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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
2 points

I'm 32 and have had a mild stutter my whole life. It seems like it has worsened in the last few years, or maybe just started bothering me more, so I sought out something to help. I read about Xanax ...

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
1 points

Chose not to socialize all week because my speech has been shitty. My friends know that I stutter but sometimes I don't want to struggle through every sentence. So yeah..stayed home all week....

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
2 points

I think for the people who have used pills and supplements it has worked for them only because it has reduced their stress/mindset around speaking in general. No pill is going to cure it indefinitely,...

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
1 points

For sure. I suggest even explaining you have a stutter via email/in person before you go into the interview. That helped me with various jobs....

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
2 points

For most of my life growing up, I experimented with certain atypical anti-psychotic drugs for treatment of my stuttering. Certain ones, mostly the ones that regulate dopamine reuptake, have clinically...

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
2 points

Bombed a phone interview for a job that sounded really fun and that I thought I was really qualified for. Got a rejection email just now. Would it be inappropriate to ask for an in-person interview i...

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
1 points

This is one of those situations where it's best just to ask the person instead of asking a bunch of anonymous strangers on the internet. Everyone is different. For example, I usually don't mind it th...

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
5 points

I don't think there's really anything that helps. Stuttering has neither a known cure nor a known cause. If you find something that helps, by all means go for it, but it may just be a placebo effect. ...

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
2 points

An alright week, some of my buddies and me met a school mate on saturday, who we didnt see for a year and I didnt talk much, was kind of a weird and shitty eve. At least after a couple of beers I lost...

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postr/StutterMay 17, 2015
17 points

Something that really helps my stutter and speech anxiety!

Something that really helps my stutter and speech anxiety! I'm 19 years old and have had my fair share of blocks, prolonged sounds, and many other speech problems. I found a YouTube channel called "Vo...

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postr/StutterMay 17, 2015
5 points

GCSE Spanish Speaking exams

GCSE Spanish Speaking exams So I have a speaking exam for Spanish tomorrow afternoon and I was wondering if I could get any last minute tips? I have had a stutter since as long as I can remember and i...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2015
1 points

Definitely needed to hear your advice as I am going through the grueling process of filling out applications and sending them in...for my 2nd job ever in my life. Thanks! I have thought about this as ...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2015
1 points

I am dealing with this as well. Its certainly harder to do while living off campus at college. Its to the point where I hardly talk for fear of messing something up I guess. Its not so much my stutter...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2015
1 points

u/ihtrma makes the best points. Every serious relationship I've had at one point there has to be the talk. My mom is the most patient listener when I'm having a block. She doesn't ignore it but let's ...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2015
7 points

Pretty much the main few things, most of them you have already. - Finishing off a sentence is a sin. The feeling is indescribable. It's probably the worst feeling I've experienced. It just makes you ...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2015
4 points

Well, I don't think you need to do something specific. Just act like it's normal. If s/he has bad block, just let him/her get through it. I know my ex-gf never paid much attention to it, and I was h...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2015
4 points

I usually fuck up in the middle of my sentence and call Siri a bitch for thinking I'm done talking ...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2015
2 points

Just be open about it. There's no point of hiding it, especially if it's a LTR and not just a hookup. Of the people I've dated, they mostly found it to be cute in like a weird way. It's great to find...

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commentr/StutterMay 14, 2015
1 points

Ughhhhhhhhh yeah I fucking hate that, that's today different. I think I want to start telling people beforehand if I'm going to he talking to then for a while ...

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commentr/StutterMay 13, 2015
2 points

23 year old male here, been with my girlfriend for nearly a year. I've always been very resentful about the fact that I have a stutter. Background: I didn't so much get bullied, but picked on becaus...

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