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postr/StutterAug 18, 2019
26 points

My stutter ruins me

My stutter ruins me I have stuttered ever since I was 3 years old. I am 20 now and am currently an accounting major and want to become a CFO one day. My stutter is so severe so its hard for me to find...

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postr/StutterAug 17, 2019
6 points

Knowing when I am going to stutter

Knowing when I am going to stutter I’m a 20 year old who has a mild stutter and has never been to speech therapy. I recently have figured out that most of the time when I stutter I know I am about to ...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2019
1 points

I feel you bro I'm the same way. When I go to McDonald's I always use the kiosk to order my food....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 17, 2019
7 points

Ordering Food

Ordering Food I’m so mad at my self for being such a coward! Every time I go out somewhere and I want food I always have to pick the easiest thing on the menu so the people won’t know I stutter. I kno...

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2019
1 points

I hid it until people noticed. Usually they noticed it within a week but my fact was that i could solve a rubik's cube in a minute...

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Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 15, 2019
10 points

They chose a person over me because i stutter

They chose a person over me because i stutter Let me tell you a short story. 2 years ago i was a student at a college. I was studying at the English department. It was my last year at the college. My...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+2 more
postr/StutterAug 15, 2019
7 points

I'm really worried about my future.

I'm really worried about my future. First time posting here. So I've had very severe stammering since childhood which has gotten worse over the years and still headed in the same direction. It runs i...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+3 more
postr/StutterAug 15, 2019
9 points

Apple Interview (Recent College Graduate)

Apple Interview (Recent College Graduate) I recently had an interview at Apple working retail. (obviously way out of any person who stutters comfort zone) The interview went alright, I went in with as...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2019
1 points

B’s are the worst. My workplace starts with B, my school starts with B, my girlfriends name starts with B.... I just don’t tell anyone anything about myself......

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 15, 2019
2 points

Do you sometimes feel that you're not doing enough to tackle your stutter?

Do you sometimes feel that you're not doing enough to tackle your stutter? I sometimes feel that I'm not doing more of the things that I should to cure my stutter. Like I'm not joining new clubs, meet...

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postr/StutterAug 14, 2019
40 points

Should I kill myself because I stutter?

Should I kill myself because I stutter? I’ve been stuttering since I was 11. I’m 23 now but I feel like I missed out on so much because of it. I had a hard time talking to girls, people would laugh at...

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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
4 points

The dreaded name and cool fact. Sometimes I go all in and say “I’m — and I have a stutter.” It would probably be the one sentence all week that I’d say fluently too!...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterAug 14, 2019
8 points

First day of college introductions

First day of college introductions I’m starting college next week and I’ve always hated introductions. I’d always skip the first day of school just so I wouldn’t have to do it. Now that I’m starting c...

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postr/StutterAug 13, 2019
3 points

SHAME ON ME | Suicide

SHAME ON ME | Suicide Hello My Friends :) Sorry if my English language is bad Actually I have a stuttering in hole my life , since I was 8 years old , now I’m 23 years old , I was having a lot of...

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postr/StutterAug 13, 2019
19 points

Stuttering, Keep it short, how to cure it, but it's a life long mission.

Stuttering, Keep it short, how to cure it, but it's a life long mission. I made it just for my stuttering family because we're all one. Not going to lie, my whole life I have feared away from reading ...

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postr/StutterAug 12, 2019
18 points

I’m getting my first job... I need help

I’m getting my first job... I need help I have a stutter obviously since I’m on this thread. It gets pretty severe when I’m nervous, especially when I’m talking people my age. The job is at a fast foo...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterAug 12, 2019
14 points

Wanting to get into a job, but scared of answering the phone to my employer :( what do i do?

Wanting to get into a job, but scared of answering the phone to my employer :( what do i do? ...

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postr/StutterAug 11, 2019
32 points

Changing perceptions- beyond my wildest dreams

Changing perceptions- beyond my wildest dreams Presentations, radio interviews, meeting new people, striking conversations with people on the plane, comfortably using the phone in virtually any situat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

Tired if stuttering

Tired if stuttering I'm past the embarrassment. I legit just walk around and stutter in people's faces at this point and the shame of it is gone. I forced myself a few years back to talk every day, ...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterAug 8, 2019
7 points

How to make eye contact while stuttering?

How to make eye contact while stuttering? Whenever I stutter, I tend to look away from the person to get the words out, and I usually look at the ground. I don’t feel comfortable making eye contact ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment