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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2023
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I am sorry. The good news is that it CAN be unlearn. My mistake. I wish you the best and take care....

Emotional Experience
Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2023
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Stepping outside my comfort zone has been very positive. I’ve failed miserably many times, but I’ve succeeded as well, and you’ll start to realize not everyone reacts the way you’d think or how others...

Emotional Experience
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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2023
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Well.. I blocked on my name for years, and recently I was in a zoom meeting where I had to introduce myself. 3 hours after the meeting, I suddenly realised.. I had introduced myself fluently! I said m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2023
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No-one says it is, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't make any attempts to improve or celebrate when things go well....

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commentr/StutterSep 9, 2023
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Hey man, I’ve been through stuttering too. My fluency has drastically changed over the years from not very fluent to year after year more fluent. One thing you cannot do is label ur friends kid as a s...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeeking TherapyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2023
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Why not? The more fluent a stammer becomes isn’t success? Sure you can never cure a stammer but you can definitely become more fluent with consistent practice and pushing yourself out of your comfort ...

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Hope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2023
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Yes. I know I have had trouble getting jobs in the past due my stutter. BUT, and there is a big BUT - you must be persistent. Network online. Use technology to your benefit. You will make it. I studie...

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commentr/StutterSep 9, 2023
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That depends on you and only you. Find a workaround. Every differently-abled person has to. There are more ways to live, to work, to thrive. Get creative and use all the technology at your fingertips....

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commentr/StutterSep 9, 2023
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If the aim was to get through the call without stuttering, then it was a success. Sure, it might be unrealistic to expect to be fluent as the time, but that doesn't mean fluency shouldn't be an aim. A...

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Severity & FluctuationHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2023
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Try accepting death as love. Don't make death come in between urs goals life happiness. Death is less painful than what we are suffering so try to be positive towards life. If someone hasn't done it y...

Emotional Experience
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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2023
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Just keep applying, stuttering has nothing to do with the quality worker you’re selling yourself as. When you do get a job, continue to be a hard worker and have a good work ethic. I went from associa...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2023
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Well … loquat - Nike that bitch. Just do it. I promise you that your speech won’t stop you from becoming a millionaire. If your old like me and never got there, it’s not easy I suppose. I’ve met ...

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Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2023
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Yes. I am a dad to a 15 month old boy. I know boys are 4x more likely to stutter than girls so I know it's definitely a possibility. Stuttering is not something to fear. The fear of stuttering is wors...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2023
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I remember when I came across this quote, it improved my quality of life for a duration of time. Today and the last couple of days have been particularly difficult but coming across this quote has h...

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Validation & EmpathyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2023
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Yup. When I was 16-17 I’d be going out with friends all the time and almost never stuttered. I graduated early and went to a small college where no one talks to anyone else so I had no friends. As tim...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2023
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Anxiety reduction and staying positive is just part of my everyday life. Anxiety/depression and the stutter are symbiotic for me. One side causes the other but also reducing one side reduces the other...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2023
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it's a multi-factorial problem as you may know but remember there is no magic cure and part of the solution is going outside your comfort zone, so that would start with small interventions during meet...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2023
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I read the book (3rd, 2021 one) and the concept in a nutshell is; \- hear fluent speech. By reading aloud quite alot, hear yourself speak fluent \- use 'cruches' so you don't stutter ( this one is ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2023
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This. There are plenty of women (and men of course) that will love to be your partner regardless of your stutter. Seek and you shall find. Let go of your fears and find the women (or man) of your life...

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Hope & MotivationDating & Romance
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2023
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Confidence is attractive. Cowardice is a turn off. This is true regardless of the presence of a disability or not. It’s not a ground breaking revelation. That’s why any time I see a post where someone...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception