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postr/StutterMay 11, 2022
14 points

Speech blocks makes me look dumb

Speech blocks makes me look dumb Whenever I’m in class and I get asked a question and i get hit with a speech block I just act like I don’t know the answer to the question when I really do. I’ll attem...

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postr/StutterMay 11, 2022
11 points

Does anybody feel like stuttering discredits you?

Does anybody feel like stuttering discredits you? I interviewed for a position as a front desk assistant yesterday that requires a lot of people interaction. I have 3 years worth of customer service e...

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commentr/StutterMay 11, 2022
1 points

When I was little I used to be funny and friendly. Now I almost never speak. In my desperation to avoid speaking I think I end up looking rude to people a lot of times, even my own family....

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commentr/StutterMay 11, 2022
1 points

It's made me somewhat of an introvert. I have an outgoing personally, but with stuttering, I can be perceived as shy, quiet and one who keeps to himself. I still enjoy socializing with friends and doi...

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postr/StutterMay 11, 2022
47 points

Does anybody else hate how there's no treatment for stuttering?

Does anybody else hate how there's no treatment for stuttering? It saddens me that they got shit to help people with ADHD, Depression, PTSD etc but there's nothing to help people who stutter, I hate h...

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2022
1 points

I appear shy and introverted just because I don't wanna talk much so I don't stutter and make a fool of myself, but I'm actually very talkative and people who are really close to me (whom I'm not THAT...

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2022
2 points

I have healed for the most part now, but middle school and highschool I censored who I was in the classroom. Was very painful. I wasn’t afraid outside of the classroom but dang not being able to feel ...

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2022
4 points

Although my stutter has gotten better since I finished school, I've certainly become a very shy and reserved person due to teasing and the like while I was at school. There were honestly days there wh...

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2022
3 points

When I was younger, it affected me a lot. I was always depressed, angsty, angry, and quiet. I have a feeling I would have leaned a little ways that way without stuttering, but with it it was worsened....

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2022
15 points

I feel like my ability to communicate and hold a conversation had been severely affected because of stutter. It made me so shy in all these years that I can barely hold a conversation with anyone exce...

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2022
12 points

Quite a bit. I feel the same as the previous comments. I usually come off as quiet, awkward, and reserved to people who don’t personally know me. I was always the super quiet kid in school and althoug...

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postr/StutterMay 10, 2022
7 points

A quick question

A quick question What jobs require least interaction with people? I'm a student right now and I'll graduate in 2 years. I don't think I can build relationships with people. I'm incapable of that. Ev...

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2022
4 points

(M21) Whenever I go to any place to order or ask for something I just write them on my phone and show it to the dude. I had enough. It's humiliating yes. I just want to avoid the awkward stupid situ...

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postr/StutterMay 9, 2022
14 points

sharing an experience from this evening

sharing an experience from this evening feeling proud of myself while playing pickup basketball today, one of my teammates was disrespectful towards me. i told them to chill and expressed my thoughts...

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postr/StutterMay 9, 2022
28 points

Just want to share something small but huge for me

Just want to share something small but huge for me So, often times, I will have a story I want to share but there will be ONE word that I am afraid of (the word could be anything from the word “condit...

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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
12 points

I would be honored to be asked to give an important presentation or speech. If asked, I would give the speech without any 2nd thoughts. I'll still stutter during the speech though. Also being a stutte...

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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
1 points

Sure, in a way. Everything you do, big or small, has a reaction. That being said, avoiding it won't solve anything or help you in the long run. It may even make it more difficult in the future when ...

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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
6 points

Had to order food at mcdonalds. Problem is i was talking with my friend at the cashier and he asked me what my order was and i said it to him no problem, but when i started to say it to the cashier it...

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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
5 points

Just started a new job and I have a TOUGH time saying the company name. Haven’t really ran into a word I absolutely can’t get around without stuttering for a long time, but this new job has definitely...

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postr/StutterMay 9, 2022
1 points

what is the NSA annual conference like?

what is the NSA annual conference like? Hi. Just wondering what it is like for adults, particularly those attending for the first time. I’m an adult PWS (mild to moderate) and am currently planning ...

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