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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2023
7 points

I am 45 and know stuttering weighed me down the past 4 decades. Couldn't date till I was 24 and stayed away from relationships I really desired for fear I would be rejected. I'm married now to a grea...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2023
4 points

Thanks. Yeah I’m kinda in that cycle now. I feel I gotta just start talking to people, even if I stutter. I’ll slowly just get use to it....

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2023
5 points

No worries bro. Appreciate your perspective. I’ll take your advice into account and push myself more social situations. You given me a bit of hope. Thanks...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2023
2 points

You’re 20x more wise than another. Not prideful as we all know but it takes our true pure self to say anything. At times a true handicap at times a moment of victory. My advice is stop worrying about ...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2023
7 points

I haven't had any issues making friends. I currently have only one really good friend but that's cause I drift away from people when I get busy so that's on me and not the stutter. Relationship wise ...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2023
15 points

I'm 25 and I've been in two serious relationships. Had my first love at 15 (lasted 1 and a half years) and my second love at 20 (lasted almost 4 years). What I learned is that the more I'm afraid of s...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2023
2 points

Believe me, you’re so young man. You just don’t realise it now. I turn 27 in a few months and feel the exact same way you do. I have so many regrets, and have vowed to start living my life and have a ...

Emotional Experience
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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
-6 points

Some People grow out of stuttering...Some do well with Therapy...Some seek & get help from God/Jesus by attending regular weekly healing and deliverance services at their Apostolic Bible Believing...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
2 points

That's great and I'm glad you took the time to empathize with this person. I kinda feel like a small town is an advantage because I know everyone and they all know me so no surprises lol. My father is...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
1 points

Good job buddy. Don´t get discourage to much with your failures because if you are 17 (or any age) chances are you have tons of. Be gentle and try to learn from everthing that happens. Lower your expe...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
3 points

There is no such thing as waste of time. Everything is knowledge and leads to learning about oneself. You feel it like a waste of time because you had suffer so much. But from suffer comes true realiz...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
4 points

I'm 27 and often feel this way too. I've been robbed of great opportunities because of my stutter. It helps to remember that every moment is a new start....

Emotional Experience
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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
3 points

I’m 39 this year and felt like that; seriously, you need to get out of that mindset and make sure you enjoy yourself. The only one stopping you, is you....

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
14 points

life progression isn't linear, so don't be scared if you fuck up, or something doesn't go the right way, or other people get a "head start". life has a funny way of revealing itself over time and a fu...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
4 points

you're still so young, you have more than enough time to turn things around and make the life you want. what have you missed that you can't do at 24? you'll only get older, so might as well hit the ...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
12 points

Hey man, how did you waste those years of your life? Was it because of stutter or something else? If you were to go back to being 18 what different choices would you make? I am 18, what advice you hav...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
1 points

if it helps at all, i usually preface job interviews with "i have a chronic, uncontrollable stutter. this is a medical condition. please be patient with me." or something along those lines. in school,...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
2 points

We’ve all been there. I got a PhD in Physics. People don’t care as much as we think they do although it’s hard to see that sometimes. Keep your chin up. You can do this....

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
3 points

I was EXACTLY like you. Exactly!!! I am 29 now and it's been such a long, hard journey. But I will tell you that the absolute BEST thing you can do for yourself is NOT HIDE!!! Go do what makes you unc...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
2 points

Call them back! Make up an excuse for the call ending. You'll feel so much better once you do. Even if you don't get the job, pat yourself on the back for giving it another try! Building up your confi...

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