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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2019
2 points

In all fairness, I attended an intensive 1-week speech therapy program in New York City at the American Institute of Stuttering (AIS) which worked wonders for me. Their whole mantra is to incorporate ...

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2019
2 points

100% this. You have to believe in yourself first. Then other people will follow. Stuttering is awful but it does not define us. You will find a job and you will make it through this! I feel like the...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2019
3 points

Work can also be practice my friend. Practice make perfect. Putting yourself out there to fail only to try again and do better next time is the key. Be okay with your stutter first. You can do it. Sho...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2019
14 points

Hey man. Look...stuttering is hard. It's unfair. It's complicated and confusing and frustrating and sometimes even depressing. But hey, you can't let your stutter define you. Trust me when I say that ...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2019
4 points

Yo I'm also looking for a job and haven't been able to land one yet. But it's unrelated to my stutter, I'm just incompetent :(. On a side note, what kinda job are you looking for? If the job requires...

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postr/StutterDec 10, 2019
3 points

Struggling with using the phone at work

Struggling with using the phone at work I'm sure this has been posted about many times before, but I just need to get this off my chest. I'm pretty much at a loss with what to do. I've avoided using p...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2019
2 points

Not in high school anymore, but totally remember what it was like. My best advice to everyone that is in high school and dealing with the anxiety and embarrassment that accompanies this disability - d...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2019
1 points

For me, my escape and salvation was facing my fears. Without realising it, I turned trauma into success. My first serious job was talking to people in a call centre. Again, my stutter still existed ...

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postr/StutterDec 10, 2019
16 points

Looking for People I can video chat to.

Looking for People I can video chat to. Hi guys and girls. My first post on Redit :) So, let me introduce myself. Sergey, 35, live in Moscow, Russia. Married, have a 5 y.o. daughter. Been stuttering...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2019
3 points

Great advice! Really! I'm 35 and have had a stutter since a young child. At your age of 13 was definitely the hardest period due to school speeches etc where I was forced to stand in front of peers ...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2019
3 points

The last week, I had three presentations too, I’m in college and the last week were the final projects, even though my stutter is more a blocking thing and it isn’t so bad, a presentation is always ha...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2019
1 points

I had few speech and presentation class during my college years i got All ‘A’ bc i did what I supposed to do, i had good PowerPoint, and good speech monologue, as long as i put effort into my work, pr...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2019
1 points

You’re implying that stuttering = failure. It’s not. You can succeed despite stuttering. Own the fact that you’re speech-impaired and move on with your life and pursue your goals. Some stutterers will...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
6 points

I have been where you are many times my friend. I almost didn’t go to graduate school because I heard it was mostly presentations and projects. I was having anxiety and depression and every other emot...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
3 points

I'm similar. I've always had a stutter but it was never a huge issue other than presentations in my early life. Once I graduated college, it started to affect me much more. I don't think the stutter a...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
2 points

I never noticed it but thinking about it that kind of makes sense. I work in the veterinary field and when I have to explain stuff to clients I exaggerate it since there’s a lot of medical terms and I...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
4 points

My Cousin Vinny - the stuttering lawyer. Played by an actual stutterer. He’s great but the movie definitely makes it clear he’s not a good lawyer because of his stutter. :)...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
4 points

I feel like thats different because it was telling the story of the real person. The movie wasn't being insensitive, it was being factual and accurate to the actual story. It was an issue for him. For...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
1 points

Great! But you forgot to say something about the benefits for improving speech! 😏 I do like a buzz but in this subreddit im all about the speech. Im looking for stuff that I can take and function at ...

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postr/StutterDec 3, 2019
6 points

stutter blocks are restraining my personality and hindering opportunities

stutter blocks are restraining my personality and hindering opportunities [deleted]...

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