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postr/StutterOct 13, 2016
7 points

Social Anxiety/Awkwardness

Social Anxiety/Awkwardness I've had a couple months were my fluency has been great, but I am becoming frustrated. All the friends I made last year have started to drift apart from me and I see them h...

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postr/StutterOct 13, 2016
6 points

How can i get rid of my severe stutter, or at the very least get it to a point where it doesn't interfere with me

How can i get rid of my severe stutter, or at the very least get it to a point where it doesn't interfere with me Have had this shit since i was in 3rd grade or something and im 18 now. Its so bad tha...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2016
1 points

I can totally relate. I work at a fast food restaurant and whenever someone asks me to clarify something I stutter. Usually I can get through it but if my manager is nearby them she immediately comes ...

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postr/StutterOct 4, 2016
1 points

Being explicit about stuttering - bringing up the subject

Being explicit about stuttering - bringing up the subject Hey all, First of all: I'm pretty grateful that I've stumbled accros this community. I had been searching - although quite passively - for a...

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postr/StutterOct 3, 2016
5 points

Should i give dating a second try this weekend?

Should i give dating a second try this weekend? I have been on one date before. I had talked to this girl a couple of times drunk, and mostly on snapchat. She invited herself over to watch a movie, an...

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postr/StutterSep 28, 2016
19 points

Today was the worst day of the past 2 years. Everythign went to shit

Today was the worst day of the past 2 years. Everythign went to shit All my hardwork went to shit. I was debating a few people today and I was suttering so badly I just wanted to drown and die. My men...

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postr/StutterSep 27, 2016
7 points

Do I have any chance of dating with a stutter?

Do I have any chance of dating with a stutter? I'm 20 years old, and in the next couple of years dating is something I'll really need to be doing. The only problem is that I have a moderate to somewha...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2016
7 points

Hey. Just joined the wonderful world of Reddit and was so ecstatic to find this sub. My story. I'm 29 years old, and I've been a covert stutterer ever since I can remember. When I first realised I had...

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postr/StutterSep 26, 2016
10 points

The first step

The first step So a bit of background about myself. I'm 19 years old, male and from the UK. I've had a stammer for as long as I remember. The stammer has changed from repeating letters in words when ...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2016
8 points

When I don't realise I'm talking. Basically,when I'm doing something else and all my focus is on it,my responses become sorta automatic and I can say multiple of sentences and not block at all.And th...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2016
2 points

I was called a broken record when I was growing because of how bad my stutter was. My best friend always had to be by my side, she was the only one that could understand me. I went to speech therapy ...

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postr/StutterSep 24, 2016
7 points

Has anyone's stutter ever gotten in the way of a relationship?

Has anyone's stutter ever gotten in the way of a relationship? We were both young and were both are main priorities. She was pretty, funny, and as socially as awkward as I was. We would text each othe...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2016
1 points

I highly recommend Neuro-Semantics of Stuttering yahoo group, I started there, people there have deep knowledge about stuttering and definitely taught me a lot I know today. I'm also a covert stuttere...

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postr/StutterSep 23, 2016
4 points

Today i took a big step, but for no reason.

Today i took a big step, but for no reason. I have been dreading talking about my stutter for years as i have been a covert stutterer for my entire life. Today i decided to go to the doctor, and hopef...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2016
2 points

I do the same thing. People that find out I stutter just assumed all of the things I do to avoid stuttering are just part of my speech pattern...

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postr/StutterSep 20, 2016
9 points

Follow up post regarding my call center job

Follow up post regarding my call center job The original post is : https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/4lz80c/i_had_a_job_interview/ Please bear with me through this post, I don't drink much ...

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postr/StutterSep 20, 2016
1 points

Is it just me?

Is it just me? 4 years ago, back in 6th grade, I noticed I developed a mild stutter. It wasn't always there, but it was present enough to really shake my confidence and make me speak only when I had t...

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postr/StutterSep 20, 2016
20 points

I have been stuttering since the first day I opened my mouth, but today was a good day.

I have been stuttering since the first day I opened my mouth, but today was a good day. Hey guys! I've never posted on here before, but I didn't know who else would be happy about this other than you ...

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postr/StutterSep 18, 2016
20 points

Is it just me?

Is it just me? Hi all. I'm a 25-years-old boy who stutters since I was 4. I'm writing this topic because I'd like to know if what I feel is common among stutterers or not. I'm ver...

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postr/StutterSep 17, 2016
9 points

i dont really stutter when im alone...

i dont really stutter when im alone... like when im alone a spend alot of time thinking out loud while im doing menial tasks or whatever and i notice that im extremly fluent during those times ...but ...

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