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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2020
6 points

I was born as an extrovert but i think my stutter made me more introverted so i'd consider myself as an ambivert (but with friends i'm very talkative)...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 9, 2020
6 points

Extroverted stutterer?

Extroverted stutterer? Are there any out there? Im pretty social, I think but my stutter probably isnt as bad as yours so tell me, are you an extroverted stutterer?...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2020
3 points

Yeah that last bit is probably the biggest thing I've learned for my situation. I figured I had a speech problem. I didn't. I had a ''me'' problem. My speech was one overt demonstration of an entire m...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2020
1 points

Much appreciated. I actually don't really see myself as a person who stutters anymore. It's strange, the mental switch that went off. And I don't think that I think like a fluent person, and maybe I n...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2020
7 points

I repeat ten affirmations, 20 times each, at least once per day. I used to do twice a day. I use the set in Lee Lovett's book, but I've also used other ones like, ''I own my own power,'' ''I can do an...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
3 points

I'm in my mid-30s and never discussed it. Due to be divorced I never discussed it. One time I discussed it and she didn't seem bothered (or cared) in the slightest about why I wasn't a social butterfl...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
3 points

I suspect my friends know but we haven’t had an official conversation about it. To be honest, I didn’t come to terms with it until I hit my 30’s; I FINALLY had the “talk” with my husband who is so sup...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
2 points

It's just from my personal experience. When I worry about what a person thinks about me, it's hell, I just cannot talk. As I grew up it just disappeared. It's all about confidence I guess....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
1 points

My classmate has a severe stutter and just got his first job as a soeech therapist. We went to a FRIENDS convention together and there were several SLPs who stutter. Please don't tell yourself you don...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2020
1 points

Bro Gerald macquire is a psychiatrist and is the director of national stuttering association.He has told us stutterers to take it.sorry for saying it's the doctors who prescribe it not pharmacist ,whi...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Research & ResourcesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
2 points

I have several friends who are nurses. Send me a DM and I may be able to give you their contact info so you can reach out. Also, check out Dr. Gerald Maguire. He is a psychiatrist who stutters and...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Research & ResourcesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
4 points

I am a doctor with a variable stutter, sometimes severe fluctuations. There are a few stuttering doctors and nurses I have met over the years, of variable severity. It is hard work but it is achievab...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
2 points

Thanks man, that really means a lot hearing your struggles. shows youre not alone! Ive been working on the whole 'dont give a shit' approach but im naturally a quiet and shy person. I hang out with a ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
1 points

Hey, Im 19 and just out of a full time job. I worked from March - July from my bedroom as a call centre type role. I spent every day sweating, pulling out my hair, almost on the verge of tears at the ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
6 points

It’s hell - if you do so it will just clear stuff up which is a plus but possibly your parents didn’t want to pay attention to it because they didn’t want to make a big deal of it dunno I’m 21 also - ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 4, 2020
32 points

How to stop feeling shame for stuttering

How to stop feeling shame for stuttering Hi guys, I’m a 21 year old female and I have a mild/moderate stutter. I have done ever since I was a child, and my parents never got me help for it. They had m...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
2 points

>They told me that no one would hire me because of my stutter and I would fail in the interviews, which is correct. No no no no no! If your parents told you this they are wrong. Period. My stutter...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
3 points

I really appreciate what you’re going through. With the job interviews, I think in a way by cancelling them, you’re rejecting them straight away. So I don’t think it’s a matter of being afraid of re...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeeking Therapy+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
4 points

Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot, he more than likely has a technical or mechanical job. Pilots have to be college grads and the best out of their class from military academies or ROTC to even...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
5 points

I can imagine that forcing yourself to relax and not stutter due to the dozens of interviews per month is good practise. Also, confidence since you’re famous and rich....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation