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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
5 points

Just my opinion, but the best thing a parent can do for their child who stutters is tell them that it's OK to stutter. I grew up thinking I was broken and had to be fixed. Since it's a mild stutter ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterNov 26, 2021
21 points

The biggest thing that holds us back from expressing naturally (my opinion)

The biggest thing that holds us back from expressing naturally (my opinion) The fear of judgement is the biggest thing that holds us back from expressing ourselves naturally. This is why I don't agr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
2 points

Right right! Yea, honesty is key. It does cause anxiety in the short term but in the long term we can have a lot of connection with others, and feel desensitized to stuttering if we tell people we do....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
2 points

You are beautiful..You are enough .. You are important Whether you stutter or not ❤❤❤ stuttering should not take your innate right of being loved and living a good life .. i know how bad and dark som...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
3 points

I've had stuttering problems my entire life. I got into a major asset management company after college and felt like I struggled in similar ways. What helped a lot was Toastmasters. Congratulations ...

School & WorkCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
3 points

Good financial advise is good advice, whether it’s fluent or not. Stutter with confidence; let the content of your speech be so good that the delivery is irrelevant…...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PridePropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
3 points

Wow. I have a stutter but I have created quite the toolbox to work semi - good in the real world. But to cite from that book, I dont think I really belive one of these things about myself "I believ...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
6 points

That is a great idea. I also saw on this sub someone get a tattoo of a broken record to indicate that they stutter, I think they are pretty good...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
6 points

None. If I want I speak fairly fluent. But 95% of the time I don't give a fuck. We have the stupid thought in our head ohhh without stuttering I would be so much more happy, everything would be so m...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionMindset shift
postr/StutterNov 24, 2021
20 points

Do you guys have any tattoo ideas that symbolizes stuttering ? Feel free to share. i really like getting tattoos and i want it to be meaningful. So far, I have Piglet from ‘Winnie the Pooh’ on my mind.

Do you guys have any tattoo ideas that symbolizes stuttering ? Feel free to share. i really like getting tattoos and i want it to be meaningful. So far, I have Piglet from ‘Winnie the Pooh’ on my mind...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
2 points

I am sorry for what happened to you. Kids / Teenagers can be so cruel. It get's better with time. I am 23 years old, stutter since I can remember, and only during school time there there dumb shitty p...

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Stigma & BullyingAcceptance & PrideAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
8 points

See, everyone has different triggers for stuttering. And there are ways to counter them. The thing that works for me is not to give others power over me. I think of them as equal. Never for once think...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
6 points

If you are a mild stutterer , enough money backup ( as richness may give some adamancy which may kill stuttering in many places) ,enough support from parents, enough support from the supervisors in j...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
2 points

The key is to talk really slow. Don't be in a hurry to finish the sentence. This is what they told me in therapy which I took for a few days way back when I was 22/23. Although it was useful and I w...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesSeverity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2021
8 points

Well done! You gave yourself a lot of confidence and more benefits of disclosing it than putting yourself under a lot of pressure in forcing yourself to be completely fluent :)...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterNov 23, 2021
128 points

Did it !

Did it ! Hi guys i want to keep u updated, i had that interview that i was frightened of yesterday , i did it guys, i told the interviewer that i stutterer and he seems understandable , he told me he ...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathySelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2021
8 points

I’m 39 and haven’t had a friend since I was 13 because of how badly I allowed my stutter to dominate my life. I was the one that couldn’t say my own name. I would lock up. Unable to use phones or orde...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2021
1 points

Thanks I appreciate it! I wanted to buy the book on Amazon but it was sold out! I ended up coming across a free link to it on google. I think it’s an earlier version but nevertheless, a great book! C...

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Mindset shiftHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2021
1 points

I developed a stutter at 63 years old after I lost my job and my house, and had to move. I’ve heard that stress-related stuttering is rare but I always had a hard time speaking. I fumbled for words, b...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2021
1 points

There are many people that stuttered and recovered to the point that they haven’t had a block, or haven’t had to use any speech technique for decades. John Harrison is a great example and I highly rec...

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Mindset shiftHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more