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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I'm 17 years old and I'm starting college this year lol. I'm nervous, honestly, because I've been avoiding friends for years just so I don't have to talk to anyone. The only thing I have proposed is t...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I always do “Hello my name is …” otherwise I’ll block....

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I almost gave up because of my stutter… but now I’m proud of my voice.

I almost gave up because of my stutter… but now I’m proud of my voice. I never imagined that something as simple as saying my name could feel like climbing a mountain. Years ago, I confessed my feeli...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

I feel like we're in kinda similar positions I'm 21M and have had a stutter all my life. Also going to med school next year and i gotta say life is fucking hard af. I'm not super rich but we're well o...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
1 points

Congrats on your 4.0 GPA, I agree with the idea that stuttering limits the potential we have or things that come as automatic to those that are fluent but difficult for us to do. We are 1% of the worl...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
1 points

Great post! About Tony: *He's a person who stutters from Florida. Just entered his sixth year in the NFL, having played for the Seahawks, Cardinals, Broncos, and Saints. His goal is to play until age...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
1 points

Can I ask you a question? How severe was your stutter? I have always had a mild/mild stutter and somehow managed to talk my way out of it and use certain avoidance techniques. Since 2020 (lockdown), ...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
3 points

When i was working at gas station I barely could start asking some mom with a kiddo what petrol to pour, so kiddo gave me a disgust look and asked her mother "Is this guy sick? Also at school while w...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
0 points

I tried everything! My last name was Huddleston. I went to court and was granted a name change. I chose two words that I would never stutter on! That is the only thing I found that helped througho...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

Great post! **TL;DR summary**: *(of the post)* I am a girl, late 20s. I have always been ashamed but I am tired of feeling inadequate. 3rd grade: I had a project to present to the class, my heart wa...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
8 points

Spelling Out

Spelling Out Hello everyone, I was wondering if you guys have a harder time with spelling out ur name rather then saying it. I was signing up for membership at a retail store and I struggled so much t...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

Is this actually a stutter?

Is this actually a stutter? For a while now, maybe a year, I've been stuttering randomly. Not very often but at least once a day. My stutters aren't on multiple words. In the middle of a conversation ...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
12 points

I'd recommend telling her beforehand. Then you don't have to address it in person. There's a very slight chance she might feel blindsided if you wait till you are on the date. Just tell her it might...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
2 points

Many women don't mind, including my own partner. When we met, she saw it as normal. That said, try to work on reducing the stutter so it doesn't impede your speaking too much. I really loved the boo...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

keep doing you, i’m told i’m conventionally attractive but i also have a stutter AND i’m socially awkward on top of that and i’ve still managed to pull, you’ve got this...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
10 points

I legitimately thought you wanted a girlfriend who stammers. I was like that's a kink I've never heard of before. Good luck bro. Just be nice and polite to women. Having a stutter can help you become ...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

i imagine it might be bit difficult for a 10 yo to stutter voluntarily, esp among kids of the same age group. But I'm sure the therapist knows what they're doing. I've never worked with kids, and only...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

I don't block on my name, but I almost always block on saying my birthday....

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Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
2 points

It's crazy, how the most challenging thing for PWS is saying their name when someone ask.... been there done that for decades......

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
5 points

How to get better at Vowels?

How to get better at Vowels? Hi, Its my first time posting here. Unfortunately, I'm also a stutter but its very mild. It started at the age of 14 (I'm 22 now), before that I won many speech competit...

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