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Gave a speech as best man at my best friends wedding. Stutter free.

Gave a speech as best man at my best friends wedding. Stutter free. Just found this sub and needed to post this story to help anybody out in here. So I'm life long stutterer and have zero shame about...

You have to just be patient. You making a big deal trying to “help” is just a distraction. Just wait for him to finish and respond like you would to anyone else. You aren’t pretending he isn’t stutter...

You got this dude! 99% of the time people are more interested in the conversation with you due to having a stammer anyway....

A little lighthearted teasing once in a while doesn't bother me, as long as it seems good-natured enough and the person is normally nice to me. It only bothers me if I'm really obviously struggling. ...

Hey, happy to meet a portuguese here. In my life i met 2 other portuguese stutters, one of them is a good friend of mine still ahah...

You are not alone in this, we've all been there. If you want to talk about it, I'm always available....

I conquered one big fear today and I now I kinda feel hopeful for the future

I conquered one big fear today and I now I kinda feel hopeful for the future I just want to share that I’ve been stuttering my whole life. I had a stutter when I was in elementary school, then when I ...

this is a kind post. thank you \>> you shared: *I would like to protect them from embarrassment, but I also don't want to meddle and end up creating embarrassment for them.* \*pws not to be...

That’s a nice benefit of stuttering. Good listeners are always a plus. Too many people half listen and just think about what they want to say next.. I’d say I benefit from my stutter in that I’m ea...

Wow are you me? This is more or less exactly what I would've said. Also, one thing I am grateful for, because of having a stutter, is that I've grown into a pretty empathetic person. And I'm a great ...

Most IMPORTANTLY, be there for them. Listen, have eye contact and ask if it's okay to finish their sentence to help out....

the best thing about my stutter

the best thing about my stutter I usually hate when people finish my sentences for me, but the one exception to this is my best friend. She just vibes with me so well and we literally always know what...

Listen like you would to any other person. Stutters know that we make people uncomfortable sometimes and that makes the situation worse. Be yourself, keep eye contact with the person, don't try to fin...

How do I help a coworker that stutters?

How do I help a coworker that stutters? Sorry if this is a regular post, I scrolled a bit and didn't see anything that answered my question. My job is possibly going to hire someone I've indirectly ...

so kind of you to say that :), thank you for reminding me not to be too hard on myself. I wish I could say this to you in person....

I hope it helps. Long Time Ago i tried this. So i've forgotten a lot, i think it was like 1/3 that benefits. Fingers crossed that it helps you!...

I think they have never met a person that has stuttered before and it caught them off guard and it made them nervous. I try to be positive about it....

Don't like them referring to people who stutter as victims or automatically concluding stuttering itself as misery (even though I know many of us would agree. Also I thought the left handed writing ri...

Hey disfluency does not mean you can't communicate properly. Just accept the fact that you speak differently and are disfluent. Believe me I know sometimes it can be extremely frustrating and you feel...

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I was in the same boat but this was 500 people. I just breathed, disclosed my stutter and said a little joke for the ice breaker. I did a great job and received p...