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commentr/StutterDec 14, 2025
4 points

Like the other poster said, it has a lot to do with confidence in self. When it came to those affirmations they came from my own beliefs about myself and insecurities. Challenging this beliefs and con...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterDec 13, 2025
1 points

I never said it to anyone stuttering, fearing they would get offended or weirded out, but to me it sounds v cute and makes me feel attracted 😭😭...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
2 points

I’m starting to think we don’t need speech therapists, we need to learn breathwork, we need to meditate, ease our bodies and minds...

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Mindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
3 points

I think we all just need to accept the fact that we stutter and just stutter around people without caring. Getting to that point, however, is probably the most difficult thing imaginable for all of u...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
1 points

Currently I am often very fluent, to a point that I could talk to a person for an hour and they might not realize that I stutter. I think the key is really not to care too much. The more I care about...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

If you have a stutter you have a stutter end of conversation. The only way to not have a stutter anymore is to grow out of it; anyone that says they cured there stutter is just lying. Now what your sa...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

Maybe it is a disability but I currently do consider my stutter a disability. I refuse any victimhood status as cringey and cliche as that sounds. You can say I am high functioning since I work front ...

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
3 points

At the age of 61 and I've taken a comprehensive therapy for the stutter, you never really get rid of it is always there in the background somewhere. But in my case what I did subdue it, I talked more ...

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
8 points

Everybody is different. The label is a means for people to feel included and help them understand the community and eventually understand their stutter more deeply. If you feel like using the label he...

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Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

There isn’t a real definition to a ā€œtrue stuttererā€. It’s common to not stutter when you’re by yourself or around people you feel comfortable with. We have different stuttering patterns and some can c...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterDec 11, 2025
7 points

Am I a ā€œtrueā€ stutterer?

Am I a ā€œtrueā€ stutterer? I’ve seen people here say ā€œpeople who cure their stutters aren’t true stutters with a real physiological conditionā€ I personally don’t stutter when I’m talking to myself, and...

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postr/StutterDec 11, 2025
25 points

What Would Be The First Thing You Would Do After Getting Rid Of Your Stutter?

What Would Be The First Thing You Would Do After Getting Rid Of Your Stutter? ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

Thanks for your comment! I'm already breathing from my diaphragm. Tbh I've already accepted my stuttering, I just want to minimize it for my work. So that's why I want to find a natural way to redu...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

That's your instincts are right, that's largely the case. Most SLPs ranking stuttering as their least confident condition. I also believe it's the most different to other speech issues. You need an ex...

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

We've had all kinds, I think starting in first grade they really emphasized the "strategies" and later on they moved on to "acceptance." My son seems to have some secondary characteristics (tongue t...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesAcceptance & PrideNegative Therapy / Harm
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

I feel like over time you just learn to become more vulnerable in both stuttering and being upfront about saying you have a stutter. By that I mean you do a mindset shift and just think whatever happe...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
1 points

You can give whatever advice you want. Speech therapy held me back because it reinforced the idea I had a problem to fix. It was accepting my stutter and moving on that freed me....

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Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
6 points

You deserve to talk in a way that makes you not feel shame for speaking that way. You deserve to be listened to even if you stutter when you’re saying it. You also deserve the patience and space to be...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
2 points

Never. You could stutter & still have great confidence. If people don’t want to be around you because of your stutter why would you want to be around those people? I don’t even know how many girls tol...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
2 points

Reflect and make peace with yourself, try to downplay it and accept it, it will happen less to you, lose your fear of stuttering, don't become obsessed with curing it....

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution