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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2022
1 points

I know there are some people who don’t even notice the stuttering. I once had a Warrant Officer in the military tell me that I was the best storyteller had had ever met. He loved the passion I display...

Community & SupportMeds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
13 points

If I could have chosen between gay and stuttering, I would have chosen gay. Sadly, I didn’t have that option, so I got stuck with both and while I love being gay (and i wouldn’t change myself to be ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
3 points

Stuttering does prevent me from showing people the real me, and it does so in two ways. First, is the obvious difficulty I have expressing myself through speech. Second, and far more importantly, is...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2022
7 points

Good advice. I only wish that I had the ability to tell the world who I am. That is the only way in which I wish I was more like others, because too many people have no idea the person I am inside....

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2022
6 points

Always think it’s badass seeing fellow stutters as medical professionals....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2022
0 points

Everyone has some type of ‘handicap’ in life. Ours is our stutter. It’s what it is...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2022
2 points

Professional speech therapy with an SLP who specializes in stuttering. You can be fluent. I'll always be a stutterer. It's always there. But my fluency is so great that my stuttering is no longer a t...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyFluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterJul 13, 2022
25 points

I need to know

I need to know I need to know if we are REALLY doomed to live with a stutter for the rest of our lives. "Accept your stutter", "fuck what they think of you", etc. Sounds nice, but deep down I just wan...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2022
4 points

>Socially, I don’t stutter much at all. When I’m called on in class, have to talk on the phone or present I stutter it up. It’s bad. Unsure if it’s anxiety or an actual stuttering problem, idk. T...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2022
1 points

Same. 4 years army, then 4 in reserves. Basic, then first few months was rough. After few months when I wasn’t the new guy, it got a lot better, and some higher ups I was close with even stood up for ...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2022
1 points

I did 4 years in the Navy then into college when I got out. No real issues tbh. Had some interesting times in the military with the stutter but still overcame it. Most everyone just thought I was the ...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2022
3 points

Unfortunately this is just how things are for people like us, the best we can do is stay motivated and proceed to be successful🤷‍♂️. When I’m successful I promise I will bring light to my fellow stut...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2022
5 points

I feel it brother. A big part of a new relationship is conversation for me. I love to talk but I stutter pretty bad sometimes. Just don’t see yourself as your broken voice. All of us here can relate,...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Dating & RomanceIdentity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2022
2 points

Hey! I did 7.5 years in the Marines and I stutter. It was bad. My stuttering isn't that bad to begin with but once I get comfortable with people is when I stutter more. Overall it wasn't a bad experie...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2022
10 points

Dreams require work. Some of them are impossible. For instance if you have poor vision you're probably not going to be flying Navy fighter planes. We all have our limitations. But some people find ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2022
4 points

I’m going to assume you mean life dreams and not your sleeping dreams. Having said that… I learned a while ago that it is important to have a range of dreams and have quite a few of them. If dream A b...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2022
1 points

I'm so good a stuttering I do it in my dreams😎 nah but I've only had a few dreams that I stuttered in. I don't think it's to crazy...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2022
2 points

Mastering dreams doesn't cure it: I'm a lucid dreamer and I remember all of my dreams. I dream multiple a night and I do what I want in my dreams. During mine, I don't really stutter but maybe only 20...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2022
2 points

Maybe. I did go to therapy but mostly after the age of 20. My theory is that its to do with ur mental space. My brothers and father were confident men. Brother was afraid of talking coz of the stutter...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2022
1 points

i started stuttering in my dreams last year. i vividly remember the first dream it happened in. i was also 20 my thoughts are, stuttering in dreams is you finally accepting that you have a stutter....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception