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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
2 points

Im only avoiding it this time but in the future i’ll do my best.. for now i already got embarrased when i stuttered like crazy but my classmates didnt mind but i know inside their laughing...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
2 points

Have a conversation with your teacher about it. When I was in high school, I powered through a few of these type of presentations. I have a block stutter so no matter how much I prepared, it never wor...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
1 points

People that actually stutter don’t stutter through texts. If they text you that...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
3 points

I agree with you it's ridiculous, in that, avoidance techniques might become a negative coping mechanism. I think, for some individuals it can still be useful to swap words for example to prevent trau...

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commentr/StutterApr 12, 2024
1 points

My true personality is being extroverted not shy or nervous to speak in front of others one on one or in front of many people. I am limited by my own brain as my speech started declining so did everyt...

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commentr/StutterApr 12, 2024
3 points

Ask to do a recorded presentation, you can edit the long pauses and repetitions in the video and yes it might sound not like normal speech but…it’s still doing exactly what you are required. I hope yo...

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commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
4 points

We'll tbh if I look past my childhood, as I grew older, I was getting more and more conscious about my stuttering. Like when I was just a kid till 8th grade, I didn't pay that much attention to my stu...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2024
2 points

Your life is so relatable with mine. Hope to meet you some day. It's exactly how i have experienced situations. The moment someone comes in front of you, everything changes. Now i go into a cocoon avo...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2024
6 points

My (38M) wife (38F) and I met through the dating site OKCupid. We've been married for 5 years, together for 11, and now have a daughter. She says she never notices it, even when I definitely do and wh...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2024
1 points

Phone calls or Teams call(where you cannot see the face of the other person) is the worst. Face to face communication is easier. I guess because you are reassured from their facial expressions that th...

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postr/StutterApr 10, 2024
8 points

Struggling With Emotional Communication

Struggling With Emotional Communication I struggle with approaching new things because I experience immense anxiety while actually engaging in them. This anxiety often surfaces when I interact with p...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2024
3 points

I would love to say that goes away but it really doesn't, at least not entirely. Even when you feel comfortable stuttering, it's still mentally draining playing all the mental gymnastics to get the wo...

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Severity & FluctuationHiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterApr 9, 2024
16 points

For the first time no one had to speak for me when I bought food and I feel good.

For the first time no one had to speak for me when I bought food and I feel good. Yesterday (Tue, April 8) at 12 PM, my stutter became the worst it has ever been throughout all my 15 years (i got a he...

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postr/StutterApr 8, 2024
8 points

Venting

Venting I've had a speech impediment for as long as I can remember, starting from childhood. At first, adults around me thought it was cute because I was young. However, as I entered puberty my stutt...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2024
3 points

for me, realizing that my stutter is WAY more of a burden for me than it is for the other person. At worst, the person is like “okayyyy come on” but your stutter is the least of their worries that day...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2024
3 points

This is so me! It's terribly exhausting to the point that I'm totally drained after going out or doing any kind of interactions (especially speaking the language that's used where I live). Even though...

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postr/StutterApr 7, 2024
12 points

First time posting, happy to find this sub

First time posting, happy to find this sub I am so happy to find this sub and after reading through a few posts and comments, for the first time ever I feel like people understand my struggle with sp...

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commentr/StutterApr 7, 2024
2 points

Same here. But anxiety inducing situations make it shows and then the mask falls hahaha. But yeah, most people don't know that I stutter....

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postr/StutterApr 7, 2024
28 points

Every day is a war within myself

Every day is a war within myself Sometimes it's hard to live like that, thinking every possibility of word combinations which can be said without stuttering... I feel like I am using 100% of my RAM al...

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Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringAnticipating Stuttering+2 more
postr/StutterApr 6, 2024
25 points

I cloned my voice today

I cloned my voice today I had to record voiceovers for work which left me with a lot of good samples of my speaking voice. I went to an ai voice cloning website and some time later had a model I can...

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