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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
2 points

I meditated nightly from like 16-23. It had a vast effect on my fluency. My mom signed me up for a hypnotist when I was in high school and he taught me relaxation techniques that I still use to this d...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
1 points

if it helps at all, i usually preface job interviews with "i have a chronic, uncontrollable stutter. this is a medical condition. please be patient with me." or something along those lines. in school,...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
3 points

I was EXACTLY like you. Exactly!!! I am 29 now and it's been such a long, hard journey. But I will tell you that the absolute BEST thing you can do for yourself is NOT HIDE!!! Go do what makes you unc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
2 points

Call them back! Make up an excuse for the call ending. You'll feel so much better once you do. Even if you don't get the job, pat yourself on the back for giving it another try! Building up your confi...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
3 points

I'm 25 now. I've been working since I was 15. My stutter has been "cured" at times, but it ALWAYS comes back when I'm on the phone or stressed. Now, I'm in a sales support position and talk on the pho...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
9 points

Stuttering does suck man. In a situation like this it’s easy to think everyone is out to make fun of you and the embarrassment weighing down on you feels permanent, but when I face shit like this I li...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
2 points

I know its hard bro. I have been through this. The only advice I’ll like to give is don’t let your stutter control your whole life. We are usually afraid of the fear of stuttering. I remember reading ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
1 points

From what i have heard from others who stutter it does seem to help a great deal. At the very least it seemed to help people come to terms with their stuttering. And just own who they are. My stutter ...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
6 points

My girlfriend loves my stutter, she’s so patient with me. I don’t have a story but there have been many times I’ve been CAUGHT up on a word and she’s patient and doesn’t saying anything about it when ...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
1 points

It's definitely not easy and that's where really good therapy can help. I didn't mean to imply it was easy, it's very hard. But it's a part of you and unless you decide to sing or talk like a robot an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterAug 1, 2023
9 points

Tips to improve stuttering from the research: "Psychosocial Treatment: Stuttering and Self-Efficacy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" (2022)(identify that thoughts/feelings are not the problem, rather its fusion; apply experiential acceptance; develop communicative confidence when you stutter)

Tips to improve stuttering from the research: "Psychosocial Treatment: Stuttering and Self-Efficacy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" (2022)(identify that thoughts/feelings are not the problem, ...

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Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & WeightMindset shift+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
3 points

If you THINK you can’t, then you are correct. The point of a job like that is to FORCE you to do it. Trust me, when you have a job that you have to say something over and over and over, it becomes mu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
9 points

For me I thoroughly enjoy the jokes I can make around it I mean it does offer some good material to work with 😂 but one of my favourite running jokes I have involves two of my friends. One of them is...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
9 points

I have nice stutter-related memories as well as bad ones. When I was a teenager I was going on a family holiday to Portugal. I was trying to tell my friend about it, but could feel that I was going t...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
2 points

It doesn't hurt me that bad honestly cause it gives me an excuse to call them out for what a shitty person they are. Don't care if I stutter in the process. It hurts me more when they don't say anyth...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2023
3 points

Too many people get away with being crappy because they aren’t called out. Even if you stutter while defending yourself, you still are showing that you are something worth defending....

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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2023
3 points

I’ve found that if I make fun of my own stutter first, they lay off. It’s turned into a whole shtick and now I’m comfortable with joking around with people about it. I even have some clever pickup lin...

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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2023
3 points

Thats why wear it like an armor so that it can never be use to hurt you. No can can make you feel miserable only you can make yourself feel miserable....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2023
2 points

First of all its a natural feeling , however you have to accept it. I personally make fun of myself all the time whether internally or when im around people. It s a weird mechanism people tend to rea...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHumor & Community ToneAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2023
25 points

As Tyrion Lannister Said, "Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you."...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride