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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2018
5 points

We've all been there. It's not the end of the world if you block. Your blocking so hard because your not able to show people you stutter yet. My advice to you is to seek out the free speech therapy of...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2018
7 points

That’s lovely. I’m a medical student and have a stutter too. I’ve had my bad days when talking to patients but also good days too. Throughout medical school, we have written exams and OSCEs - where w...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2018
8 points

Well said. I think maybe the most important thing for a stutterer to do is to accept your stutter. Stop caring and stop trying to talk like 'normal people' talk. Then you can do whatever you want with...

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commentr/StutterJul 3, 2018
2 points

There are some members who like doing chats for practice. I haven't participated but if you do a search for past posts or make your own post I'm sure you'll find some peeps to practice with. Reading a...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2018
2 points

My man! Two years and a half in and I can truly say: it's worse in your mind that it really is. For real, man. Before starting college I was fucking TERRIFIED. "What I'm gonna do?" "What they gonna t...

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Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2018
3 points

I couldn't read out of books either in middle school and would get made fun of constantly (this was when billy madison out - ttttt today junior!) so it was....not fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2018
4 points

> The truth is. no one really cares if you stutter I wish I could say this was true. I'm in university and a lot of people have pointed it out/made fun of me and the professors are super impatient...

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2018
4 points

A fellow Mechanical engineer who just graduated right here. I completely screwed up the 4 years of my Engineering feeling about how you feel right now. Result I had average grades, worsened stutter, n...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2018
2 points

Does your school know you stutter? Are there any workplace regulations in place for this sort of thing where you live? Online is probably not going to change, I suppose. Unless you don't give them a...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2018
1 points

I had the same problem with spanish, which is my fourth language I had in school. It was always a struggle to speak in class when I was elected...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2018
3 points

You should definitely stop taking unprescribed medication. Are you able to see a doctor about your anxiety? If so, then do that instead. As for stuttering, it's major suck when you're in high school...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2018
4 points

It's tough when you're a teen but as you get older you start to realize that people don't care about your stuttering. Our negative perception of our speech is our own worst enemy. Go on YouTube and w...

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commentr/StutterJun 5, 2018
1 points

What kind of therapy have you tried, and for how long? It took me about 2 years of weekly therapy to become fluent. I still have blocks, but it has changed from excessively long blocks on m's and r'...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2018
1 points

I had speech therapy as a kid and it didn’t help me at all. Some letters I can’t pronounce and I still stuttered insanely at random times still at 21 years old. I hate speaking publicly, for me I’m m...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2018
5 points

Have you tried speech therapy? It has helped me alot. I signed up with the office of disability at university for one semester. Worst decision of my life. This allowed me to present a project to my ...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
4 points

I don't know how bad their speech is, but past a certain severity it's just not appropriate to lecture. It's unfair to the students to take 5 minutes to say a sentence. ...

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commentr/StutterMay 27, 2018
2 points

I love everything /u/babyjet321 said and second all of that. I think high school is the worst time to be a stutterer, personally. You're in a place where you want to be an individual, but you also hav...

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commentr/StutterMay 24, 2018
5 points

My stuttering worsened after high school so your story reminds me of myself. When a person starts talking slowly to me, I let them know that I have a speaking problem not a hearing problem. More impor...

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commentr/StutterMay 22, 2018
1 points

I wouldn’t say avoidance is the goal...but instead of causing anxiety because the student has no choice but to do a speech I think it’s beneficial to give some control to the student. I started by giv...

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commentr/StutterMay 22, 2018
1 points

I had a mild stutter throughout high school and even now in college. If it was a class that required speaking often or was talkative in nature, I would tell your teachers. In highschool, I usually on...

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