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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
3 points

Listen - I’ve stuttered ALL MY LIFE and I’m 44 ! When I was younger, I would talk to my dad about it and always remember him telling me , “son , your handsome , smart and funny , let it just be part o...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

Don't worry! Excellent communication skills doesn't always need to be speaking fluently without breaks. It can also be communicating an idea to someone short, crisp and understandable. This is a trait...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

Some people find it endearing, some people just don’t care, some might care. But I guarantee u that the stutter isn’t thinning your options as much as u think it is...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

I’m here because of my son. His stutter is almost every single word. I’ve lived a super f’d up life. Most people would crumble under the things that I have been through, and the things I’ve seen....

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
5 points

I was 27 when I went on my first date. We’re still together 11 years later. I never really worried about it, I just lived my life, made friends, nurtured my interests. There’s no blueprint for happi...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
5 points

Hey! Wanted to say, my boyfriend has a stutter, and yeah, he has a gf who loves him a lot. Also, he gets asked out a lot, too! You don't have to feel insecure. Stuttering isn't the only trait you have...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
5 points

I didn't have my first relationship till I was 23. Now I am married to someone else. Stuttering is painful for us but potential partners don't care anywhere near as much as we do. Projecting confid...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
5 points

This is very innovative and based on sound research evidence. For anyone reading, the key to improving or even overcoming your stuttering is to tackle the approach-avoidance conflict. This is usually ...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

The best thing you can do is get over it. It’s not going to change. The only thing you can do to change it is the way you react to it. Sounds like your reacting with in a negative manner like these pe...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
5 points

Stutters cause all kinds of insecurity and self doubt. Honestly, if you find a girl that likes you for you, she won't care. I've had a lot of girlfriends in my time and they really dont mind at all. ...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

At the end of it all, your stutter is what makes you likeable. You may not understand that now, but you will....

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
8 points

See also [a summary ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1icop6k/stuttering_summary_of_uri_schneider_researcher/)of Uri Schneider (SLP/ speech therapist) about the stutter journey, the iceberg ...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

"I’m nearly 50 and this has been my life since age 4. I hate it." - this sentence resonates with me. I hated my life when my stuttering was unchecked. I just said to myself - "I have to get over this ...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
7 points

I really advise against using any techniques when speaking. They may form a habit, a tick almost. I have achieved a "Worry-Free" stutter after 2 years of practicing at home and improving my self-estee...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

My uncle completely lost his severe stutter in about a week aged 19. it literally just vanished. I also have a friend at church who worked on his stutter with a breathing technique in his late 20s and...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

You can look at it this way. Or you can make it your reason to never stop improvement. Make it your coping mechanism to never stop self-improvement. (Because you feel you need to make up some ground b...

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2025
17 points

So funny how deeply this resonates with me. Over the years I’ve convinced myself that stuttering is just my humbling mechanism 😂...

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postr/StutterJan 28, 2025
41 points

Stuttering is so humbling

Stuttering is so humbling Idk I feel like if I didn’t stutter I would have such an ego. I get so humbled almost every time I speak....

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2025
2 points

Every time I speak and stutter, that's just in the past. If I think it's embarrassing, it will be embarrassing. Now I don't think it's embarrassing anymore when I stutter. Cause I know nothing good i...

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2025
1 points

I think simply joining a league is a good first victory in and of itself. You don't have to have it all figured out before you sign up (I have this problem too). You can just go, be a good cat, and ta...

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