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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
1 points

Hi, current SLP grad student here. 1) As a fellow introvert, I feel your pain about not having many natural opportunities to practice communication. I think it’s very self-aware of you to realize the...

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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
1 points

Hi, I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling with this. I’m currently in grad school to become a speech therapist/SLP (so feel free to tell me to fuck off lol) but I have 2 recommendations for you to loo...

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postr/StutterAug 5, 2020
3 points

Stutter or other speech problem?

Stutter or other speech problem? I’m 20 years old, and for the longest time I’ve had this issue. It was really bad from elementary to the end of high school, and as a child I was never brought to any ...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
1 points

Thanks for your opinion, I was actually wondering if there's discord servers where people that stutter can practice on each other...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
3 points

Sorry to hear about all this. Sounds like a really difficult spiral to get out of, and not having that support from family sucks. But hey, at least you have strangers on the internet right? I'm not g...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
3 points

Most schools provide mock interview programs to anyone not just their students. And they’re free. Ask for tips and advice there and see what real interviewers will tell you. And like someone else sa...

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postr/StutterAug 4, 2020
40 points

Becoming depressed and loosing motivation for everything

Becoming depressed and loosing motivation for everything I have 25 years (F) and I am looking for a job for almost a year now. I had some interviews before covid (last interview I had in March) and no...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
1 points

To to get out of difficult situations when you get stuck, just take a deep breath, when you have free time you can do breathing exercises 20x or more for a day will help u alot, if you see that it is ...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
1 points

Could you define "specialist"? Speech therapist, psychologist? Both? I do recommend you to go to both at once; also not everyone has experience with stuttering so double checking they are ready to tre...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
1 points

Don't fake and don't try to act cool, that'll fail sooner than later. Thinking that you are better than everyone else is even worse; you are young and you'll have a lot to learn from a lot of people;...

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postr/StutterAug 2, 2020
6 points

Suggestions?

Suggestions? I get so frustrated sometimes and I don't know what to do. Stuttering literally affects every part of my life and makes it so hard to be social. I'm not an introvert but because I stutter...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
1 points

Just graduated. Going to community college for my AA degree. My only passion is music but I don’t know if that’ll work out. I just don’t want a dead end 9-5 job. I’m making good money right now though...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
3 points

Hi. I’m 17 and have experience in dealing with a lot of these feelings and physical speech barriers. I planned on getting a job over summer but right when I was prepping to apply at local pet stores C...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

hey buddy. i feel you. i just have one suggestion. have you tried working online. as a freelancer i mean ! the point is : don't stuck your life for just alittle thing like that. believe me, if you sto...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

I'm sure a lot of people you know care a lot. Think how your suicide will affect each one of them. Have you talked this with someone or with your therapist about this? Also, google "suicide line \[yo...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
3 points

Probably not, but please don't do anything stupid. Life is hard but can be very sweet, yes, even with an stutter. Ask for help, professional help, there are holes from you can't exit alone; and you a...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
2 points

No prob, any counter app should do really. Try Clicker on the App Store or if your on Android something similar to that...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

Thanks man, you have made alot of sense and I appreciate your sentiments and struggles. I have never taken a week of to think of my stutter, my mind has become conditioned to it. You are 100% correc...

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postr/StutterJul 31, 2020
35 points

Want to make someone with a stutter contemplate murder? Follow these 2 easy steps!

Want to make someone with a stutter contemplate murder? Follow these 2 easy steps! 1.) Ask if they stutter intentionally / ask if they try to control it at all 2.) Recommend speech therapy Seriously...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2020
23 points

I am 49 years old, a United States Air Force Veteran, I have a master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, married with 1 son AND I am a national trainer. My stutter started as a result f...

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