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postr/StutterJan 4, 2022
27 points

Mid-sentence blocking funny moment changed my viewpoint

Mid-sentence blocking funny moment changed my viewpoint I have a neurogenic stutter and often do "teacup talk" where I block in the middle of a sentence. I can speak a few words before a block occurs ...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2022
1 points

I really like that. Demonstrates how I've been able to see a complete turnaround in my speech as well.. Stopping looking for fluency and changing my perception in what a "win" in speaking means. A...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2022
1 points

Yeah this has been my realization over the past two years as well. I’m working on myself as a whole instead of focusing on stuttering....

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2022
4 points

I am actually being 100% serious. It’s not uncommon for PWS to not stutter when they act. Acting helps put your brain into a completely different mindset. When you’re actively pretending to be a diffe...

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Roles & PerformanceAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2022
1 points

This post have really hit home, you can't stop stammering over night . All we have to do as people who stammer is to appreciate ourselves the way we are....

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postr/StutterJan 4, 2022
11 points

Extract from Speech Is A River by Ruth Mead

Extract from Speech Is A River by Ruth Mead I stopped seeking fluency. Fluency is a by-product of arriving in the Zone (in which all effort to speak is gone). Just as you can’t seek happiness directly...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2022
2 points

Wow, thank you for this man, you genuinely almost brought a tear to my eye :). I was actually about to start going to the gym but then my government imposed a hard lockdown on our country so that idea...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
5 points

I’m the exact same way. My favorite moments are when someone is being rude during my stutter by saying things like “I’m waiting” or they do the little eyebrow raise and nod indicating they’re waiting....

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
2 points

Hey I am a stutterer, I have 2 college degrees in 2 different fields and currently going for the master's. I had many part-time jobs and currently looking for one for my long-term career. Stuttering h...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
3 points

Glad to hear you are welcoming your stutter. But if you are that sure it will influence your career, why ask the question ? EveRyThIng will have a influence on your career. Being short, ugly, attra...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
2 points

hey im a doctor who stutters. No one really cares in the end. Do your best, aim to make sure that despite the difficulties that you are heard and you are understood and never ever hold back....

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
7 points

Dude you're thinking to much into it. A stutter is no different to a person with a thick accent or someone whom english isn't their first language. At the end of the day if you're good at what you do ...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
2 points

I am trying to and more and more welcomed to stuttering but it will indeed influence somehow on my careers....

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postr/StutterJan 3, 2022
47 points

Amazing day

Amazing day Hey guys, had an amazing day today and felt I had to share. I'm a radiographer student doing my 3rd clinical placement in a hospital. I'm doing ct scans and talking to patients and staf...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
3 points

None ! But you will have to truly accept your stutter. edit: yes, you are overthinking....

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
1 points

>what speech therapists can guarantee is that they can lead you to more fluency by speech technique+mental coaching. I like to say "We may always be stutterers, but that doesn't mean we will alway...

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Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

I guess it depends on the setting. If I’m in a professional or important presentation it takes some of the stress away to reveal I have a stutter. By claiming and accepting the issue it kinda makes it...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
1 points

Hey dude! I come from a line of stutterers. Also alcoholics.I beat both! Break that chain! Don’t settle to stutter. Seek fluency. I did it in my fifties....

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

I work with people who stutter. I help them gain fluency. You will not believe the people I have that are doctors. Don’t let your speech hold you back in life.Most people don’t even notice it. It is a...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

I've had the same thing happen to me. I've also lost friends because I purposely didn't talk much, in fear of stuttering and how they might view me. I've also made great friends despite my stuttering....

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