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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2021
1 points

I stutter mainly around family. This has changed drastically over the years but I’ve learned that confidence is will do so much for you at the end of the day when it comes to speaking out on a regular...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
3 points

This is also I thing I struggled with for a long time and there was one thing that kept telling myself until I actually believed it “Nobody will remember or even cares and if they do judge you screw...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
2 points

First, it may benefit you to advertise your stutter when you engage in conversation with a girl. I know it’s hard to not overthink, but try not to allow negative self talk to hold you back. Many girls...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
2 points

Its more of a mental barrier at this point. Try and find ways around your stutter such as avoiding tough words to use others. Other than that gotta just accept it and try your best to enjoy social int...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
7 points

33/M here. It's always going to be hard, but it gets easier. The older you get, the more you realize that people are generally nice. They'll wait for you to finish, and won't look down on you for stut...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
18 points

Stuttering is hard. My stutter had such a negative effect on my personality and who I grew up to be. Can you get into see a therapist? Someone to talk to, and a chance to express your feelings. That...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
3 points

Oh man yea the same here alot of people started thinking of me as the guy who talks shit to everyone or the closer people thought of me as comedian and were always ready to laugh before i even said so...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
3 points

I either don't mention it or just make a joke about it "I do have a bit of a stutter, so at least you shouldn't ever need to ask me to repeat myself, since statistically I probably will anyways"...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
10 points

When I defended my Masters Thesis at the University of Houston, I did disclose my stutter. After I did that, I focused on my data analysis to defend it. You can do it !!!! I am in your corner ch...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
5 points

Thx for advices, in my language stutterer is so much easier to say. If needed to present my thesis in English I would definitely use speach disorder. I will try to relax my some meditation before...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
6 points

For me, the word "stutter/stutterer" can be difficult to pronounce by itself. So you might feel easier to say something like "speech disorder" or add words before it like "mild stutter/ mild speech di...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
18 points

I’ve found that in some situations it’s better to say something like “ I do want to say that before I begin, that I do have a slight stutter and I hope that it doesn’t detract from any of the informat...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
2 points

Sounds like this interview really means a lot to you so if I were you, I'd just disclose it to the interviewer. I did this for mine and was told it wouldn't be an issue. It takes a lot of pressure off...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
8 points

>good communication skills Please don't equate stuttering to poor communication skills. If, because of your stutter, you limit what you say, chose alternate wording, or use other "avoidance" tec...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2021
2 points

In most ways yes, in some ways no. I would probably have less empathy without the stutter....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2021
2 points

You have to bear in mind, there's a good chance they don't care about it as much as you do, we all have querks that make us who we are. As above, just embrace it, its part of you, don't try to hide fr...

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postr/StutterSep 18, 2021
2 points

Fluency memory and stuttering memories

Fluency memory and stuttering memories For a person who stutters they have a mass accumulation uncountable stuttering related memories , but for a fluent person no such memories exist My question wh...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
6 points

You are partially correct however for those who stuttered since a young age it shaped their personalities as well. If we all stopped stutter now it wouldn’t be as huge of a change. Yet obviously we al...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
13 points

I have a neurogenic stutter; I was attacked by a German shepherd at the age of 5 and my head hit the hard concrete sidewalk. I couldn't speak for a very long time and when I did, it was a severe stut...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

C, S, and R are always the letters I stutter on the most, and my name starts with an R... I mean I stutter on every letter but it’s not as bad as those three...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception