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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2019
1 points

Why would you giving up affect our morale? Lol I've always thought as stutterers we are self centered....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2019
2 points

I used to do it. After a particularly bad stuttering incident I would dwell on it and keep thinking about it, making me more anxious and then those suicidal thoughts would creep in. Try not to get cau...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2019
2 points

I had the same thoughts as you (age 32, stuttering since 3) - this past fall I was in a job that involved many daily calls to tax clients and internal revenue service (IRS). im awful on the phone - bl...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2019
3 points

I used to, specially after a job interview. I had the same thinking that I wasted someone's time. But now I care less about these things may be I am a bit matured now....

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2019
6 points

Just try and remember that we tend to be harder on ourselves than others. Sure, it can feel super embarrassing. But most of the time, other people don’t notice or don’t care about our stutters. Try to...

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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2019
1 points

My mum never mentions it, just listens nicely. My dad does too, until I'm finding something particularly hard, at which point he interrupts and gives a whole "just relax, don't think about, let your...

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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2019
3 points

I mean her making fun of my stutter wasnt the saddening part, i am used to it. The sad part was that first getting rejected by her harshly. And just when i had gotten over it she says she wasnt to mee...

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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2019
6 points

Mfw my crush used to make fun of my stutter and then she made me feel like shit for 6 months....

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
2 points

have you noticed how people will try to label you instantly instead of trying to understand you . For example they will say you are depressed if you tell them you are sad , they will call you a misogy...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
2 points

You put it into words better than me that's for sure haha. When people meet me they usually have this impression that I'm quite articulate and well spoken, so when I do get stuck on an F and have to s...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
1 points

Everyone says they understand and I appreciate there feelings about it. But I wish they would walk in my shoes for a day and feel what I feel....

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Validation & EmpathyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
2 points

I’ve had people thinking I was a non-English speaking immigrant because I was Asian and stuttered .-. It gets worse when they find out that I was actually born in North America, ‘cause it usually ends...

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postr/StutterJul 26, 2019
4 points

Hello everyone

Hello everyone I'm happy I found this community, I'm 27 and I've had a stutter since I was 5. When I was a lil kid I was emotionally and physically abused by my dad and step dad and I believe that's w...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
3 points

I feel you. I really hate that shit. I was pulled over by the police for a minor traffic violation and the cop thought I was drinking because I stuttered when talking to him....

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
3 points

>Sometimes my tick is that I sniffle, one time I missed out on getting an apartment because the landlady confronted me and said she didn't want to rent it to me because she knew I was on coke hahah...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
5 points

Sometimes my tick is that I sniffle, one time I missed out on getting an apartment because the landlady confronted me and said she didn't want to rent it to me because she knew I was on coke hahah. Th...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
7 points

Had a few people thinking I was drunk or on drugs for not being able to get a word out. And a teacher who started panicking cause she thought I was choking, still cringe thinking about that. Bleh....

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
3 points

Oof I get that all the time. My GFs name can be tough for me to say in introductions or when asked about her, that I have gotten giggled at--"you forgot her name?" So frustrating....

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Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
2 points

I totally understand your situation and how you feel! But severe stutterer's can have some awful problems of their own that us "mild ones" don't have to deal with at all. The issue is a lack of know...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2019
12 points

as a person who have blocks!!it is annoying when ur face freezes and no words come out!!! my friends "say that again until i say without blocks" they help me a lot!!they give me time!!i talk to my fri...

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