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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
2 points

it’s not letting the stutter throw you off and stop you from talking! take the space and time you are worthy of :)...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
3 points

I feel the same way as you. Because they likely don’t understand that stuttering varies from week to week, or from situation to situation. But I try to just let people know that it varies so they know...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
14 points

I'm 36, in the military, running a shift of 8 personnel. Take my opinion with a grain of salt but I've been living with a stutter my entire life: Cnfidence with a stutter is dreading speaking in fron...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
4 points

Confidence doesn’t always have to be the way you speak, it can also be about the way you convey yourself; having a good posture can show confidence. Keep your back straight and your held high, it work...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
2 points

It’s inspiring when people can shove their insecurities to one side and still make the talk. Check out Megan Washington’s TedTalk on stuttering. She still managed to captivate the audience and nailed ...

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Mindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
3 points

Yeah remaining confident is rlly hard! Sometimes but one bad block changes my whole mood. It is only lately i started to say to myself that yes its hard but thats me, i m okay, i m normal. I think u...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2021
16 points

I stutter. First year of college I made sure to take public speaking classes just to have experience speaking in front of people. Had to do scripted and improvs. Doing those presentations were extreme...

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School & Academic LifePublic SpeakingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2021
1 points

Yes my friend, don’t let stuttering hold you back; that which does not kill you makes you stronger…...

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Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2021
7 points

I am being real. It takes a lot of things coming together for a person to go from stutterer to public speaker. 99% might not get there. But the things that always stuck with me were my failures to try...

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Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2021
8 points

I’ve got a public speaking engagement coming up in March. First one ever. I’m trying hard to visualize it as a success, but I won’t know either way until I try. Feeling the fear and doing it anyway!...

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Public SpeakingHope & Motivation
postr/StutterDec 18, 2021
49 points

Bro I just hope reincarnation is real because I would be so good public speaker. Take care fellow stutterers

Bro I just hope reincarnation is real because I would be so good public speaker. Take care fellow stutterers ...

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commentr/StutterDec 17, 2021
3 points

Hey Hipperman. ​ I've not stuttered for as long as you (currently 25 and stuttered as long as I can remember). Trick is to expose yourself to it really, as shit as that advice sounds. As...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2021
1 points

Highly recommend the Dave McGuire Course! They are all about non-avoidance! They have an inexpensive self help book on Amazon called “Beyond Stammering: The Mcguire Program for getting good at the Spo...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2021
23 points

I’m just a couple years older and for the most part an extrovert. My family was really big in preventing me from avoiding verbal interactions. Always “forced” me to ask store clerks or strangers if I ...

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commentr/StutterDec 17, 2021
6 points

Hi! Sometimes I think of it like this. I barely speak to people I’ve spoken to (and stuttered with) 10 years ago. Think about how 10 years from now you probably won’t care about the people who hear yo...

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commentr/StutterDec 17, 2021
7 points

Thanks, I hope you manage to overcome your anxiety, I never have done, but your still young, try not to let your stutter completely rule, or should I say ruin your life.....

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commentr/StutterDec 16, 2021
1 points

I thinks it’s to do with mindset and environment. I speak confidently and fluently when I’m by myself. When I’m with close ppl the stutter is still there kinda and gradually goes away. I think mine ...

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commentr/StutterDec 16, 2021
1 points

Stuttering is usually influenced more by scenarios or environments that become more anxiety inducing ie. being around people, presentations, when you're more emotional or angry etc. so it's completely...

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commentr/StutterDec 16, 2021
2 points

The anxiety would only get away with time and experience. Of course if you always have embarrassing and ashamed experiences then maybe never. I'd recommend you try to actually work on it either with a...

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commentr/StutterDec 16, 2021
2 points

Mate, fellow stutterer here. First of all DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAM! I have a stutter and I’ve actually stuttered in front of a High Court judge! Crazy right? It’s just your first attempt, you’ll ...

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