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postr/StutterSep 20, 2021
38 points

Guys I need help

Guys I need help How should I be more confident with my stutter? I can’t seem to accept it... And it ruins my day on a daily basis. Sometimes I just cry because I want to be “normal”. I know that ther...

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
1 points

Very true! But personally setting realistic goals that confidence helps rather than "curing it", which is a very toxic view, helps more, but again, only my opinions, yours is different, which is very ...

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
1 points

Idk how it's not. Mine is pretty happy even with a stutter....

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
3 points

Or you live a happy life stuttering :) Another alternative...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
10 points

When I defended my Masters Thesis at the University of Houston, I did disclose my stutter. After I did that, I focused on my data analysis to defend it. You can do it !!!! I am in your corner ch...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2021
2 points

Sounds like this interview really means a lot to you so if I were you, I'd just disclose it to the interviewer. I did this for mine and was told it wouldn't be an issue. It takes a lot of pressure off...

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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2021
2 points

Same. I work in a call centre believe it or not! If a customer mentions it or says anything I just explain and crack a little joke, but no one has actually said anything yet. I think most of it is in ...

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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2021
2 points

You have to bear in mind, there's a good chance they don't care about it as much as you do, we all have querks that make us who we are. As above, just embrace it, its part of you, don't try to hide fr...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

I’ve stuttered ever since I started talking and I’m 30 years old but I figure everything happens for a reason and I’m blessed either way so I just go with it...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
3 points

Did your stutter get better once you stopped caring? I take it the anxiety and tension is no longer there?...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

Yes!!!! We are very strong, we are resilient and we are creative. Every time we get knocked down, we get back up....

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

Once you accept it and stop running from it. Tell people about it. You’ll have less anxiety and tension. You’ll stutter much easier and words will all the sudden come easier. Running/hiding/avoid/try...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
13 points

I have a neurogenic stutter; I was attacked by a German shepherd at the age of 5 and my head hit the hard concrete sidewalk. I couldn't speak for a very long time and when I did, it was a severe stut...

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postr/StutterSep 17, 2021
14 points

Would we really be better off if we didn’t stutter?

Would we really be better off if we didn’t stutter? Hey guys, so I’m almost 24 years old. I actually didn’t begin stuttering until I was about 21 years old. And I believe that I began stuttering becau...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
8 points

I used to until I embraced my stutter, told myself "I love you and YOU ARE AWESOME". Now, I disclose to everyone and I could care less what people think of my stutter. I am CONFIDENT and I am AWES...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

Same here, both of them actually... It's pretty strange to hear the thing you struggle with so much is something an other likes about you......

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
3 points

Through my stutter has improved over the years, it's not fully goen yet (I really hope the yet is true) But my advice for you would be to relax more. I'm assuming, like me, your stress comes from you...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

I know what you mean, it can frustrating to see all these “famous sutterers” who are extremely fluent and literally talk for a living. I think for the most part they stuttered when they were kids or m...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
3 points

I’m kinda in the same situation as you I recently started a new college with brand new people apart from my one friend that I knew from my old school. At first I was apprehensive and I didn’t speak th...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
1 points

1. What? If people who stutter have moments of fluency, they should be congratulated. Just because they aren’t stuttering in the videos doesn’t mean they don’t stutter - for some, stutters are worsene...

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