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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
1 points

I did my first speech on my stutter. It 1. Helped people know I had a stutter beforehand. And 2. Helped me own it and be confident even though I wasn’t. The rest of the quarter I aced all my speeches ...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
2 points

Yeah, thank you for the input. : D I feel as long as you are not bother by it, people won’t say anything about it. I’m a talkative mofo among my friends haha, they don’t really care about my speech. A...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
1 points

Yeah, I'm the same way sometimes. During interviews and sometimes speaking up in class I'll speak so eloquently, even though I'm stressing out inside....

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
2 points

Yep, I get it. I wouldn't ever say anything like "I'm a stutterer". No need to label yourself. My experience has been that as long as you clarify that your stutter is something that's normal to you (...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
1 points

Where I grew up, people can associate me with stutter pretty quick, if not, they would still point out I have a problem talking as if I don’t know it myself. So I feel if don’t admit to people I stutt...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
2 points

But wouldn’t they take that as it’s just a temporary thing, like you are nervous? Yea, I sometimes also say “certain words are hard for me to say” but without specifying it’s stutter, so people might...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
4 points

I admit it to the person I'm talking to only after I stutter in front of them so that they don't think I'm mentally handicapped. Usually goes like this: >Me: *stutter occurs* >Me: "Sorry, I h...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
1 points

I agree. I always feel like it’s the elephant in the room until I acknowledge that I stutter. I am completely open to talking about. Some people are still assholes but that is their problem, not mi...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
10 points

This a tough pill to swallow but I, too, have come to this realization. It took many years but the more I accept my stutter and see it as an integral part of my personality, the better I feel about st...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

Hi! I'm 18, and I totally understand you. I've been stuttering for as long as I remember. I've been through my darkest days, and deepest insecurities and believe me when I say it, I know what it feels...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

My stutter comes in waves of weeks or months where it gets really bad I just tried not to focus on it too much. You just have to except that stuttering is part of who you are. There'll be good and bad...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

It's sort of similar to stuttering on purpose by prolonging the first sound of a word. It works on every letter too, just imagine what the letter sounds like and then purposefully prolong the sound. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

I do feel beta about it a little bit. But self depreciation gets the group to laugh and I'm automatically the funny guy. That and it shows people I'm not bothered by my stuttering. People will wait to...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

That's super cool! I've started streaming on twitch too, but I don't have a mic yet. I hope that streaming will help me break some stuttering habits and use techniques more. Hope your stream goes well...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
4 points

If a woman knows you stutter and also knows how you feel about women, she is definitely going to reject you. It 100% won't be because of your stutter. In fact, if I may be frank, and I don't want to c...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
5 points

>Look at [...] You know, I do, and I don't find what you're finding. I just find that people are nice and patient. They just want to hear what I have to say. Consider that even people who _don't_...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
2 points

>What do you mean, "almost always"? Who's humiliating you? Look at the non stutterers you interact with on a day to day basis. Look at there faces after they hear you stutter. Look at how they th...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
3 points

>when you almost always will be humiliated and don't stand a chance because of your stutter? What do you mean, "almost always"? Who's humiliating you? - Also, stutterers can do lots of things, j...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

I relate a lot, and after all these years I’ve done my own ways of avoiding stutter which has caused me to pronounce some letter wrong and other stuff so I do look like someone with severe autism when...

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commentr/StutterOct 26, 2018
1 points

Yes, I was a very extroverted kid before I started stuttering and I still have those things I'd call "extroverted outbursts", where I magically become chatty and confident in a social situation (mostl...

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