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postr/StutterJan 3, 2022
7 points

VR meet up

VR meet up I was wondering if any1 with VR headsets, wants to start a kind of support group. I am new to VR, it could be a good way to practice talking in a face to face kind of way...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
1 points

Nah, they’re actually great people from what I’ve seen, which is why it feels like my fault. The worst part is if I switched places with them, I feel like I would have done the same thing...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

Dang dude, I would love to give you a hug. I’m on this thread looking for answers for my 18 year old brother who has struggled with a stutter, and hearing these stories fills me with empathy. I’m sorr...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
1 points

It's not your fault. If your stutter bothers them so much they don't want to be your friend, that's a problem with them....

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
11 points

Babeeeee. Im a nursing student and I feels so uplifted knowing that ur in medicine. Be strong alright! Ur doing sooooooooooo great! I'm so proud of you! And you did nothing wrong! Sadly stupidity can'...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

People are very uneducated and this person was either not exposed to other stutterers before or taught anything about it. Im sorry you had to go through that. Just know she is uneducated and u can use...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

Are you sure they’re avoiding you due to it? Are they super asshole people?? It takes a special kind of asshole to decide to not be someone’s friend due to something like this. It seems unlikely. Most...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
4 points

Definitely have been there I’ve had so many people ask me if I was ok giving me looks of concern and confusion. Like you said most times it doesn’t bother but those times someone catches you off guard...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

This situation is embarrassing for those ‘friends’. People who won’t put any effort in to be your friend were never going to be good friends for you anyway. Im sorry it’s got you feeling embarrassed. ...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
31 points

I was on the phone with a customer stuttering, they asked if I was ok, I said I was. They hung up on me and called the main office number at my work to send someone to check on me. It borderlined ...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
3 points

It's not your fault! If they stopped talking to you because of your stutter then they wouldn't have been great friends anyway. You're better off without people like them....

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

From my experience, you shouldn't look at this like you've lost an opportunity to make friends, but rather you've been lucky enough to learn what those people are really like so early in the relations...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
9 points

I had something similar happen to me, I stuttered in a group presentation and my best friend who knows about my stuttering lost her sh*t. She yelled at me and shoved me in class in front of everyone (...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
10 points

Obviously, it was a very severe incident. I'm sorry. **IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!** You didn't decide to stutter. You had a severe block. Cut yourself some slack. You did nothing wrong. And maybe they di...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
38 points

I've had similar things happen before, the best thing to do is move on. > I lost an opportunity to make great friends because of my stupid stutter No, a couple stutterphobes lost an opportunity t...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2022
2 points

What an awesome way to view gradual progress! thanks! I had a stuttering issue very early on and I was a part of a speech therapy group for kids at my school and it helped me to feel like a had a grou...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2021
3 points

Thanks for sharing! It's the kind of reading i was needing as i've recently started therapy. Should give me a lot of food for thought for the next few days...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
1 points

I'm 26, and have stuttered as long as I can remember. My first job was at a grocery store, then military, correctional officer, now a casino. Most good managers / supervisors don't care if you stutte...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
2 points

Thank you for saying that you are physically, mentally and psychologically drained at end of every day. That aspect is kinda underacknowledged - and I’ve been feeling very bad that I’m sometimes too ...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
1 points

I’ve recently told a friend that I never spoke in school because our friend group made fun of my speaking and that hurt me so much that I never spoke/limited my speech. Her response was “damn I didn’t...

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