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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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The other commenter gave amazing advice, the only thing I would add is that reading out loud is very beneficial for most people who stutter. Even doing 30 minutes out loud a day can have major improve...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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In Ireland (and other places I’m sure) we have a few different ways of saying thank you. Maybe “cheers” would be less daunting...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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I suspect this could be a beneficial thing. Sometimes it can help to repeat a word a few times after stuttering through it. Maybe it teaches your brain that it can be said and might help to not avoid ...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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It’s almost as annoying as when I tell people I have a stutter and they say “oh yeah I stutter too sometimes”...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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You’re not alone, I do it all the time, and not just after a successful sentence, I’ll do it and not realize I’m doing it, my fiance will ask me what I’m saying sometimes and I’ll just be like “I didn...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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My mom said I used to do that as a kid, I don't know if I do now but it helps a ton 💕...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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I also do the same thing, but instead of saying it silently I repeat it one more time out loudly. Idky...

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postr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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Is this an odd thing to do?

Is this an odd thing to do? Whenever I successfully say a sentence without stuttering or freezing on a word I sometimes catch myself mouthing the phrase back to myself silently. I don't actually know ...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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I've tried klonopin twice I think for presentations. One time I started to sweat like crazy when up there and my stutter was worse. The second no sweat, but stutter was bad too. On the other hand I...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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I have hard to say goodbye. As other suggest maybe simple thanks will work for you, but maybe Im overthinking but it might be too casual in some situations. I would suggest try saying first letter lon...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
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I usually nod in these situations in a i m grateful kind of if you understand what i am talking about...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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I usually say thanks, the less syllables the better. But sometimes that’s too casual so I will either stutter through “thank you” or say something like “I’m grateful” with a warm smile. If I’m just ou...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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I’ve taken to saying “yes sir/yes ma’am” instead of “thank you” cause the problem for me is the “y” on you, I struggle a lot with words that have that ooo sound at the beginning, as well as words that...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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As a PWS who had mostly hard, silent blocks and semi-automatic eye contact avoidance, my stuttering was simply confusing to listeners. It sometimes appeared as if I was having a medical situation, an...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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There are *aspects* of stuttering that can be greatly improved for most who experience them - namely, hard silent blocks and eye contact avoidance. When I experienced those, my communication was wild...

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postr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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Help me!

Help me! I'm tired of my speech. I think that I stutter but my parents and some friends say that I don't stutter and some I stutter sometimes. I'm living depressed and hopeless about my future. Rn I'm...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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That always bothered me bc my problem was that I simply couldn’t get the words out, or they came out with a very misleading tone, or timing was confusingly off. I’d try to make a minor passing joke c...

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postr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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"We don´t care about your stuttering"- How do you feel about this?

"We don´t care about your stuttering"- How do you feel about this? Hello y´all, I´ve hearing frequently people dont care about my stuttering and that I should just talk, fluency aside, and chose wo...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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I stutter in my non native language but probably less but some phonemes are still an issue. I think I stutter less because I kinda have to think differently and this somehow helps my fluency....

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postr/StutterDec 29, 2023
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Travelling Australia

Travelling Australia Tldr: I'm travelling solo for the first time and getting nervous as fuck. I don't exactly know why, but I wanted to share this in this group. Probably mostly to just share it w...

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