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postr/StutterApr 7, 2022
4 points

Have a seminar in my college the next week...

Have a seminar in my college the next week... So I haven't given a proper presentation or seminar in probably my life. I've talked on stage for about 5-10 minutes at the maximum. This is probably gonn...

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postr/StutterApr 7, 2022
7 points

How should I not think about my stutter

How should I not think about my stutter I know this might sound weird but I have found recently when I Think about my stutter before I speak I stutter more. But when I don’t think about my stutter I h...

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postr/StutterApr 6, 2022
10 points

stutter getting worse

stutter getting worse just last week, i was actually hopeful about my stutter as i was getting more and more fluent. i work in fnb and going out of my comfort zone has helped me a lot with my stutter....

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postr/StutterApr 5, 2022
11 points

Stuttering and tics

Stuttering and tics So I know when you stutter it's normal to have tics, like hand movements or face movements but lately I have been doing this one really embarrassing tic, when I stutter I will open...

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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2022
1 points

Your stutter is in your mind. You need to rewire your brain. It’s messed up. I stuttered for over 50plus years. No speech therapy or any magic pill worked.Through self hypnosis and using The Lovett Me...

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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2022
1 points

>which will remove a little Thank you. I agree with everything you say. If I think: "I should have already removed stuttering", then always when I stutter, of course I feel bothered that I stutte...

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postr/StutterApr 5, 2022
6 points

Does anyone else feel like having a stutter hindered their dating/social life? If you overcame this issue, how did you do it?

Does anyone else feel like having a stutter hindered their dating/social life? If you overcame this issue, how did you do it? I started to stutter at 12. Because I noticed I talked differently than ev...

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postr/StutterApr 4, 2022
3 points

I left speach therapy because I feel like I will never be fluent, even though I was getting better

I left speach therapy because I feel like I will never be fluent, even though I was getting better Hey guys, I (21M) stutter since I was a little kid and did a loooot of speach therapy in my youth and...

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postr/StutterApr 4, 2022
14 points

The best advice is: don't TRY to speak fluently. Then you don't feel bothered

The best advice is: don't TRY to speak fluently. Then you don't feel bothered If we feel pressured, we trigger our stutter. So we feel 'bothered' by our stutter. Thoughts on itself don't cause 'feelin...

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postr/StutterApr 4, 2022
1 points

How did you try 'to detach because' to detangle 'deciding to paralyze mouth'?

How did you try 'to detach because' to detangle 'deciding to paralyze mouth'? I am at a stage where I realize I add 'because' to two thoughts. One of them is: 'deciding to paralyze mouth'. Could you ...

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postr/StutterApr 4, 2022
13 points

Too nervous to give a speech

Too nervous to give a speech I (M19) want to run for a position on my college club board; however, you must give a 2-minute speech as well as a 1-minute speech to state why you think you are qualified...

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2022
6 points

I think most people who stutter can talk fluently to themselves, when I was at school many years ago I could read pages from a book out loud with no stutter, but take away the book and I'm had no ...

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postr/StutterApr 3, 2022
4 points

help

help So like when i read a book alone or read a poetry out loud alone i never stutter so i feel like i only stutter because im always nervous and have anxiety so how do I fix this?...

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postr/StutterApr 2, 2022
10 points

A method that helps me a little.

A method that helps me a little. I’ll try and be brief but will probably fail. Just today, I’ve been testing a method I came up with that I feel has actually helped me with my stutter a notable amou...

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postr/StutterApr 2, 2022
8 points

The anxieties of dating (24F)

The anxieties of dating (24F) My stutter is moderate, but lately it’s flared up quite a bit as I’ve been under a bit of stress in this season of my life. I decided to go on a date last night and I stu...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2022
3 points

Honestly this, can't promise it'll go away but can promise it'll get worse when you're thinking too much about it, why my stutter was worse at callcenters than anywhere else...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2022
2 points

*I've* never heard of anyone having an internal stutter. Just as singing and speech are very different activities, I would imagine that your internal dialogue is even less related to speech. When yo...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2022
2 points

Let me ask you this, when you speak to yourself in your mind. Do you stutter?...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2022
34 points

This is the absolute foundation of overcoming stuttering. 👇👇⁣ ⁣ Without this I wouldn't be speaking freely and effortlessly for the last 3 years. 👇⁣ ⁣ 💧 Learning to not resist your stutter. ⁣ ⁣ We...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2022
6 points

This sort of question actually illustrates just how impactful stuttering can be to one's psyche and mental health. The massive desperation that some people who stutter feel. And if this subreddit is a...

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