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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2014
1 points

GO GET EM!...

commentr/StutterSep 5, 2014
1 points

Keep your head up. I've been stuttering my whole life and I went through exactly the same things you're going through. The truth is, yes, it sucks, but it also gets better. You have to learn to accept...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
1 points

>Better yet Demosthenes, he was an orator, would like to know his secret . I can't get him. I actually owe him $20 and he's being a jerk about it. Sorry....

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
4 points

Keep your head up. I'm a police officer and I stutter. ...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
1 points

Better yet Demosthenes, he was an orator, would like to know his secret ....

commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
1 points

Bo Jackson ...

commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
3 points

College senior here. I talked to a doctor about it just to see my options, and I started taking Prozac once a day. It helps a lot for me; it just relaxes my jaw in general without "sedating" me if you...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
2 points

Hey man! I'm in college, my junior year and I will tell you, it gets easier. I went through a long period of depression and I'm somewhat still in it, but i'm telling you, it get's easier. Just like wh...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
3 points

It's been said before on here, but there's no doubt that the worry and anxiety that stuttering instills in you is far worse than the actual stuttering itself. It really takes a toll on your mind. On...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
6 points

At the NSA conference I met a trial lawyer who has a pretty strong stutter but he's practicing and speaking in court rooms all the time and making it work. He said a key realization that helped him wa...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
1 points

maaaaaan it's about 100000x easier said than done, but realizing that though we might not be able to totally change our speech, we can change how we feel about it and ourselves and I think that's the ...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
10 points

Hey man, don't give up. I've stuttered my whole life, and of course I chose a profession (lawyer) where I have to speak for a living. I have anxiety about speaking all the time, but its how you reac...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
3 points

It would definitely not be nearly as bad if I wasn't afraid/insecure about it. I'm trying to change my mindset but that's easier said than done. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
2 points

So would stuttering be as bad if you weren't so afraid of talking and stuttering?...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
2 points

Sammy J is my pick or the dude who played Darth Vader (james earl jones?)...

commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
7 points

It's like you're reading my mind....

commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
3 points

There was a kid a couple years younger than me in school that had a strong stutter, much much worse than mine. Poor kid used to spend his lunch time in the library to avoid talking to people, I always...

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postr/StutterSep 4, 2014
17 points

Having a stutter sucks

Having a stutter sucks This is going to be a little long and is pretty much just a rant. I have had a stutter for as long as I can remember but I didn't really feel insecure about it until high scho...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
1 points

Thanks for the comment, I agree it's not worth pursuing unless it's 2nd nature. Since your an extrovert I really think the first step you should take is try to learn to be comfortable with it, becau...

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postr/StutterSep 4, 2014
4 points

if i were to reach out to famous people (no, i have no idea how i would, but details, details...) who would we want to hear from?

if i were to reach out to famous people (no, i have no idea how i would, but details, details...) who would we want to hear from? seriously. i want to make this happen. and yes, of course i'm going t...

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