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postr/StutterJun 21, 2022
8 points

Darth Vader a stutterer?

Darth Vader a stutterer? So according to this post, James Earl Jones was a stutterer and went on to become the voice of the most famous villain in movie history, Darth Vader. Just your encouragement n...

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commentr/StutterJun 20, 2022
3 points

I agree , I think it’s a lot less About stuttering but more about how we perceive it. Then it just turns to a vicious cycle…but thankfully you can work on it and be cognizant about your attitude towar...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2022
1 points

I wear whatever I want anyway lol. I'm homeschooled plus I live on a farm. I really don't care about my clothes at all....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2022
1 points

I worked on not caring what people thought about how I dressed. I started wearing clothes that I liked despite them not following fashion “rules”. I’m not saying that changing your wardrobe will sol...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
1 points

I don't know if his research which stated that we stutter bc of our hyperactive amygdala could make sense or not but I gotta say his thoughts that we shouldn't focus on fluency were really stunning an...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
11 points

Man sorry this happened to you. I online game and go on discord a lot. When people point out my "uuums" and I also cant say "L" words (I really hang onto the L and hold it to the point of LLLLLL-eon) ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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postr/StutterJun 19, 2022
54 points

My stutter makes me feel like a freak.

My stutter makes me feel like a freak. Just now I saw some friends in a discord call so I jumped in, they said I should get the game Unturned. I said I wasn't at my house and it wasn't my PC so I didn...

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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
12 points

I think it’s us. Our mental barriers we have. Because if we don’t stutter alone then there’s a definitely a factor that’s related to other people and how we value their reactions or opinions...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
13 points

My stutter totally vanishes when I am alone. It is like barely noticeable when I am with my boyfriend, like I hardly ever stutter when I am around him. But it is more noticeable when I am around oth...

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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
3 points

Hi, I'm 59, been stuttering since my earliest memory, and unfortunately I've been as you've described all this time, I still feel the same now, I've let it rule my life entirely, I still don'...

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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
9 points

That happens to me as well. Anecdotally speaking I have pushed beyond my comfort zones. After years of avoiding social interactions I now engage more often. It's helped me so much in recent weeks. I k...

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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
5 points

That's good I'm 26. Been stuttering for more than 14 years. Yeah it can be annoying but just own it. It's a part of you don't let anyone make you feel bad about your stutter....

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
5 points

I'm 13. It doesn't really affect my life in a negative way, it's just a tad bit annoying at times...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
5 points

Stutter, autism, epilepsy, ADD, social anxiety. I’m just not meant for this world....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
2 points

Planning word is a normal part of speaking but for us PWS we tend to focus on fluencies when/before we are talking but natural fluency can't be labored. If we are trying all means to make speeches flu...

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commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
1 points

As people have noted here, we are all different and experience stammering differently and i guess our willingness to talk about it…...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
3 points

In my opinion you are wrong. We CAN speak like normal speakers do. One can discuss a lot about causes of stuttering but when a lot (or most) stutterers can read aloud alone, whisper, talk to kids or a...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2022
2 points

No, every severe PWS really deserves my condolences even though I am a mild PWS! I know when you have severe stuttering everytime you speak it's gonna be a mental torment, but 'accept it' is not just...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2022
2 points

Yeah our speech is different wired so of course we gotta give up speaking in the same way as normal speakers do but I am not saying we gotta be mindful of our sounds and that we can't always be mindfu...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2022
5 points

Oh yeah I get it. We can't speak as normally as fluent speakers do to how our speech is wired. To speak "normally", we have to be "mindful" about our sounds, and we can't always being 24/7 mindful. ...

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