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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2018
1 points

Pretty much like me. I've got the same kind of stuttering though i don't stutter while presentation. Talking to strangers is the problem though....

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
7 points

Definitely. It was always super tough for me to figure out what to do work-wise, I always wanted to just do a desk job where I wouldn’t have to talk. I never really had a plan though and so when I was...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
6 points

It’s definitely super tough. My speech has gotten a lot better over years but I still feel the same anxiety in terms of joining conversations or saying exactly what I want to say (sometimes I’ll just ...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
6 points

i just tell people i don't have a mic. i can listen just fine, that usually works without a problem. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
3 points

This is an excellent response! I want to double down on the suggestion to be open and up front about your stutter as soon as possible in life. Maybe you already are but I was ‘covert’ or attempted t...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
1 points

Good luck! I don't really have advice for you that has not already been given. All I can ad maybe is that if everything does go to shit, thats okay too. I had a mandatory course in psychology on confl...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
3 points

Thank you so much! I’m currently a freshman. I really should start thinking like that. ( no one gives a shit if I stutter or not ). I’ve gotten a bit more comfortable ordering food at chipotle or at m...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
6 points

I think the best advice after almost four years in college is that nobody really gives a shit about your presentation besides the professor (no offense), and they won't deduct points for stuttering. P...

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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
3 points

Hey -- I'm a bit older than you (31), I've been married for a little over two years, and I'm a bona fide stutterer. ​ I've always had an innate feeling that I wanted to be with someone, ...

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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
5 points

Phone calls can go either way for me depending on my fluency at the moment. Along my journey from severe to some people who know me don’t believe me that I have a stutter, I approached the phone as a...

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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
3 points

Yeah, it's not really a solvable conundrum. Unless we're able to drum up a quick explanation, but that's not exactly reliable, since we might stutter on that as well. I used to hate being on the phon...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2018
2 points

Definitely been there. Can’t seem to get past the psychological block...

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commentr/StutterOct 12, 2018
1 points

That makes perfect sense. It’s the elephant in the room, the biggest obstacle of your life. It takes serious conditioning, but confidence and believing in yourself is the first step. Fake it til you...

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commentr/StutterOct 10, 2018
2 points

Whilst I understand the feeling of this. It doesn't have to be the case. In my job i maintain and repair electrical systems. I constantly have to run small groups of people. Communicate with other wor...

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commentr/StutterOct 10, 2018
18 points

I'm afraid I'm going to have to call bullshit on that one - in the most amicable way I can do it. :) I work in an office environment, and I communicate daily with loads of people. Some of the stuff I...

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postr/StutterOct 10, 2018
10 points

My great experience with sorority recruitment

My great experience with sorority recruitment This time it was me who was the recruiter. I have to admit, when I first heard about it, I was planning on opting out from recruitment and not doing it at...

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commentr/StutterOct 9, 2018
2 points

Believe in yourself. It’s all about you and only you. I can tell you to stop thinking about it and deal with it because jobs or anyone is not going to help you. I stutter. And of course I can say I...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2018
5 points

A couple of things I wanna say about this. You don't have to believe me but I'll just say it anyways. You're going to hear yourself stutter a lot more than other people are going to notice you stutte...

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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2018
1 points

idk if he stuttered the first time he talked to me properly but i imagine so. we sat in the same group table in a class and i initially overheard him talking to my friend and agreed with his opinion, ...

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postr/StutterOct 2, 2018
4 points

Stuttering my whole life

Stuttering my whole life Hello everyone! Recently discovered this was a sub, so figured I’d vent a little and see if anyone has any advice. So, I’m enlisted in the military and have a very particular ...

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