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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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Hmm maybe grade 1 to grade 8. And also high school. It was tough because I felt it was stifling me socially and conflicting with the person I was inside....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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😬 kudos. how do you do it?! I’m a server in the middle of nowhere Montana and talking that much is overkill for me most the time....

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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Weirdly I don’t stutter at work or when I was in school. After I started my podcast to embrace my stuttering. A lot of people didn’t know I had a stutter. But when I talk with my siblings or especiall...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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Your story really speaks to me. I suffered very similar trauma when I was in school. Having to read aloud, getting stuck, and having the whole class turn and stare at me while I struggle. It was humil...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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Junior year of high school was particularly bad for whatever reason. There was a lot going on in my life at the time I suppose. Aside from that, middle school was pretty darn rough. Overall though it ...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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I stopped working at McDonald’s for that reason. I worked there 4h and walked out. I work at swimming pool now where I do minimum talking, watching cameras, cleaning lockers in evening and do bit of ...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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I agree with this comment. I remember being about 12 and Being paired up with a girl in my year that was very popular (i of course was not). I remember she asked the name of my rabbit as that was part...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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for me, the less people there are, the better, and also in professional environments and even presentations my stutter leaves almost completely. I guess it might be because there's less pressure on me...

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postr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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Stammering at school

Stammering at school Hey everyone, First of all of Like to give you a little background of me first. I am a teenager in secondary/high school with a stammer. I’ve always had a slight stammer however a...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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No I think he posted because he wanted to help other stutterer get out of a victim mindset because it doesn't them no good, only leads to continued misery. He wanted to encourage people stuttering c...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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then not an hour, and not exactly that. Find out, what helpd you. Trust, that you find a solution as many of us did. If you didnt care, about fixing this problem, then why did post here? What did yo...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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I know that, but I can't bring myself to do it. That other guy telling me about medication seems more reasonable than spending an hour each night reading aloud, I don't have an hour each night I can s...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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>Basically fulfilment and happiness should be intrinsic, not extrinsic But that's the whole problem. It mostly is intrinsic! I hate myself, I hate what this stutter has made me become. A jaded, bi...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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With all due respect,If you really think that you'll never be happy with stuttering, then solving it is the only shot at your happiness...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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Look at it this way. There are people who dont stutter but have a shitier life. Lets take having a gf for example. You might think if you didn't stutter you would have a gf but there are people who do...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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I'd rather not give myself false hope only to be crushed when shit doesn't work. But if I do nothing nothing changes But nobody is going to help me so what else can I do? I just wish I didn't ha...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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I understand the logistics that nobody is going to help me but myself but man that sounds dreadful. I have a serious lack of motivation (that's an understatement) what if that year and a half of pract...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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I usually pronounce the 'th' with an f sound, comes out a lot easier. Sometimes people think I say free instead of three though. Someone at a bar thought I was asking for free beers instead of three ...

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postr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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Afraid to open my mouth to talk when someone is making eye contact with me

Afraid to open my mouth to talk when someone is making eye contact with me I will wait till that person looks away before I start my sentence or I will say short phrases. It’s almost like a freeze r...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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dropping the first letter is one of my tactics to not stutter. i stutter on 'D' words that are 2 syllables or more so it's super useful especially when talking to my friends. Derek would become "erek"...

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