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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
7 points

I prefer to taste my fav drink than to not stutter. Those cashier people have prob met a stutterer in their life. Who gives a shit if I stutter. Come to think of it it's something I heard adults say ...

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postr/StutterNov 13, 2019
159 points

What the hell...?

What the hell...? For my English class today, everyone had to read a short poem, and we had to vote on who read it the best. When it came to be my turn, I took a deep breath, exhaled, and started. Whe...

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commentr/StutterNov 6, 2019
1 points

Have you ever read The Feeling Good Handbook? It helps you identify negative thoughts and change them. Find those negative thoughts and "reframe them." Count how many people adore you regardless o...

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postr/StutterNov 2, 2019
6 points

100% way of happy living with your stutter

100% way of happy living with your stutter STOP GIVING A SHIT OF WHAT PEOPLE THINK...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2019
6 points

I've been slowly learning this lesson myself, it's tough sometimes but so much more liberating than having to constantly put on an act...

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postr/StutterNov 2, 2019
14 points

Be yourself

Be yourself In my opinion it is much better (and simpler) to just say what you want to say and stutter through it, than to be some person you’re not, eating food you don’t want to eat, avoiding many p...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2019
2 points

Couple of remarks here, in the interest of contributing to the perspective sharing: - >**We stopped going** and well, I continued stuttering. I'm now 28 years old. Of course you continued. That'...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2019
2 points

I think it won't but I will assume you having very mild stuttering, given you had been fluent for 20 years. My advice would be to first self-reinforce your psychology by recalling your positive memory...

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postr/StutterOct 31, 2019
39 points

hi fellow stutterers.

hi fellow stutterers. Just wanted to post this to tell you guys to take a chance today. A small risk, even if it’s just one. If you know you’re gonna stutter when telling a joke or asking a question, ...

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postr/StutterOct 31, 2019
44 points

We ain't got nothin to hide

We ain't got nothin to hide "... you just keep on walkin' 'cause you me and sister ain't got nothin' to hide." -- Scatman John Adult stutterer here who had a great presentation at work. Practiced eve...

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2019
1 points

Great job buddy! Keep on doing it! Keep stuttering. Keep forcing it out. and don't let yourself back down! I was also an ambitious student like your; being a stutterer, I forced myself to join a deba...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2019
0 points

Yes - spending so much time focusing on how to eradicate it makes us feel almost “defective.” This is how God made us and we have a lot to teach the world about patience and tolerance. And that begins...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2019
1 points

Cmon. I read one comment saying how stuttering is something you are “born with”. That’s a myth. I haven’t stuttered all my life. There were times when I didn’t stutter. My stutter came to be cause of ...

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commentr/StutterOct 27, 2019
4 points

Don't focus on the stutter. Focus on the answers. The more you focus on other things THAN your stutter, fluency occurs (in my case). I really dont care about my stutter. I pay it no mind....

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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2019
2 points

My stutter has gotten worse as well, but my confidence is still here. Weird, right? A different mindset can do wonders for your self-esteem....

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postr/StutterOct 23, 2019
50 points

It’s amazing what a couple years will do

It’s amazing what a couple years will do I’m a 17 year old male. About 2 years ago, I was a stuttering fool. I would stay in my dark room, and feel sorry for myself. It was a very depressing time. F...

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postr/StutterOct 22, 2019
8 points

ISAD!

ISAD! All my life I have struggled with a stammer, but it hasn’t stopped me speaking in front of 200+ strangers around the country, getting a demanding and enjoyable job speaking on the phones daily. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
2 points

It sounds like a lot of things came together for you. Speech techniques (even if they didn't work at the time), breathing, meditation but most importantly gaining confidence and going into a job where...

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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
1 points

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. We all grow up in a society that tells us stuttering is bad. A lot of people who stutter and SLPs work on changing these attitudes but we won't be able to change soc...

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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. I am very much part of the #ok2stutter movement, born out of the social model of disability, that does not look at a person as being disabled but rather a...

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