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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
13 points

I have yet to watch it, but am anxious to see it now for Biden’s stuttering alone. Yes, politics aside, I believe seeing someone in his position stutter on a national stage while running for PRESIDENT...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
19 points

I cringed too. Thoughts of myself standing up in English class trying to do oral presentations kept flashing in my head. I felt for Biden but was also proud he just pushed through the stumbles....

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
13 points

On fairness: Lewis C.K. *"You're never gonna get the same things as other people. Its never gonna be equal. It's never gonna happen ever in your life so, you must learn that now, okay?* *The on...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
16 points

I'd rather stutter than to be born with something like Muscular Dystrophy. There are things a lot less "fair" than stuttering. Does it suck that we do? Yes. But we only have what we are given and we...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2020
29 points

Can y'all believe if he becomes president? Like regardless of your political leanings, a STUTTERER would be president of the UNITED FREAKING STATES...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2020
10 points

Him and Emily Blunt, and so many more overcame stuttering! Always really inspiring....

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2020
23 points

Yeah, his political affiliation doesn't matter, it's an uplifting story. From stutterer to politician, to presidential nominee and possibly president. That's inspiring....

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2020
1 points

that's a lot... so strong of you, although didn't understand some words and some of those treatments that you are saying because i have never been into one. i wish i could be as strong as that, thank ...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2020
2 points

While many people here can’t help you financially, they still can give you valuable tips from experience. Just know that you’re not alone in your stuttering journey, and that despite of that you can s...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

Absolutely. Don’t let your stutter hold you back from being a leader. If I did I wouldn’t have graduated high school in the honor roll and Vice President of my high school student council. I quit spor...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

Absolutely. Finding confidence pushes so much of the anxiety away that often fuels the stutter...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

if you are young you have a lot of time to practise some skill or study to increase your chances for a future job and your goal of independance . About finding a person that understands your pain that...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
2 points

A cheap and effective alternative to speech therapy is metronome training. It's very simple, you read from a book and pronounce one syllable per beat, on the beat. It's been shown to have very similar...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

Join a community. I really like We Stutter. You will see you’re not alone. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS....

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

Yes am half way through, i also taking that video course on their website as soon as i finish that course i will be having skype coaching sessions. i am getting used to the crutches and already starte...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
6 points

NNNOOO DONT SUCIDE. My stutter also pushed me into depression. Life is full of hope its just temporary, everything eventually passes, please stay strong. If you have access to reddit you have access ...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
3 points

I felt everything you said! I’m currently in the same place aswell but I don’t think I have the balls to ever commit suicide. Just been suffering in silent. I hear you it’s hard and everything but ple...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
4 points

please, don't suicide! imagine all the things you could do or be. think of your childhood dreams, the cringy books that all children write; whether physically or drafted in the mind! don't worry, i st...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
2 points

Therapy doesn’t even help a lot of people. I went for years and also when through grade school and high school there was a speech therapist at the school. I can say literally none of it helped me one ...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
4 points

This is a really good post. I stuttered and blocked from the time I was 6 or 7 through my 20's and beyond until I realized one day that I didn't stutter when I was alone, only when I was trying to tal...

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