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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
9 points

Loved reading this. I’m also feeling myself become more confident in my stammer....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
2 points

Courage it takes so much courage I use to run for class president just to do the speech.. Your child is PERFECT and remind them of that.. I came from a father who stuttered and he made it so I was so ...

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postr/StutterJan 13, 2025
114 points

I’m proud to stutter

I’m proud to stutter I’m 37 I’ve stuttered my whole life.. I ran for class president every year just to do the speech.. I played quarterback and I would get gassed just stuttering calling plays in the...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
2 points

Ms too but there's nothing we can do about it. Don't think we'll see a solution for stuttering to be honest. Especially if it's genetic like mine. Maybe Gene therapy but IDK. We simply got to hold our...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
4 points

MOST people in my life have never said or mentioned it outright. They might ask me to repeat myself, but that could be any number of reasons. I don't need anybody's sympathy for it. And empathy "I ...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
-1 points

Thank you for sharing your perspective. I see where the confusion might arise, so let me clarify what I was trying to convey. When I said, "People don't care about our stuttering", I didn't mean it i...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
2 points

Don't you dare look down on yourself! If you don't give a fuck about your stutter, the view of shame goes away, you didn't give this to yourself, so whhy punish yourself?! Stop the coulda woulda shoul...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJan 13, 2025
3 points

Do I stutter during my dreams ?

Do I stutter during my dreams ? A few years ago, a friend asked me if I stutter during my dreams, and I didn’t really know the answer. Today, I got it! Yes, I do! I stutter even in my dreams That ma...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
1 points

Congrats man!! I also found my passion for business! I am 18 right now, stuttering since I could remember! My business is actually helping other stutterers get over their fear and talk without worry! ...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
0 points

Firstly, I think the first thing we should do is acceptance e.g., understanding that others don't care about our stuttering. Yet, I'm not sure how most people view this in terms of empathy or sympathy...

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Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
8 points

That's my only dream in this life .. speaking or asking or making any conversation normally without stuttering... but f*k cuz there is no cure for this stuttering shit...

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postr/StutterJan 13, 2025
50 points

What helped me after 40 years.

What helped me after 40 years. I stuttered for 40ish years, couldn’t even say my name in public, order off a menu, etc. went to multiple teachers and classes. Nothing worked. I watched a video clip o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
2 points

I have that too, I can't say my name. I fix that by not saying my name outright, I don't say "Lee", I say "my name is lee" or "the names Lee". That's all a personal thing and what works with each p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
1 points

Sorry. I overcame my severe stutter by embarassing myself to the point of not caring....

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2025
5 points

Acceptance is hard, like very hard.. took me 20+ years to accept that its ok to "show" my stutter to others. But the fact of the matter is the for most PWS, their stutter is not going away, so every...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2025
2 points

Congrats to you, my friend. Also 40 and have stuttered since around the same age. All the best on your new venture!...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2025
1 points

This thread is wild. The fact that there are tons of people who used to stutter and no longer stutter seems to be proof that stuttering can be cured in principle. But the causes seem to be very multiv...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2025
1 points

I overcame my stuttering 30 years ago, by ”accident”. I had graduated from college and had my first ”real” job which I hated and felt stuck because I stuttered. Decided to quit my job and focus all...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2025
4 points

I understand you 100%. I work at a dispensary and have to communicate with customers all day 5 days a week. People always make comments about my stutter, smile and laugh at me when I’m talking. It mak...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2025
5 points

We cannot accept our defeat due to stuttering. Our mind never allows that. Only in later ages in 40s ,we accept the reality and live a happy life...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride