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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

Yes I am in my 3rd year of college. And I am in a field which doesn't require too many presentations rn. But I was head of big module in my college's tech-fest, and standing there leading a team was s...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

It’s the same for me. My dad was a Marine and he saw early on what I was going through. During my high school years he had me involved with many confidence building activities like martial arts, wrest...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

Yeah, I honestly know exactly what you’re saying. I really do. I struggle still but I’m just at the point where I absolutely refuse to let it handicap my whole existence. I wish I could word it better...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

Hello, I can imagine that it's a big relief and a lot of stress lifted of my shoulders when I'm open about it or don't care, but I honestly don't know of I can. And how can I get more confidence when ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
5 points

You are right that my mental health is the bigger problem. In the past my stuttering wasn't always fun, but I could live with it. Now it has gotten so much worse because I care so much and I isolated ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
3 points

Everyone has a lot of good points. It seems like fear is consuming your life. My view is you're going to stutter no matter what. Would you rather have your stutter dictate everything you do, or stut...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
15 points

Hello. I just turned 30 and was the same. Stuttered my whole life, and still do. I get how controversial what I’m about to say is but there comes a point where you have to just not give a shit what ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

Don't really have advice on the stuttering but I can say from personal experience that 24 at uni doesn't feel that old and there are many more older people at mine. Also, my brother started at 28 and ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
24 points

You've got two things going on, my friend. Your stuttering and your mental health. And while they are intertwined, one is a more serious problem. And it's not the stuttering. I always advocate for Sp...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
1 points

If you're going to flame out, might as well be on a practice interview. Don't beat yourself up if you weren't seriously going for this job. Seriously... DO NOT BEAT YOURSELF UP! What happened when ...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
3 points

Battle through it. Many of us have been in your shoes. I could only dream of having online support like this back when I was in my early 20’s (i’m 44 now). Keep this in mind professionally and perso...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
3 points

I’m sorry to hear this man. I’m 22 and I can definitely relate. This past year I had a bunch of different interviews with a bunch of different companies and people and struggled mightily during all of...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
6 points

I don't really know how to help you brother. Right now I'm struggling a lot aswell in my life because of stuttering. All I can say is respect to you for going to this interview and doing it. It takes ...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
11 points

cheers mate! speaking fluently as a stutterer is like breaking free everyday...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
3 points

Ey man. You can do it. I stutter and rap as well. With deliberate practice it'll get a lot easier....

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
6 points

I definitely agree that putting value on random bouts of fluency is bad, but I am a part of a community who works on our speech so we celebrate fluency moments as relative markers of improvement and t...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
3 points

This may or may not help, but in regards to the recording aspect you could try punch in recording. Record a little section of the rap and if you hit a block just stop the recording right there then cu...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
3 points

> I’m just surprised you were shocked that you stuttered and weren’t aware that that could happen and still proceeded with it anyway. Okay, that's just rude and discouraging as hell. The fact that...

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2021
2 points

Dude why not... check out OCS, go navy or air force. I would say work on it, never stop working on it. You will get shit on for it, multiple times, but brush it of (harder said than done...) You can...

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2021
1 points

I have been to the conference 9 times in a row. It changed my life. I also made life long friends and support. Honestly, it took me 3 conferences to really feel comfortable, but I was a very closed o...

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