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postr/StutterMar 26, 2023
54 points

My secret about stuttering and being fluent

My secret about stuttering and being fluent I always assumed my life would begin the day I became fluent. But at 22, I realized my life had been rolling on past, and the day I realized my stutter migh...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
2 points

SLP’s who specialize in dysfluency do generally know root causes. Everyone has some level of repetitions in early childhood. If you have a combination of : a - more impactful/frequent reps than av...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
1 points

I'm thinking of leaving but I don't want to leave for at least another 6-8 months as I've booked a holiday so the guaranteed time off and money is nice. I agree, there are too many variables that mak...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
2 points

>My neurologist said to me that I could get a brain MRI with a contrast agent to see if my brain is ok. [This](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/xq5f4v/what_are_your_thoughts_on_this_resea...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
2 points

>Do you use something else to improve the condition? Yes, as explained in my previous comment, I approach the stutter cycle from all angles instead of only one angle in order to * weaken the asso...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
2 points

>Hi man, I have seen you here a lot lately. I think that the advice you give here is great and really helps people to improve their lives. Thank you and keep it up, we need more people like you! T...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
1 points

>I'm not sure if this terminology is from another speech therapy programme Thank you. The academic terminology used are mainly adopted by PhD researchers, not by thereapists. The reason I used sc...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
1 points

Careless, I hope you go out and show everyone what a great person you truly are. People value others for their character more than appearance. Your dependability, loyalty, and shared interests will dr...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
2 points

Hi just to answer your questions, I'm not sure if this terminology is from another speech therapy programme so I'm not sure if it's fair to compare the two. What I would say is what is the goal of the...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
2 points

Sorry we don't work off a PDF we just take notes in group. What we value in ARTS is the following *Struggle free disfluency *Quality of the Disfluency *Spontaneity *Leaning into Stuttering/Letting...

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2023
1 points

I use mushrooms every few weeks as a self meditation tool. To he honest stuttering hasn't come up in my consciousness deep dives. I know of paul stammets story, but i can't say I've ever even been c...

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2023
2 points

Every one of us has different levels of needs for association, stutterers, and non-stutterers. This changes throughout a person’s life, too. In our youth, we seek out peer groups in the formation of o...

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2023
1 points

1. The rude tone above was *to demonstrate* that tone is an important part of communication. It’s to defend people here who struggle to communicate bc their stutter impacts their tone. Oh…. Annnn...

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2023
2 points

Thank you! Great response! I hope you will contribute more in this community. Yes absolutely, radical honesty by disclosing to listeners: "*that we stutter and need more time to get the point accross*...

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2023
2 points

I once briefly dated a girl who had a stutter. It was really nice to fully relax and know we both had it and there was no unconscious judgement or anything. She was the only girl I’ve ever met who stu...

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2023
2 points

My experience with being a stutterer and dating is, that the use of tinder or other digital ways really opened the world of dating. Before i was lacking confidence to just speak in the real world, b...

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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2023
3 points

This is funny to me because I’m the same at work. My CEO and director tell me often that I’m long winded and I explain things too thoroughly. Plus my team gets a kick out of when I go on talking, but ...

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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2023
2 points

Sending virtual hugs! I’m mid 30 make. Been stuttering my whole life. Worked so much on it so that it won’t affect me mentally much. Still come up short sometimes....

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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2023
4 points

Sometimes I still feel that way but I have to challenge myself to think about it differently when I start to feel it. Stuttering is a part of me as much as I wish it wasn’t so all I can do is try to s...

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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2023
6 points

It's indeed difficult to accept it as a part of life and be open about with anyone including one's closest friends. It took me a few therapy sessions and about an year to tell my best friends who are...

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Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling OthersShame & Embarrassment