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commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

I am shipping out to army basic training on Monday with a stutter!! You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it, I know it sounds cliche lol but its true. Even at MEPS I stuttered terribly...

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commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
3 points

I don't think it's worth disclosing, it plays into our own heads more than theirs. I believe we should not be thinking about it in the slightest but I do agree we can do this while stuttering. I've ...

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commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

I’m 21 and have been dealing with this since I started talking. I cannot really manage my stutter but I know for a fact when my anxiety is “controlled” it doesn’t affect me as bad. I used to be able t...

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commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
8 points

What a nice story, you should feel proud of yourself for not being afraid to express yourself even though you stutter. Keep on doing that and it/living with a stutter will get a lot better over the ye...

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postr/StutterJun 13, 2025
77 points

I am a 20 year old girl who stutters

I am a 20 year old girl who stutters So our farewell event just ended, and I wanted to share something that felt big for me. I stammer. And today, I participated in a ramp walk as part of the farewel...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
1 points

The way i see it the block just comes and goes but how we feel about it lasts. There's this onset and what happens next is easier to see as a mental game. The less we care the easier, like a finger ...

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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
1 points

What broke the cycle for me was realizing it doesn't help thinking about it at all. Eventually when i forced myself not to because I had an inkling that it would get me closer to how I feel at home (...

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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
3 points

I'm 40 and stuttered from 2 to 3 years old. I made a post about my mindset changes and a little on not worrying or getting too addicted to a technique that may not be working here [https://www.reddit...

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postr/StutterJun 12, 2025
5 points

Is there a difference in severity or do habits and mindset get in the way?

Is there a difference in severity or do habits and mindset get in the way? I was watching ishowspeed on this sports network just being himself super comfortable like he is among anyone even though who...

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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
1 points

First, be proud that you overcame fear and decided to do it. Second, reflection. Would you have even put yourself in this situation 1 ..2 ...maybe 3 years ago? It's a marathon, not a sprint. And ...

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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
9 points

I'm 32 and I've been stuttering for as long as I can remember! It was rough when I was a kid. I dealt with pretty consistent bullying throughout school. But I feel like I really blossomed in adu...

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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
5 points

Yalls story's are really inspiring, I'm 25 been stuttering since I was 5. Was in speech therapy from kindergarten all the way to 8th. It's been a long and trying journey I still have my stutter it's n...

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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2025
1 points

Something I didn't say before... IT'S NOT EASY. Learning to let go is a skill. It takes practice and repetition. It's something you'll have to develop on your own, or work with a therapist to develop...

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Mindset shiftHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2025
4 points

Honestly, as a person that stutters, when I was in middle school and high school my stutter was something that I had a lot of anxiety about, I mean I used to make my friends order food for me because ...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentFluency TechniquesMindset shift
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2025
2 points

You don't need to defend yourself. You need to let it go. Right there, in the moment. Other people don't define you. It's your problem that you are thinking about this 24/7. If you must think about...

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Mindset shiftHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 7, 2025
13 points

Hating My Stutter Got Me Nowhere

Hating My Stutter Got Me Nowhere Hey everyone, I hope you’re all doing well. My name’s AJ, and I wanted to share something that’s been really personal and important to me lately. I’ve recently starte...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2025
4 points

For me, “there is no cure for stuttering” doesn’t mean losing hope. It simply means that, especially for adults who stutter, there’s no universal method that guarantees fluency, physically or mentall...

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postr/StutterJun 7, 2025
17 points

Destroying Negative Beliefs

Destroying Negative Beliefs Hey friends, my name is Viktor, I conquered my stutter after 2 years of work. I am not cured, I still mildly stutter, but no longer consider it a problem. I make [YouTube ...

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postr/StutterJun 7, 2025
2 points

How I destroyed my negative beliefs

How I destroyed my negative beliefs Hello friend, my name is Viktor and I conquered stuttering in the span of 2 years (I am not cured, stutter very mildly now , no longer think stuttering is a proble...

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commentr/StutterJun 6, 2025
3 points

People don’t care if you stutter but they’ll feel uncomfortable if you feel uncomfortable. Saying fuck it and confidently diving in is all you can do. How could it get worse?...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride