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postr/StutterJul 7, 2020
26 points

I'm nervous about starting a YouTube channel.

I'm nervous about starting a YouTube channel. I really want to start a YouTube channel because I really love talking. But I can't even get through a video successfully because of my stutter. I always ...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2020
5 points

You are very right. I think there is so much shame, embarrassment, fear, guilt, anger, denial, and hopelessness built up from childhood when you stutter that you don't want to stutter, even though in ...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2020
3 points

Im not a doctor or anything like that but, from what ive heard, you just gotta stop thinking about stuttering, just accept it. Speak clearly, open your mouth wide and concentrate on every sylab. I h...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2020
1 points

I tend to avoid phone calls, but when I really have to, I will psych myself before picking up the phone and calling to boost my confidence. This usually works but hey it doesn't matter if I do stutter...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

I'm a mild stammerer, I first did weed 3 years ago just to see if it helps with my anxiety and stammering and yes it did work I could speak with ease but now it's just opposite I get more self conscio...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
1 points

When I did smoke (or drink), my stutter generally got better. I do not think that marijuana or alcohol had any affect on my stutter, just my overall confidence levels, and that’s what made my stutter ...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

He still stutters, it's just a lot less. It's not a cure, he just figured out he doesn't need to be worried about it or something. So now when he has disfluencies, it's no biggie. He's probably still ...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

I've completely stopped talking on phone calls after numerous bad experiences. Im a freah grad and job is starting from 20th. It's wfh so I'm very afraid about the calls...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
1 points

I have such a hard time on the phone to the point where I have my boyfriend call off from work for me on the few occasions I can’t come in. I know it’s definitely something that I hype in my head and ...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

The phone is very tricky. In my worst moments I've been like 30 mins with cold sweat looking at the phone without being able to press the call button, and being in the receiving end was like getting m...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
3 points

ik. I once went for this coaching class. I wouldn't speak a word. I wouldn't even smile at any1. even if they say something funny. I would just sit by a side. people thought I hated them all and that ...

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postr/StutterJul 5, 2020
18 points

is it just me?

is it just me? I dont know when it started. Not talking about my stutter. but my habit of forcing myself to not open my mouth, almost challenging myself, when guests or friends of family come over. I ...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2020
1 points

I’m sure many of us analyze and critique ourselves after having a conversation. It can be so draining. Nobody can understand what we go through on a daily basis....

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2020
3 points

Well, I mean, there are a various tracks we could follow in this topic. • One is how we do often tend to be most harsh on ourselves, but that's probably understandable, because we're the ones experie...

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postr/StutterJul 2, 2020
7 points

My stutter makes me sound stupid

My stutter makes me sound stupid Does anyone else feel like their stutter makes them sound stupid? I don’t want to be big headed but I’d say I’m an intelligent, creative, articulate person. I don’t ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2020
5 points

You’re absolutely right. There’s a part of me that doesn’t want to accept and bring light to the fact that I even stutter. I try and hide it so much. I block constantly and it’s kind of obvious, but ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2020
6 points

I have a job that I don’t like but I stay because I’m scared of interviews. I don’t answer the phone most of the time and I tell my co workers to do it for me. Nobody knows I stutter block yet it’s be...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2020
1 points

Thanks for the advice , I will surely challenge myself throughout next few years and beyond , really sick of hiding and avoiding...

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postr/StutterJun 30, 2020
11 points

Exhausted

Exhausted I'm done with trying. I'm done with all the struggling I've to experience in order to say a few words, sometimes ending up with different words even if I wanted to say something else. I rea...

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postr/StutterJun 29, 2020
2 points

Im affraid to accept some "job" opportunity bc of phone calls

Im affraid to accept some "job" opportunity bc of phone calls Hello, I have a chance to accept some voluntery work, which can have big impact on my career later (some very good references). This job i...

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