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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
1 points

That needs a lot of guts in initial presentations and you are in full flow later on. More power to you. Champion mentality šŸ’Ŗ...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
2 points

Are you a very mild stuttering in the range of 5 to 10% category. I myself in 25% category, tried to speak fluently for 6 months continuously and then I relapsed. If something resolves this almost, it...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
1 points

Sending love your way!! I still remember popcorn reading or snake reading textbooks in class and scheduling my bathroom breaks. Also scheduling missing class around presentations. Please, get a MH the...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
3 points

It's a birth defect. Is it possible to rectify autism or ADHD ?? No right. Same way. This stuttering needs enormous support from family members, stubborn confidence in yourself and as you age more and...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
1 points

Iā€˜m taking prozac for 8 months now, took a little while to find the right dosage for me tho. I’m now taking a very low dose. First, my stutter got so much better because it reduces my anxiety, and tho...

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postr/StutterOct 14, 2024
4 points

Positivity

Positivity Not gonna lie. Reading on here can be kind of depressing. I mean having a stutter can be depressing as. Would be good if we could bundle up all the positive posts and read them for when we ...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
2 points

I’ve found that by stuttering openly (certainly still working on the ā€œwithout shameā€ part!), and people who I interact with seeing my struggle - they are much more willing to be vulnerable with me. It...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
2 points

Sadly, we have to play the hand we were dealt it’s going to be more difficult for us in life but bemoaning our situation only makes it worse. Doing everything we can to maximize our potential is all w...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
1 points

hey as someone who's earliest memory of stuttering is waking up on christmas for my "n64" christmas and the night before i remember not stuttering this was around age 5... im 35 now and i've blamed ev...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
1 points

I totally understand, but at least you have something to look forward to when you go on campus. Make every attempt to meet people, even if it seems awkward. Everyone wants to be friends, but people a...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
1 points

Follow your passions. Be upfront, advocate for yourself. Believe that what makes you different doesn’t have to make you worse. It’s mental. Not easy, but possible....

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
1 points

See, that’s the same mindset I had. It’s not like someone will remember me tripping over a word or two. Most people are so caught up in their lives that they don’t even care. In the rare event that so...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
1 points

I used to hate raves socially, but I did end up meeting new people, which was cool! unrelated, but I did LSD & MDMA not too long, and it was the first time ever in my life I could speak so clearly wit...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
10 points

Hey man, I also have a pretty severe stutter (blocks). I feel like I do better in group situations where I can bounce off multiple people; it helps ease some of the anxiety. I personally enjoy raves, ...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
4 points

Hope that made you feel better🤣, my brother and i attended the same school so when someone made fun of me or him we would just beat the crap out of them and that helped. And it never really happened ...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
2 points

Sorry you feel that way, i had a different experience as i was not the only person in my family who stuttered, back in school if anyone made fun of my stutter or my brother's we would just retaliate a...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
2 points

Thank you. I realize about half of PWS are pessimistic, it’s not their fault, stuttering was brutal. It took me 10+ years to beat stuttering. Stuttering sucks....

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
5 points

Well I 100% relate and the thing is you did not accept. Hence the post. Just forget about it. Still some days are going to be bad, very bad but I know you will get through it because you have in the p...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
2 points

Before pills, there may be other things you can try. For me it was to cut off and walk away from that which gave me some of the worst anxiety. It is not to avoid stuttering situations or anything bu...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
3 points

I hope you find a way to see it as a blessing in the future, would sure make life easier...

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