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commentr/StutterOct 11, 2017
9 points

Father of two little girls, the oldest is 2.5 years and youngest 3 weeks. Been a stutterer my whole life. Pretty fluent these days though I do get stuck occasionally. Luckily, my oldest talks like ...

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postr/StutterOct 11, 2017
7 points

Stuttering Mom and Stuttering Kid - Advice Welcome

Stuttering Mom and Stuttering Kid - Advice Welcome Ok, so I have a stutter. Severe as a kid, but it's less noticeable now. My daughter is a little over 3 and what I thought was kid talk has turned int...

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postr/StutterOct 9, 2017
6 points

Stutter seems to control my life

Stutter seems to control my life Just found this subreddit, glad I did. I'm 21f, began stuttering when I was 8. It improved but now I'm 21 and it's worse. I do have anxiety, more social anxiety, so I ...

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postr/StutterOct 9, 2017
10 points

Life sucks when your own mom gets tired of your stuttering

Life sucks when your own mom gets tired of your stuttering I know my mom loves me, and I love her. I just feel like my stutter somewhat increases every time I’m around her because I feel pressured in ...

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postr/StutterOct 9, 2017
9 points

Sometimes it's just sad.

Sometimes it's just sad. I had an online interview today for one my dream internships and it did not go as well as I expected to, usually I stop intense stuttering after a few minutes of talking to a ...

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postr/StutterOct 8, 2017
10 points

I AM TRIED OF FIGHTING NOW !

I AM TRIED OF FIGHTING NOW ! I am contemplating suicide because of stammering. Everyone feels i am not confident because i cant speak without long pauses. It's tough to get a Job and also getting invo...

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postr/StutterOct 5, 2017
17 points

Do you control your stutter, or does the stutter control you?

Do you control your stutter, or does the stutter control you? I've seen countless times people saying how horrible stuttering is, not being able to order the food you enjoy, tell a friend something th...

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2017
5 points

I used to be a lot like you. *A lot.* I would avoid saying and doing certain things to avoid speaking in general. Then I realized that even when I do stammer, nobody really cares. They all pause and...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterOct 4, 2017
19 points

Things my stutter has stopped me from doing this year

Things my stutter has stopped me from doing this year Getting a job (fear of talking to customers and employers) Getting my drivers licence (fear of talking to driving instructor) Making friends in ...

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postr/StutterOct 4, 2017
8 points

Stuttering in front of the whole class.

Stuttering in front of the whole class. Hi, I am a Swedish student with rather good grades. School has always been my number one priority and I excel at a lot of subjects. A couple of days ago in Engl...

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postr/StutterOct 4, 2017
8 points

Dating With A Stutter

Dating With A Stutter I (M 23) don’t know if this belongs here or not, but what the hell. I have had a stutter for around a year now, it started around the time of a really rough break up and I’ve bee...

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postr/StutterOct 4, 2017
5 points

Stuttering and work question..

Stuttering and work question.. Hey everyone, I frequent this sub under my usual name (life long stutterer - mostly controlled but still somewhat obvious) but I wanted to exercise some discretion for t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterOct 4, 2017
18 points

My life is ruined because of my sutter.

My life is ruined because of my sutter. Hello everyone... I'm 20 years old, my name is David, I stutter so bad and I want to share my story. I can't really do anything with my life, I can't even talk....

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2017
8 points

Long story short, one of the reasons I became a teacher was to confront one of my biggest fears head on. Student teaching was tough, as I was so unsure of myself. I distinctly remember coreading a boo...

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Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterOct 3, 2017
3 points

Anxiety and stuttering

Anxiety and stuttering I've always had a stuttering problem, a very bad one, since I could remember. During my high school years it got better but it would come back when I was stressed/excited. So, d...

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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2017
1 points

Hi, coming late to this, but I'm a woman with a stutter. Personally, I think that there are a lot more women stutterers than most people realise, but that women tend to be 'covert' stutterers and are ...

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postr/StutterOct 2, 2017
13 points

i need help, my mom is forcing me to go to a terrible therapist

i need help, my mom is forcing me to go to a terrible therapist so.......some months ago i used to see a really good therapist that helped me improve my speech skills and taught me a speech, but one d...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2017
1 points

I think this is a great idea, the articulate stutterer. It's really what I aspire to be now a days -- it feels hard for me to completely control my speech or stuttering unless I want to use a complete...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2017
4 points

Agreed with the other poster that it's likely just a habit of substitution and other avoidant behavior. I used to be that way and it was a lot worse. Now I have a mild stutter and work as a corporate...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2017
5 points

I think you are correct since most of the well spoken stutterers I have met ,have a significantly visible stutter and people know that they stutter.Almost all of them are very public and social indivi...

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Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception