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commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2022
1 points

I really understand you. I'm still proud of you! Stuttering is hard enough...

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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2022
30 points

The most powerful person in the world, Joe Biden, is one of the 1%, and he overcome stuttering. The richest person in the world, Elon Musk, stutters during presentations to this day.

The most powerful person in the world, Joe Biden, is one of the 1%, and he overcome stuttering. The richest person in the world, Elon Musk, stutters during presentations to this day. The 2 most diffic...

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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2022
1 points

Stuttering may seem like a restrictive, frustrating, and tear jerking disability. The most powerful person in the world, Joe Biden, is one of the 1%, and he overcome stuttering. The richest person in the world, Elon Musk, stutters during presentations to this day.

Stuttering may seem like a restrictive, frustrating, and tear jerking disability. The most powerful person in the world, Joe Biden, is one of the 1%, and he overcome stuttering. The richest person in ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2022
3 points

(Sigh)… I am a 48 year old stutterer. I have been down this path… I know your pain. All of us do… To stutter is to know daily struggle and embarrassment and defeat like few others will. Sounds like yo...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2022
9 points

Please do not give up. I've had my stutter since age 5. These are my accomplishments: 1. Was talked out of suicide 2. High school graduate 3. Joined US Air Force - Honorable Discharge 4. Att...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2022
3 points

The fear and anxiety we carry when we stutter causes us to feel that when witnessing it happen to someone else. It’s all about perspective I think. If you don’t think of your stutter as something to b...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2022
9 points

Nike has a great marketing campaign.........Just Do It. I stepped out of my comfort zone and did that exact thing and some were hits and some were misses. One AWESOME thing that my stutter has taugh...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2022
6 points

I wonder what the correlation is between feelings of humiliation and stuttering severity. My guess is high. The more accepting we are of our own stutter, the less we tend to stutter and the less both...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideExperiential Association
postr/StutterJan 30, 2022
4 points

Seeing/hearing other people stutter?

Seeing/hearing other people stutter? High everyone, just discovered this sub and wanted your input in something that I’ve been wondering for a long time. How do you feel/react when you see/hear anot...

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2022
1 points

this might help you mentally no one gives a shit , they see you you do your thing they forget about you and move onto the next one , in 2 3 4 days months or years no one remembers you . These people ...

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2022
1 points

Don't worry. Life won't stop for us after bad phone calls. Just focus on your happiness and the talk to those people you love and ignore negative people. Say "Come on ,I'm better than you idiots or mf...

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postr/StutterJan 28, 2022
11 points

Becoming Our Own Best Advocate (Podcast episode)

Becoming Our Own Best Advocate (Podcast episode) Stutter with Confidence #61 with Anita Blom Becoming Our Own Best Advocate I really enjoyed this conversation with Swedish support group leader Anit...

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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2022
1 points

Your assumption is correct. And it's a complex answer lol So I'm in a cubicle setting and initially I felt scared of being heard stuttering, and looking back I was ashamed because I was trying to pr...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
2 points

Happy to hear it man!! I’m gonna get back into that shit too bro but I’m taking a different route this time. I’m joining a stuttering support group that’s at my university. (Which I’ve never done befo...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
-1 points

I don't think you can read any advice on here that will really make a difference. I had to find a good speech therapist who knew how to help me and I worked to get rid of my bad habits, work on fears,...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
1 points

A few touched on not knowing it was OK to stutter. I can't stress this enough. I battled with this for decades. To add on to this, if therapy is not working for her, maybe take a break. Ask her w...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
2 points

Let her know that stuttering is perfectly ok and doesn’t make her less of a person. I also suggest not interrupting her if she’s having a bit of trouble, and especially not to say “take a deep breath”...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2022
3 points

Honestly I'd try a counsellor or therapist to help with everything else other the stutter. Make your home a safe place to stutter freely and unashamedly. Show her that her stutter doesn't affect any...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2022
2 points

If she's seeing a school speech therapist, try taking her to an outside speech therapist. School speech therapy was not beneficial for me at ALL, and it was so embarrassing getting called out of class...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2022
1 points

Try a new therapist? Honestly, the best thing to do other than what you’re already doing is to help her realize that stuttering only bothers other people; it doesn’t have to bother her(self). Best of ...

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