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What I mean is that I often see the idea expressed here that working toward fluency itself is harmful, or that aiming to reduce stuttering is a kind of self-rejection. I disagree with that. Acceptance...

I get you. I really do. But trust me, staying silent is worse. You lose opportunities, friendships and experiences, and chances to grow professionally. Being known as the guy who stutters is okay. Tha...

I like communicating with people. I have things you say. I’m funny. There doesn’t need to be a reason. Stuttering is one of those things that we just have to get over and deal with....

That's the thing, very few really understand, even some people that stutter doesn't fully understand because the levels of severity vary so much. Some people it's only an annoying inconvenience but to...

What makes you WANT to keep talking

What makes you WANT to keep talking Just like the title says. What makes you WANT to talk? I've gotten to the point that I just don't want to talk anymore. I acknowledge that it won't improve if I d...

Wolves' Joao Gomes talks about how he manages communication while dealing with a stuttering problem

Wolves' Joao Gomes talks about how he manages communication while dealing with a stuttering problem ...

A lot of teachers are untrained assholes...

No. There is nothing. Only good days and bad days. Take advantage of the good ones. ...

The only time I've ever experienced an ego death was on dissociative anesthetics. Truly terrifying and undescribable feeling LOL....

So people who never stuttered will start to if they think they will?...

Stuttering is a well known thing in Japan and they even have a cafe run entirely by people who stutter. [https://readmedium.com/stuttering-in-japan-a-story-of-courage-and-acceptance-b588a1b8221f](htt...

Don’t let it hold you back from pursuing your dream. You’ve got technology on your side like translating apps. People will make time for you!! Sing out your sentences if you have to. You are stronger ...

I would say it's roughly half and half, there's a whole load of positive people in here making it work and not letting their stutter define them while trying to encourage others. And then those whole ...

The good thing about having no friends at the beginning is that you get to create yourself, just be a nice person, listen to people, ask questions, laugh at jokes and be kind. You meet people through ...

Say some version of that to their face, trust me it helps. You should pride yourself on your transparency, we stutterers are forced to be authentic so there’s no point in trying to hide that!...

“Anti-fluency” What do you mean? Not worrying about stuttering/“fluency” is the right approach to have if you have a stutter, it is just easier said than done...

Well trying to stop or “mitigate” stuttering is an approach doomed to fail, but if you have any questions about that just let me know...

No it’s not a trigger. It is something that can exacerbate a stutter or make it worse but stuttering is neurological. People can be born with it, and even in a calm situation they will still stutter...

Get this man an award asap ☝️ couldn’t have said it better myself...

How would you go about doing that though? By yourself? What if you don’t have many close friends? Go by yourself and roll the dice as to whether or not people will mock you or vibe with you?...