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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
1 points

I moved ten hours away from home after undergrad with the plan of going by another name that is easier to say. Within two months I started to stutter when using that name too. Even had a situation whe...

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postr/StutterMar 10, 2021
9 points

Why aren't there more effective treatments for stuttering?

Why aren't there more effective treatments for stuttering? I'm 14 and I've been struggling with this shit my entire life and I fucking hate it, I can't socialize worth a damn. i barely have any friend...

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postr/StutterMar 10, 2021
63 points

Feeling a bit down

Feeling a bit down Hey all. I’m feeling a bit down because it seems like my partner of 4 years is fed up with my speech impediment. My speech block has seem to worsen and I am finally taking speech ...

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postr/StutterMar 10, 2021
6 points

I’m 26 and i’ve never been in a relationship because of my stutter. It really affects my ability to connect with people because I try so hard to hide it which results to me not being able to be myself

I’m 26 and i’ve never been in a relationship because of my stutter. It really affects my ability to connect with people because I try so hard to hide it which results to me not being able to be myself...

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postr/StutterMar 9, 2021
10 points

i hate talking

i hate talking I hate when people ask for my name then when i cant get it out they say “you dont know your name?” Or “did you forget your name?” That shit is so annoying. I dont know what im going to ...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
5 points

When I say I have the SAME exact thoughts.... Especially recently. I’m 31, feel stuck professionally/ and in general, and think “what if” if I didn’t stutter? What would my life be like? I feel like...

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postr/StutterMar 8, 2021
11 points

I feel like as I grow older it's just getting worse.

I feel like as I grow older it's just getting worse. I have been stuttering since I started speaking and going to school (I'm 19) I was always mocked kinda avoided speaking and always tried to ignore ...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
4 points

Same here. Except I was abused for 19 years of my life, add the stuttering into the mix and you get severely low confidence. As in my case. I suppose it could of been worse....

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
12 points

First, I'm so sorry for your loss. Even as a teenager, it certainly limits me from so many opportunities like applying for jobs or internships and even hanging out with people because I know I'll just...

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postr/StutterMar 8, 2021
9 points

What kind of tricks do you people do in order to at least not stutter on every word?

What kind of tricks do you people do in order to at least not stutter on every word? Hey I had stutter my whole life ever since I was little and as I got older my stutter is becoming even more severe ...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
1 points

thank you so much. i feel like my stuttering is just an elephant in the room and they don’t really acknowledge it but the main reason why i don’t tell them is because i know they’ll just blame it on t...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
1 points

It’s just too expensive and my parents don’t know about it because I hide it. My teachers don’t really know either...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2021
11 points

"It was a pity you lost your leg and had to do this compulsory marathon on crutches, I bet you could have ran it faster if you had 2 legs!” I mean, she knew she only had 1 leg right, so it's valid fee...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2021
3 points

The way you phrased that is really rough on someone who knows their stutter is that severe. Presentations are difficult in that position no matter how hard you practice and prepare. I don't think you ...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2021
-2 points

I was a student, not the lecturer, and fortunately my feedback was just one among many from people who are better at these types of things than me. As there was no real follow up, it is quite likely h...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2021
1 points

Thanks for your reply :) I usually try to always be considerate, but my parents didn't really set a good example... The only reason I mentioned it really was because 'clarity of speech' was an explici...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2021
4 points

Thanks for your reply :) If it was possible, I would have avoided the situation entirely as I genuinely didn't know what kind of feedback to give, but I now know I should have just avoided that partic...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2021
28 points

Imagine if you had to be judged by someone and they picked your absolute worst weakness, the thing you hate most about yourself, something beyond your control, something you have be afflicted with you...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2021
16 points

As a person with stutter, I personally wouldn’t mind a feedback but the way you worded your feedback is indeed very wrong and hurtful “it was pity you stuttered so badly I found it very difficult to u...

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postr/StutterMar 5, 2021
5 points

I had my Family Feud audition tonight. I had a really bad stutter on my name.

I had my Family Feud audition tonight. I had a really bad stutter on my name. [deleted]...

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