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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
5 points

Hey! I get it. I've too struggled with my stutter. Now that you know that you want to turn it around, you've already taken the first step forward. I think one of the other things you should do is look...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
3 points

i always think about a girl i meet in high school, she had a stutter worst than mine but she talked a lot, i was sometimes a little jelous of her ahahaa. but she was soo outgoing and a lot of boys lik...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
3 points

I would always self identify before a date. found one that truly didn't care about it and am happily married now. if your stutter is a turn off to someone then you don't want to be with that kind of p...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

I hate the look of pity I get sometimes, I know it's usually from a place of kindness but it's so condescending sometimes. Like people will nod while I'm stammering as if they're actively listening or...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

My advice would be to join a few clubs or volunteer/work etc based on your interests (outside of your studies). That way you’ll meet other people who are like-minded and you form more natural attachme...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

I’ve had a stutter all my life and I’m 39 now. My childhood was awful and my stutter don’t get much better in my 20s. Now, I hardly stutter anymore and when I do there are ways I can mask it by swappi...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

thanks for your reply! My personal journey was really a lots of self discovery, yoga, inner process, plant medecine, meditation, travelling and bwing more strength and confidence with myself. But no...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

From my experience I can tell you that I don’t think stuttering itself blocks happiness. What seems to do that is the conclusion that life has to stay on hold until we speak perfectly. A lot of peop...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

Will you be personally interacting with patients? I ask because I work in a hospital and have never personally seen pharmacy staff interact with any patients. It’s always the nurses who communicate to...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

My life is good and I don't hate myself at all. I love myself. I build a life for myself even with a severe stutter which is awesome but my life would be 100 times better if people like you didn't exi...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

I feel like I’ve always talked about it with friends and family since it’s not something I can easily hide, but recently I’ve started doing it with strangers. I have a really great SLP that goes to a ...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

You've embraced self-bullying as a way of life. That is so sad to see. Self-bullying is a lifetime of pain. You hate yourself because you believe the lies that you are 'broken'. You are stuck in a loo...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
3 points

Lots of excellent advice in this thread so far. I'd just add that it might help to not read from a script. Just think about the message you are trying to convey, not a word for word script you've mem...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
3 points

I think it helps with self acceptance and understanding esp if you have people who are positive to share with. Not everybody is worth of this level of vulnerability...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
0 points

It's only a problem because \*you\* say it's a problem. What if societal norms said we all had to be a certain height to be 'normal'? Then those who were born outside that height are deemed 'broken' ...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

Stuttering can't be "healed" anymore than diabetes can't be "healed". Yet, diabetes can be managed. My question to you then is, why can't stuttering be managed? It can be....

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
2 points

I feel what you're saying. Our experience may not be the same, we've experienced a lot of life without a stutter...but, we do now have a stutter and should be able to seek support for it, and talk abo...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
2 points

'Healing' implies there's something wrong. If you accept that you speak differently than others, and many people speak differently from others, then you aren't 'broken' and therefore don't need heali...

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postr/stutteringJan 26, 2026
3 points

Looking for candidates for free sessions

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
3 points

I don't understand why you wouldn't wanna talk about it. I talk about my stutter so that I educate the people around me that it's normal. Talking about it shouldn't be a burden. Side note but I don'...

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