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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2023
3 points

There are girls/women out there that literally do not care. Of course there are most that don't understand it and will run for the hills. Your advantage will be the guys they are into will break their...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
1 points

We met at a church youth event and he was smitten immediately. I was in my last year of university and he has a 28yr old bachelor Navy pilot. Of course I couldn’t believe he’d be interested in me beca...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideTrauma & PsychologicalDating & Romance
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
12 points

What a great idea. I lucked-out and married a wonderful man who fully accepted me and was never embarrassed to introduce me to his career officer friends. I stuttered from early childhood, but throug...

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postr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
27 points

The best feeling

The best feeling Is looking someone in the eye and talking, stutter and all, and giving no f$cks! It's a rare experience, but sometimes I can get there....

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
1 points

Thank you so much for your response. I’m sorry those things happened to you. Your approach to recovery sounds very similar to the Drop-down through technique, and Timeline Therapy. I suggest you sea...

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Trauma & PsychologicalMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
1 points

Please don't give up. I'm a woman who stuttered my entire life until I became fluent at 70. Though I didn't have much of a dating life in my teens, I was married to a wonderful professional man right ...

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Acceptance & PrideEmployment & CareerDating & Romance
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
1 points

I felt the same way and my family reinforced my feelings of total unworthiness. After university, I was loved, accepted, and married to a wonderful professional man. Though I didn't have the confiden...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDating & Romance
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
2 points

It’s a shame we have to go through this but we also have to remember It’s always gonna be someone going through something way worse than us so we can’t let this bring us down, instead we should be mor...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
61 points

Ken Sema, a Swedish football player who suffers from stuttering had the courage to make a post-game television interview after his team's win against West Brom sending a message to the world that those who suffer from this disorder shouldn't be embarrassed to go out and speak with confidence.

Ken Sema, a Swedish football player who suffers from stuttering had the courage to make a post-game television interview after his team's win against West Brom sending a message to the world that thos...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PridePublic Awareness / Media
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
9 points

I didn’t find my person until i was 23. I know its easy to let your stutter dictate your life and that no one will love you, but i bet there is so much more to you than just your stutter. For me perso...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideDating & Romance
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
1 points

i've read multible times that not caring about the stutter helps with confidence but I always wonder how do I now care? i mean like I can act like I dont care and tell myself that but do I really not ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
2 points

Thanks, I'll try not too think about it now since overthinking it makes it worse and I'll just be confident no matter what happens....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
8 points

I think you've got it! Dr. Martin Schwartz from New York gave three-day courses that dealt with breath control and stuttering. I attended one of his courses but wasn't motivated enough to follow throu...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
1 points

It will never be as simple as “just stop caring” it doesn’t happen overnight. Time is a big factor, becoming an adult and having no choice but to advocate for yourself. Representation is important, ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
1 points

As I have become a man, I have realised the importance of self dignity. In life it doesn't matter how rich we are, how successful we are, how loved we are. If we lack self dignity all of those things...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
1 points

Ahh ok now I see what you are saying. I also believe that just letting the stutter happen is best, especially in casual everyday conversation. Prolonging syllables might be a good trick (if it works) ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
1 points

I meant that by doing this you demonstrate that you don't care about stuttering, and other people notice that, you can even get along better with people if you don't try to hide your stuttering. thus...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
1 points

Could you please clarify what you mean? I’ve never heard of purposeful prolongation being a tool to stop caring about other peoples problem....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
2 points

apparently this improves your self-esteem, since it shows other people that you don't care about their problem, now if you're willing to do that, congratulations, I can't because of mental weakness, k...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
3 points

I too also stutter it truely did bother me and I always felt that I was essentially a waste of skin. After graduating school and landing my first real job the stuffer was never an issue. Flash forward...

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