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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2025
14 points

As someone who has also improved myself immensely like you, I have to say your post is extremely insensitive. Your post ignores the fact that some people are either severe or lifelong stutters who li...

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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2025
2 points

I'm just gonna live up to my username. You know what, the OP if fucking right. We should do something and not just mope the fuck around. I mean of course it is on *us* to forgive. Apparently it's a *c...

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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2025
18 points

I can see how some people may need a pep talk like this, but that’s not to say having a stutter can be a serious struggle many people go through that can’t just be easily dismissed....

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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2025
10 points

"People are not avoiding you because you stutter. They are avoiding you because you are miserable to be around." Thank you. I really need to take that to heart.  I've always felt like I've never h...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
16 points

I am sorry you feel unsupported on the subreddit - for what it's worth, you do raise very excellent points. We have many PWSs [in our Discord](https://discord.gg/ruf5BAt) who have extremely severe stu...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
1 points

Yep mild stuttering people here with their toxic positivity are hurting this community so much. They have such a mild stutter and then they lecture people with severe stutter how should they act and i...

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postr/StutterOct 6, 2025
6 points

Mom of a 5 year old son that stutters.

Mom of a 5 year old son that stutters. Just looking for some hopeful info. When my son first started having a stutter he was in pre-k and most of the kids in his class didn’t really notice anything. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
1 points

I can’t say I haven’t. Ever since a kid up until adulthood I’ve questioned why I talk like this while everybody else around me talks so clearly and freely. Literally yesterday I was questioning everyt...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
1 points

That really does suck. I've had people call me retarded and stuff. doesnt feel good at all. I've also had people not really have any issues at all with my stutter. of course the more severe it is, the...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
2 points

Because they ignore me, many also left in middle of conversation because of severe block....

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
2 points

Just curious...how do you know this is true? "I start talking, people see my stutter and they are like "nope Remember to not talk with him next time"...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
4 points

Bro I can't even make friends, I can literally see their face when I stutter, If I stop initiate conversations, nobody even look at me....

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
6 points

Totally understand you, I am exactly the same, girls are scared and embarrassed to talk with me and I don’t blame them, I wish I can end soon...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
5 points

I am not covering a shit, I start talking, people see my stutter and they are like "nope Remember to not talk with him next time" People don't owe us anything, they have their own life. I guess you ...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
3 points

For a group that's supposed to support people who stutter, there are a lot of rude, unsupportive comments. Like bro, just because you didn't let your stuttering hold you back from dating doesn't mean ...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
4 points

Yeah, I was actually just reading these replies thinking how incredibly unsupportive people are being. If stuttering has no impact on their life or confidence or ability to connect with people, why ar...

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2025
3 points

I get what youre coming from, my stutter is similar and I share a similar positive outlook personally, but youve got to understand there's varying degrees of severity and there may be some people in t...

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2025
5 points

Sure, a positive outlook might help but it’s inherently dog-shit. If you look at someone with a disability and tell them that they’re blessed, they aren’t gonna take that well....

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2025
2 points

I’m depressed thinking about everyone’s reactions to my blocking every day....

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2025
2 points

Shaped me into who I am and how I move , for better or for worse. Honestly, there are no positives to this....

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