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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2016
1 points

Thanks alot for the reply- Great words of advice! I normally dont get to talk about this topic to alot of people so I am seeing this as a opportunity to learn. My apologies if my questions are too per...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2016
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I first realized that I wanted to do medicine when I was in high school. Stuttering was one of the main reasons I decided to pursue medicine. I always wanted to know how and why stuttering occurs and...

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postr/StutterFeb 5, 2016
3 points

My company is offering to pay for speech therapy. Has anyone had any success as an adult? I am 25.

My company is offering to pay for speech therapy. Has anyone had any success as an adult? I am 25. My company offered to send me to speech therapy once a week to try to get my speech under control, as...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2016
1 points

Wish I had some sort of answer to what's happening. Dealing with the same thing. Sometimes It happens in daily conversation aswell though so not quite the same, but definitely more when I think too lo...

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postr/StutterFeb 5, 2016
11 points

Stutter worst when I've been planning what I want to say

Stutter worst when I've been planning what I want to say I'm not sure what I've got right now could be called a bad stutter, but it's quite a big part of my day to day life. It seems to only come arou...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2016
2 points

Hello! Fellow stutterer here in pharmacy. I do agree with you as well- by practicing for a interview I can almost get smooth speech. As a general... more personal question: I am looking to get into ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2016
3 points

Yes. I force myself to read stuff aloud every day just to keep myself from getting rusty. Even if I'm just reading to my cat. It only takes one day of not talking for me to fall behind....

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2016
2 points

It does. I have a habit of not wanting to leave the computer on the weekends and going to work the next week sometimes is kinda rough. ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2016
1 points

Oh god yes, it drives me insane... However, I'm with everyone else here, you gotta disclose that you stutter and just calm yourself down. Whether its finding something in common with the other person ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2016
1 points

I don't think Anxiety is the cause, but it definitely makes it worse. ...

postr/StutterFeb 4, 2016
9 points

Stutter gets worse when I don't have to talk for an extended period of time

Stutter gets worse when I don't have to talk for an extended period of time Just a little background first. I'm a medical student so there are times where I am literally locked in studying with close...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2016
1 points

Thank you for the response. I'm currently in the process of joining the McGuire Programme in Malmø, Sweden. The only thing that bothers me is that you have to live in a certain hotel, which costs arou...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2016
1 points

LOL that escalated rather quickly. Thanks for sharing....

commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2016
1 points

You guys really get more fluent by drinking? I feel its the exact opposite for me. I guess its the lack of anxiety i have for stuttering which other people kill by drinking. The big struggle for is st...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2016
2 points

Body of a Greek god haha, that made me laugh and at the same time a little envious. I understand what you're saying. I'm also the type who becomes more fluent when he drinks. Chatting with people an...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2016
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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2016
1 points

I understand. My suggestion is that trying to hide and be fluent is the wrong way to look at it because you will always be upset and disappointed. The other option is to stop worrying about fluency (b...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2016
1 points

By unnecessary I mean to control my speech, so that i don't stutter as much like first time reading it. My vocabulary is not that great, and english is not my first language. Thats probably why my ear...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2016
1 points

Pics or it didn't happen. ...

commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2016
1 points

How are they unnecessary though? You're a person who stutters, it's not as if you have a choice. I think you may be mislabeling it here. A stutter is not an error. It's not something you can control a...

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