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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2021
3 points

Rereading my post, I can totally see how it came across as "stuttering isn't all that bad. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get your shit together!" and that's totally not how I meant it. If yo...

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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2021
2 points

It's all about your mindset. We're all know that no one is perfect. Some people too talk, some too short, some vision impaired... Us... We stutter. So what? it's part of us and it'll never changed. Ac...

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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2021
3 points

One thing stuttering has done to me is humble me. The pain got too much one day and I cut all connections with everyone I had met except one friend I respected because I wanted to leave behind my past...

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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2021
2 points

I feel you 100%. Sometimes when I talk to someone, I'm trying to say something important but then I do a big pause because I know Im gonna stutter and the person thinks im done talking and just moves ...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
2 points

Reading your post and the comments is like going back to Nam… major ptsd. Reading all this brought me back to when I was 19, and I thought everything you’ve said. I’m 45 now, it got better for me when...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
4 points

I truly feel the only way to get over blocking/stuttering is just to not give a fuck, and I feel like that just comes with age. Of course, easier said than done....

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
2 points

Good on you for giving streaming a chance. I too have a stutter and I stream on twitch. Do not let the fact that you may sutter more while streaming steer you away. If you really enjoy doing it then k...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
6 points

Don’t go to treat it. Go to learning how to cope with it and live with it. If you have any questions or he or you need to talk please feel free to reach out to me. I have my own non for profit for peo...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
1 points

Trying to hard is causing this. Speech should come natural. Just stop trying so hard. Tension in speech muscles and overthinking is causing this. Hang in there just work through it and don’t be ashame...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
3 points

I am 39 years old, 40 in couple weeks and I’ve struggled with stuttering since I was 9. The thing I have a hard time doing is letting go. I can’t just be ok with it. It’s like I know the answer and ca...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
3 points

We are NOT below "normal" people. Just because you are not a fluent speaker does not mean you are below ANYONE. If someone has a problem with your way of speaking, that's on them. It speaks about them...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
3 points

May I suggest doing it in a way that is not an apology? Perhaps just as a matter-of-fact statement. Personally, I feel like we have nothing to apologize for, so I want to encourage all of us not to. W...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
18 points

First off, I'm sorry you're having a bad time of it. Truly. But you're putting everything on your stutter. You're giving it more power than it deserves. The good news is that you *can* start a new l...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
3 points

You can do those things too, even as a person who stutters, even when it is difficult sometimes. I suggest you find stuttering groups online, they changed my life. Being around other people who stutte...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
4 points

All you can do is be yourself. Trying to be something you are not is causing you great tension. Once you accept it and be ok with it. I promise words will start to come much easier. Remember that th...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
1 points

well ideally I would want the others to just accept that I stutter and be patient when I do stutter, never felt it was my fault so no need to apologize...

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postr/StutterAug 25, 2021
45 points

Not sure who needs to hear this, but NEVER apologize for your stutter! Ever!

Not sure who needs to hear this, but NEVER apologize for your stutter! Ever! ...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
1 points

I used to get mocked a lot in my younger years. It used to bother me then I realized that words were just that. So after a while I started not to care. I was the pretty girl in school so even though I...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
1 points

Thanks for sharing - I'm really pleased you've found a solution which works for you. I just wanted to share my thoughts on your approach in case they are helpful to others. I'm a highly covert stutt...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
3 points

I did, but eventually you realize being offended by it only gives it power. If you can get yourself to a place where you don’t give a shit, you’re much better off....

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