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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
3 points

I am 51. At age 40, I stopped fighting and embraced my stutter. At that very instance, 35 years of fear, anxiety, embarrassment and mental anguish left my body....

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
5 points

I tell myself every day "Who Cares if I stutter. If I block, I'll stop breathe and carry on. I know I am FRICKIN AWESOME. " Also, people aren't thinking about your stutter like you think they ar...

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
4 points

Hey, thank you for chiming in. Regarding your last point, I have been trying to let it go like you suggest, even tell myself that I would not let it control my life. However, subconsciously, I know I ...

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
16 points

First of all, you are not alone. You can reach out anytime for a chat, talk or rant. Second, this pandemic has been extremely stressful for PWS and coming out of it , I've learned many things about...

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
2 points

You are asking for an example. Example: Imagine, that you are talking and 1 second before you stutter, you already know or feel (anticipate) that you will stutter. Let's call this feeling of anticip...

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
2 points

**You asked what is the cure for stuttering** and you are right, there is no popular accepted cure. Some people throw in some solutions like: confidence, Del Ferro method, focus on breathing or presen...

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
1 points

According to a new study, accepting (aka observing) your stutter trigger is beneficial in building resilience against your trigger. The same study states that, if you accept your compulsion, then it b...

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
2 points

There is a common misconception regarding 'accepting stutter'. Research shows that accepting one's stutter trigger is not the same as accepting one's stutter (compulsion). Research states, basically, ...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2022
1 points

Don't you just love when people with an extremely mild stutter tell us that fluency is overrated and that stuttering is a "gift"? That's like an extremely attractive supermodel telling people that loo...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2022
1 points

Easy for her to say. She doesn't even stutter anymore. It's like a supermodel telling us looks don't matter....

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2022
5 points

I have had my stutter since I was 3 years old and I have seen DRASTIC improvements through similar practices described by OP. It was only in college when I got to see any improvements. I still stutter...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2022
1 points

Being confident and letting myself out there didn't help me too, but surprisingly when I'm angry or pissed off I rarely stutter so I guess some emotions affect the speech but it's different for everyb...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2022
2 points

(Keep in mind this has been/is a long and winding path with plenty of ups and downs) So, I care a lot less about it. Where as before I would say I was a stutterer (100% of me), now I am a person who h...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2022
1 points

The solution is to first understand what stuttering is. And being able to distinguish the shit talk from real talk. Curing stutter is a long journey that cannot be walked into alone.. We need each oth...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2022
2 points

I think we have to accept that some people get lucky and find that their stutter goes away on its own. We should also explore this further to uncover what is causing this....

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2022
1 points

This is a tossup for me. I have excepted it and I have noticed that I stutter less but at the same time I don’t think about it too much because I don’t want to jinx it Or be disappointed when I notice...

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2022
5 points

I stutter since birth. What OP suggested is completely feasible in the long run....

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2022
-11 points

I don’t think stuttering is caused by poor mindset but through a very good mindset I believe it can overcome stuttering. I guess an analogy could be that fire isn’t caused by water, but through water ...

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postr/StutterAug 31, 2022
52 points

How I overcame my stutter! Tips and Tricks I found useful ⭐

How I overcame my stutter! Tips and Tricks I found useful ⭐ Hey all! I'm currently going to college and am 20 years old. I've had a stutter since I was about 14 years old and for many years I hated it...

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2022
2 points

I am early 30s and haven’t accepted it yet. I respect it being a powerful adversary, but soon I will beat it. I have gotten better in the last couple years and much better in the last couple months....

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