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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2015
1 points

Yeah I definitely find this is true. For me its usually Js, Bs, Ds, Cs, but it also depends what vowel comes after the letter. For example 'jam', no worries, can say that all day long. But 'Jenny, cou...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2015
1 points

Just gotta take care that your stuttering tricks don't become part of your stutter....

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2015
1 points

Second this. For years, my go-to phrasing trick was starting every sentence with "It's". It wasn't grammatically correct by any means, but at least I could get started on a sentence without blocks....

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2015
2 points

It varies between stutterers and over time. for many years, I've had rather consistent problems with 's', but that doesn't mean I don't have problems elsewhere too. Those are never terribly consistent...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2015
1 points

I've thought about trying to do that more effectively. I always go by Dan but have recently thought Daniel would maybe flow more easily from the "iel" sound into the B rather than the "n" in Dan....

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2015
1 points

My name starts with an M. Saying out my name in front of a new teacher or guests are one of biggest horrors. But sometimes when I taking to new people my age (I am 23) I just say my name is Bruce Wayn...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2015
1 points

It has been said to me in a jokingly/teasing manner. That I can handle. If it isn't said in such a manner I would simply walk away from the conversation....

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2015
1 points

> I'd say most of us have a harder time with people we dont know or speaking to people of authority. For a lot of pws (persons who stutter), we worry about making a good impression or are afraid of...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2015
2 points

I'd say most of us have a harder time with people we dont know or speaking to people of authority. For a lot of pws (persons who stutter), we worry about making a good impression or are afraid of list...

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postr/StutterMar 7, 2015
6 points

This might be the worst part, and how do I get past it?

This might be the worst part, and how do I get past it? Been stuttering all my life. With alot of people I´m basicly 100% fluent, in other situations and with some people I stutter like crazy. The wor...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2015
1 points

I never used to worry about stuttering during interviews but lately my stutter has been far more extreme, and as it happens I'm looking for a new job and have had interviews. I've taken the same appro...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2015
1 points

Totally agree and I think you make a great point. A lot of people who stutter and post on this subreddit seem to put a lot of weight on their fluency when it comes to interviews. Obviously nobody is...

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Kinda, but a little half assed, so to say! The "n" in Zwan and Tsig instead of Sig are theoretically important, but I see that it might be a tongue twister. :)...

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

I'm Bobby and B gives me the hardest blocks. I've been working on also slipping a 'the' in before and its gotten down to a very brief 'th' that most people claim they cant hear. But I know the joke ve...

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
2 points

I collect words or short phrases that are least likely to trigger stuttering and lean on them to get me started. "So" is a good one to drop in front of question words: "So, how.." or "So, why...". The...

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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2015
1 points

I don't really want to give out names because then It would be pretty easy to figure out what school I attend....and I really don't want to get any new stalkers lol. If you are really curious then I'm...

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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2015
1 points

Yeah spot on everything jumbles and mumbles if I don't think about it. Spending all day thinking about how to talk takes it's roll though...

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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2015
2 points

Piggy backing on you; I'm currently an undergrad studying speech therapy, and I just want to say that cluttering actually is considered stuttering, it's just a part of the same motor - planning packag...

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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2015
1 points

I just discovered that I'm more of a clutterer and than a stutterer last week. I'm well into my 30s and just now started to go to a speech therapist about it so its all new to me now. When I was youn...

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postr/StutterMar 2, 2015
32 points

Hey all, I just want to tell you about my story (I am a lifelong stutterer)

Hey all, I just want to tell you about my story (I am a lifelong stutterer) Hey everybody, I've posted on here a couple times quite a while ago but in the last month or so my life has taken a directi...

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