that we should know the answer too (such as our name, someone we know’s name or addresses) are the...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
2 points

1. Dog attack at age 5 2. All of them 3. My stutter is completely random 4. It was extremely rough, but after I stopped fighting it and embraced it, I experienced a freedom like never before...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
3 points

I have a developmental stutter that was triggered by a traumatic brain injury. A developmental stutter is neither neurogenic or psychological but can manifest characteristics of both - can be alleviat...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
3 points

1. Just stuttered for as long as I can remember, no apparent cause or any possible correlations that I can think of, I just have it. 2. I often stutter with the start of words particularly W, D and B...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
3 points

I tend to stutter more when speaking Spanish and even more so with Italian, with the latter being the hardest-sounding language....

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
3 points

So I speak English and Spanish and I stutter more in Spanish than I do in English because there’s more sounds that trigger my stutter like R,S,N etc...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
2 points

I didn’t even think to consider how stuttering could affect multilingual people! Is it harder in one language than another, or is it pretty equally difficult?...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
1 points

Phone calls are where I struggle the most with phone calls. I had to call up the doctor a couple weeks ago and I could barely explain what was up with me. I managed to tell them I had a stutter at the...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
3 points

1. I dont know why people are writing NA for this btw haha. Its either random or from birth or from whatever. For me I remember it from birth 2. Vowels are tough for me. Say anything starting with an ...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
6 points

1. I stutter since birth. Don't really know the cause, no one in my family stutters. 2. I have trouble with vowels (I'm a Spanish/Italian speaker). 3. It gets worse at random, but I think it varies ba...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
3 points

1. N/A 2. I have the most trouble with L's and P's. One thing i noticed is that usually pws have trouble with the first letter of their name (mine starts with L so that's that) 3. There are bad days...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2023
3 points

1. I know i was in a couple of car accidents/incidents when I was a baby. One while my mom was still pregnant with me. The other probably less than a year old. Could have had brain trauma. Not 100 per...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2023
2 points

1. N/A 2. I have a hard time with W, A, E, and Th the most but I still stutter on other sounds 3. If I’m anxious or nervous, angry, or of I’m sick, I tend to stutter more. Sometimes if I’m REALLY in...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2023
5 points

1) N/A 2) I think I have more trouble with consonants, particularly W’s and M’s. 3) Any time when I’m not speaking to someone face-to-face. Phone, drive-thru, talking in a different room, etc. 4)...

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postr/StutterJul 29, 2023
11 points

Questions for Stutterers!!

Questions for Stutterers!! I’m “that guy” who’s writing a book with a character who stutters and has questions. Sorry in advance, but I’d rather be annoying than ignorant! 1) What caused your stutter...

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