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commentr/StutterJul 25, 2016
1 points

Her loss friend... To shallow and stupid to see past it. Women are fickle anyway. But I do sympathise, I'm 30 now and I've had the same experiences. It's bothering you more than her and it shouldn't. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 25, 2016
4 points

It's like saying you understand how your paraplegic friend feels because you broke your leg once. These are the same kind of people that will try to be a therapist to you and tell you to "don't be ner...

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commentr/StutterJul 25, 2016
6 points

if the people you're socializing with are making fun of your stutter, they are NOT your friends. one of the things that helped me is that my friends let me speak even if I did stutter....

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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2016
1 points

Being able to speak is so simple for everyone else so they don't understand when you're not able to speak. They assume you must be stupid because speaking doesn't take any work for them. And I hate t...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2016
3 points

Wow, do people really do that? I have never encountered someone that made jokes about the inability to say my own name....

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postr/StutterJul 16, 2016
6 points

Do people subconsciously associate negative traits to you because of stuttering?

Do people subconsciously associate negative traits to you because of stuttering? I dunno if it's true but I always felt that way. Maybe it's just the way people are or what not but there's always this...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2016
3 points

You're right, the analogy was somewhat flawed because obesity is a self caused condition. A condition that can be overcome rather easily with strong enough willpower. A stammer on the other hand is a ...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2016
2 points

I agree and it can be caused by two reasons. Because of the stigma attached to stuttering which makes it less likely for the person who stutters to be hired or promoted. And because of the mental aspe...

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postr/StutterJul 6, 2016
9 points

" People who stutter are less likely to be employed, more likely to be on public assistance, and earn 21 percent less than people who do not stutter. "

" People who stutter are less likely to be employed, more likely to be on public assistance, and earn 21 percent less than people who do not stutter. " Do you agree? Why would this be true? Taken fro...

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postr/StutterJul 1, 2016
1 points

DAE hate that moment when you begin to stutter and you can visibly see the other person's facial expression change?

DAE hate that moment when you begin to stutter and you can visibly see the other person's facial expression change? [deleted]...

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postr/StutterJun 30, 2016
13 points

Is this it? Is this shit all I will ever live for?

Is this it? Is this shit all I will ever live for? Fuck this. Please don't read this if you don't wanna ruin your mood. I can never succeed in anything. Nothing emotional here, I am just speaking fr...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2016
1 points

woah, pretty intense. Did you try and fight the order? What an a-hole that cop was. You should consider writing to the head of his department and ask him to have some sensitisation seminars for such t...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2016
10 points

I feel bad when I encounter another stutterer, it annoys me trying to understand them. ...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2016
3 points

I once got given a section 5 public order for swearing at a police officer after he refused to believe that I had a stutter. He pulled me over on my pushbike after I had cycled past a lollypop lady (...

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postr/StutterJun 26, 2016
6 points

"stuttering makes you stand out in a crowd" do any stutters even want this...?

"stuttering makes you stand out in a crowd" do any stutters even want this...? When people talk about the "positives" of stuttering people always say it makes you more noticeable and makes you stand o...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2016
6 points

I was on a panel at ComicCon. The first thing the host asked was for me to say my name for the audience. I always stutter on my name, very badly. A couple hundred people watched me block so badly that...

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postr/StutterJun 25, 2016
6 points

Short Job rant.........failed my 5th McDonald's interview.

Short Job rant.........failed my 5th McDonald's interview. Got the call, manager saw me, everything was good. Until as usual I opened my mouth that is. A fucking train wreck Is what followed. As expec...

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commentr/StutterJun 20, 2016
1 points

Ain't that the truth! Seriously, if someone doesn't want to date me because of a stutter then fuck them. I'll take my Porky the Pig accent elsewhere! ...

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commentr/StutterJun 20, 2016
1 points

Yes mostly, but talking also heavy apply. Ive seriously heard girls (often throught friends of friends) that did not want to come with me because they thought the stutter part was weird....

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2016
4 points

i feel you man, we all have be through this kinda behavior. the numbers of this kinda things happened to me is a lot that i can't remember their time. a lot of people don't know exactly what stutterin...

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