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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2024
2 points

Hi there, I have been stuttering since I was a child (not genetically, at least from my first-degree family), It did not add any thing *positively* to my life, it just destroyed it, I left the school ...

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postr/overcome_stutteringJan 2, 2024
1 points

How Do I Improve My Confidence??

How Do I Improve My Confidence?? I have a really hard time talking to people, even friends because of what they might think. I stopped attempting to talk in groups because of this too. My stutter hold...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
16 points

I work in a dairy factory, my job is pretty much computer related things, using systems like SAP and other tools to trace the the physical-chemical properties of the products we make. It’s a job that ...

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postr/StutterDec 31, 2023
1 points

LBH (Loser Back Home) stereotype

LBH (Loser Back Home) stereotype I'm hoping to one day move abroad, and hope that. That will fix my problems (Lonliness, 0 Friends, Confidence, Healthy mindset) and quite frankly if I Do move abroad t...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2023
1 points

My stutter never had any truly positive impact. It gives shape to my personality more than I care to admit, which I think is the only good thing. I'm a good listener and I deeply appreciate romantic r...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

I think we are quite similar. I haven’t really ever had friends, especially of a similar age. I just find it now a newly frustrating thing because I am now surrounded by many other people of my own ag...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

I'm also a 16-year-old with no friends. I can handle being alone fine. I've had pretty much no friends in real life for over 3 years and I'm used to it. Plus, I have some much bigger issues in my life...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

And know exactly what you’re talking about! Isolation From others, being trapped inside your own thoughts because I can’t communicate it verbally, feeling restricted through speech and the anxiety of ...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

Taking it at face value, it's well-meaning, but it's like someone saying, "We don't care about your cat," or "We don't care about the leak in your bathroom." My cat and my bathroom obviously has no im...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

> but be sure to tell them the problem as it occurs for you, bc most people think stuttering is jjjjjust tttthis. I´ve tried, the answer often it to look for psychotherapy sessions - which may he...

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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

You should have the right to do whatever career you want to. You can relate well to people, because you are a person. A real live equal human being. It may not feel that way sometimes, but that's just...

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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

I've occasionally lurked on this subreddit for about a few years and I definitely agree with that title XD Maybe not just conventional therapy or whatever, though. You guys just need some love. T...

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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

Yeah. It was never like that back when I lived in Portland Oregon. Around here in south east Ohio at my high school, people throw around the word "retard" all the time as if it's an actual mental diag...

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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

Miss having a following, was never big 600-700 followers on Instagram. It makes you feel important and grew alot during that phase. Since u wanted to make more "content"(documenting myself make bad li...

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Helplessness & AgencyHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
2 points

Another 50 years? That seems overly optimistic. Anxiety/hypertonia/stress takes a toll on your body. I hope I can make it to 30. If I’m lucky enough, maybe 40. My heart and stomach are barely function...

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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

I relate, get on medication to feel less pain. Seriously i haven't found any good solution, and I have been researching for years... Do you see yourself living like that for another 50 years ?, fuck...

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postr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

My life is psychological torment

My life is psychological torment I feel so alone - no parents, no girlfriend, no friends. Every single time I try to talk to someone, I feel so anxious, much worse than I used to. I don’t fit in, I’m ...

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postr/StutterDec 27, 2023
1 points

Speech therapy seems hopeless

Speech therapy seems hopeless Im 20 years old. I go to speech therapy once a week, and we always do the same exercises. It just feels old. I’ve noticed some improved fluency but not a lot. It also see...

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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2023
1 points

Yes. If I have to keep living like this, then I don't want to live at all. It's like torture that no one around you has. It's painful to watch people who don't stutter to waste their voice or not use ...

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postr/StutterDec 27, 2023
1 points

A lot of y'all need therapy. Not speech therapy, psychological therapy

A lot of y'all need therapy. Not speech therapy, psychological therapy Title. And to dispel the immediate assumption/hope that a lot of us have: no, improving your mental health will probably not do...

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