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commentr/StutterMar 11, 2021
3 points

What the fuck is up with the downvotes. I mean seriously, do some of y’all just hate seeing people with similar problems as you succeeding in their lives? To the dude above me, I’d award if I could...

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commentr/StutterMar 11, 2021
2 points

While stuttering is indeed tough (especially in your teens), it can be also a great excuse for many things, including not socializing, making friends or building romantic relationships. Personally, I ...

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commentr/StutterMar 11, 2021
1 points

Broth'r yond wast a most wondrous experience. Very much fain yond thee did face thy fears in younger ages like 19. Congrats *** ^(I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare word...

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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
1 points

I'm 27 and I know how you feel.. The way I think about it is, when I look back at myself on my deathbed, which decision would I wish I would have made at this age: A) Let fear get the best of me and ...

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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2021
2 points

What you accomplished is probably half the battle of stuttering. Keep it up and all sorts of doors will open up for you in life. Congratulations! Took me a lot longer to get where you are already. Nev...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2021
2 points

Thanks for the response and for the encouraging words. It does feel like stuttering has been holding me back to a certain degree, but after a certain point I need to realize that I myself have been th...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2021
2 points

Sorry for your loss.I completely relate with everything that you said,I’m at similar place in life right now.I would give the same advice to young people to really fail forward and use it as fuel.You ...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2021
1 points

I completely agree. You owe it to yourself not to give up. I let my stutter rob me of so much opportunity and potential growing up. I decided to join the USMC with a stutter that in some situations be...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
2 points

Very interesting response! I like it. Are you saying changing your point of view on your stutter helped you speak fluently ? Like coming to these realizations helped you stop stuttering ?...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
4 points

I truly believe that YOU yourself, and how you view your stutter/ your relationship with it, limits and sets boundaries on what you think you can do in life or specifically in a career. Many people ...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
3 points

You speak because you know you have something valuable to say. you know, even behind what you tell yourself and what others say that you DO provide value to conversations, speeches, or really anything...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
8 points

I am sorry to hear about your father. You are not alone in any way. Whenever I feel this way, I do three things. 1) spend some time in nature. Whatever that may look like for you. Get in a car and dri...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
28 points

It definitely has. Even still, life is great and a true blessing. Stuttering can't hold you back from everything. You can still accomplish great things and live a great life. I consider myself a sev...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
1 points

The first time you stutter they'll smile. The second time they'll laugh. The third time you learn to laugh with them and then you'll be free. To be able to talk about the most troublesome memory of yo...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2021
1 points

The same thing I'm doing nowadays. Yeah, but as a kid I feel so bad. Others thinking that, it's a disability, which made me feel down most of the times. Anyways, thanks for the motivation.🙏...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2021
2 points

That’s my biggest issue too. If I’m put on the spot I get nervous. Biggest tip I can give is have confidence, even if it’s fake confidence. Also know that once you get older and are at a place in your...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2021
1 points

You're doing the right thing. Our brain is very plastic. We can change the way that it works to some degree practicing speak massively. I decided to get better in your age too, now I'm 19y and still l...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2021
2 points

I think it has to do with self-confidence. The less you stutter when reading and speaking the more boost for your confidence....

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2021
2 points

Yesterday I had an appointment (somewhere where I had to talk a lot and explained a lot of different things) normally it’s my brother who goes but he was busy so I had to go I really didn’t want to bu...

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2021
1 points

Your reply is almost a month old but I just have to tell you how much it inspired me. I am a freshman in college working towards a finance degree. I always wondered how my stutter would affect my chan...

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