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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
9 points

I’m one of the fortunate that can say that my fluency has definitely improved with age. That being said it’s certainly not 100% all of the time and once my stutter kicks in it’s easy to deduce I’ve st...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
1 points

I am 21 now and studying to become a psychiatrist. Its not easy with a stutter but i have accepted it and everyone i work with knows i have it. They dont care about my stutter and dont pay attention t...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
1 points

Stuttering doctor here. It won’t be an easy path but you will overcome it as I have. As a stutterer, you face more hardships compared to your peers but also as a stutterer, you’re accustomed to facing...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

When you make your life a bit less about stuttering and a lot more about a different purpose, and if you lower your standards a bit, you’ll surprise yourself....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
3 points

do it!!! the less you let your stutter limit and control you life, the less you will care about your stutter!!...

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Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

Not a teenager, have you ever heard of Alan Rabinowitz? If not, he was very successful conservationist and zoologist. He also talks a lot about how his stutter influenced him. You should check him out...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
7 points

Hi, I literally just finished an administration course in college where I had to speak alot to peers and my tutors and I was the only person in the course that stutters. I accepted that I was the only...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

Life with a speech impediment can be very hard, simple tasks that seem to be easy tend to be a lot harder. Keep your head up high, friend. Surround yourself with people who fill your life with joy a...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJul 31, 2020
45 points

A technique that might help somebody.

A technique that might help somebody. A technique that might help somebody I used to get the worst blocks and stutter horribly when I was in grade school and in my early high school days but my speec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2020
3 points

I've seen a lot of PWS stuck in the Giant in Chains mindset, thinking that their lives would be problem-free if only they didn't stutter. The reality is that no fluent person is happy all the time or ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2020
1 points

Same here. Life really is crazy and idk why we’re here but hey it’s not so bad. In the big picture so many things just don’t matter...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2020
2 points

I really enjoyed reading that and I agree with that all. The chances of us even being born is 1 in 400 trillion and it blows me away sometimes when I think about the value we give our "problems"....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJul 30, 2020
4 points

A wonderful conversation about stuttering between Emily Blunt, Joe Biden and John Hendrickson.

A wonderful conversation about stuttering between Emily Blunt, Joe Biden and John Hendrickson. I think it is very reassuring that we have success stories from people like Joe Biden and Emily Blunt who...

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Personal StoriesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2020
1 points

I love it man, I think we can have great conversations. you seem really aware. So true with its not just a speech problem. I dont believe it's a speech problem at all, it's an everything else proble...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2020
1 points

Was it always that bad? No offense but I can't imagine getting married to someone who can't accept something that's that significant a part of me....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2020
3 points

Afaik you're born with IQ, but then again I've also heard it was never meant to measure intelligence and the guy who came up with it said it shouldn't be used this way....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2020
2 points

How does that work. You could be alone and screw around or be alone and have a drive to pursue curiosity...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2020
1 points

looks like with stutter you spent much more time alone and thus smarter...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2020
2 points

This is something that I have been hearing for a long time. For many chronic stutterers(myself included), our minds work faster than our mouth hence causing a stutter. A higher iq could be tied to thi...

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Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2020
5 points

Not sure but I have a stutter, it’s minor but it’s still a stutter. And the last time I took an IQ test was 5 years ago when I was a sophomore in High School and got a 142. Not sure what it would be n...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception