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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2020
3 points

I don't think you ever really stop. I suffered badly in elementary and in lesser extents high school, but have "grown out of it" and people wouldn't believe I ever did. That being said, I catch myself...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2020
3 points

I'm 19 and I've stuttered all my life. It's always been pretty severe and it's only gotten worse over time, so who knows maybe in a couple years I'll end up mute...

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postr/StutterOct 6, 2020
65 points

Has anyone else stuttered all their life?

Has anyone else stuttered all their life? I have. I was born with a stutter (I’m 27 now), and stuttered all my life up to this point, though it’s got less as I got older. I’ve had speech therapy but t...

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postr/StutterOct 6, 2020
3 points

Presentation tommorow i just have to do, tips ?

Presentation tommorow i just have to do, tips ? Hello people, i would like to ask for some tips from your experience. The thing is... i have to do a presentation tommorow, in front of a loooot of peo...

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2020
2 points

Can be pretty tough in terms of interviewing since they follow certain stignas. I'm a moderate stutter but in interviews, I tend to be a bit severe. However, I have met investment bankers andother fin...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2020
6 points

Supposedly it's 1% of the population. We're all just expertly trained in the art of covertness....

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2020
1 points

Oh yeah I don’t think you’re wrong there. I didn’t mean to sound puppyish, it’s still hard as fuck and it’s something to contend with every day. Some days are better than others. And you’re right, all...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

I'm exactly the same. Like /u/happyfridgemagnet my stutter comes in waves. Some days I don't stutter at all, and then other days I can barely speak. Unfortunately this means some people never hear me ...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

This is soo true, I have this problem at times. I speak fluent ( wow im not stuttering) and then bang... I just start stuttering all over the place... Doesn't make sense...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
19 points

My stutter comes in waves, I can go from extreme disfluency to very rarely being 100% fluent. Even in my worse times I can hide it to a fair degree by being mostly quiet and only saying things I'm sur...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

Come on guys! He was 99% fluent, I wouldn't have said he stuttered at all, he only got stuck when he was interupted or thinking too fast, all of which are part of the normal human speaking process. ...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

I've been watching it amd didn't notice much. Maybe some quick blocks here and there where he stumbles but overall his fluency was very good. Especially given the case. Most of his stumbles seemed lik...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

There was only one bad part in the middle where he stumbled a bit, but everything else didn’t honestly seem that bad to me!...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
3 points

There are many reasons we can give for not being good at something. Stutter is one of those reasons, but not in as fundamental a way as you seem to think. We usually have to build up experience with...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

First of all, don't panic. You're a smart person, and you're aware of your issue, and believe it or not, that's a pretty good start for a recovery. Recovery is a lot of hard work and discipline. Do re...

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postr/StutterSep 30, 2020
36 points

My parents seriously believe that reading aloud will cure it

My parents seriously believe that reading aloud will cure it I'm a 23 year old guy who has had it since I was three. Since I graduated from college in July, they started to press me harder than ever t...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
6 points

I dont know anything about Biden except for the fact that he used to stutter. I caught the last 30 mins of the debate and I definitely recognized some mini blocks....

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
6 points

Yeah that makes sense, but I def picked up a stutter a few times. Especially after the half way point....

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
19 points

I honestly didn't really notice a stutter. About 25 minutes in he stumbled on something and it just felt like someone who was thinking faster than his mouth and I didn't make the stuttering connection...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
5 points

Yea definitely had the same thoughts. I was even weirdly saying the same things that I hate people tell me, like "slow down, don't rush". It seems like it's gotten worst. Not sure if it's because he'...

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