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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2022
1 points

i stutter more around my family ion know why, maybe ik that they know i stutter so i don’t care or t try to not stutter. Around friends i try to not stutter and speak slow but w family i just don’t ca...

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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2022
2 points

Hi, i also told my parents and my SLP at that age that it did not bother me, but it did, very much so. I just wanted to be like any other kid, and admitting stuttering was a problem did not fit in tha...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2022
5 points

I’m an adult woman who stutters. I do not think he is doomed to poor social relationships and not being able to find and keep a decent job. If he says/shows that’s it’s not bothering him much, you’re ...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2022
1 points

I'm not sure what kind of advice you're looking for. I can tell you that stuttering hurts a lot. Very painful and it's just as awkward for me as it is for the person I'm talking to. Honestly, some peo...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2022
2 points

If I have a bad speech incident then my day is ruined and possibly a few days after that. It's 100% mental for me and I know it because I can speak fluently when I am alone. In my early 20s I was ext...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2022
1 points

People that know I stutter. Because with "strangers" I try for the life of me not to stutter and if I'm going to stutter, then I don't speak....

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2022
1 points

I don’t tell interviewers of my stutter. With my luck, the interviewers can be prejudiced against disabled people working in their business as it can lead to less customer satisfaction or something. E...

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postr/StutterAug 4, 2022
2 points

[repost] Abilify really helped my stutter

[repost] Abilify really helped my stutter **Another medication that my Psychiatrist recommended for my stutter.** **However, I would like to hear people's personal experiences before taking anything....

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2022
1 points

That's horrible. I thought in 2-3 weeks you know if an anti-psychotic is working for you? At which point you should try something else? Which one did you try? Asking because of these posts: [https:...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
-5 points

It is not that hard to ask question and make a normal post like everyone else instead this bullshit right here. I am just being real, deal with it....

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
1 points

I’ve gotten this before too. Not often. Some people hear it and immediately make fun of me, others pretend they don’t hear it, and then I get the occasional “what? I didn’t even realize!”. So weird...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
1 points

The quarantine years didn't affect mine too much as I spent most of my time on my xbox or pc with friends. However, going back into shops, my stutter was horrific...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
2 points

Unless it's really severe, my experience is they don't notice because they've never experienced it, so it's completely not on their radar. They/their? It's like an Us and Them scenario 😄...

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postr/StutterAug 2, 2022
37 points

i’m simply Tired

i’m simply Tired i’m in my 30s and have been stuttering my whole life. been through it all, ignorant parents, speech therapy, bullying... i know i don’t have to tell y’all what it’s like. talking sim...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
2 points

I am almost entirely fluent now, or just *feel* fluent bc I can move through my hard blocks by looking up (at listener) and starting. Slowly. And. Enunciating. I still have short initial repetitio...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
2 points

I've been in a relationship with my boyfriend for 3 years and I didn't notice he stutters until he told me about it a year and a half ago....

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
3 points

Stuttering indeed takes up a huge amount of the time I spend thinking about stuff and it's quite sad how us stuttering people think it as the end of the world while most other people don't care, I don...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2022
5 points

I think a lot of how we think others think of our stuttering is in our mind - how we spend time worrying about dumb comments, or laughing or trivializing our experience. I really believe that most peo...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2022
3 points

Omg finally! I used to work at a call center too! So not too many noticed over the phones but we used voip so anytime someone asked id blame it on the connection 😅...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2022
1 points

Out of curiosity, how did your stutter influence a 2 year medical leave? Was it based on mental health and stress and whatnot? I understand that. It is and can be stressful at times, especially depen...

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