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commentr/StutterJul 3, 2021
9 points

Good for you love 🥳🥳🥳 I’m proud that you just went for it, so many of us are scared to even take that first step👌🏾👌🏾...

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postr/StutterJul 3, 2021
75 points

I am stuttering openly now, this time last year no one heard me stutter

I am stuttering openly now, this time last year no one heard me stutter Hello fello stutterers. I want to share the progress I've made over the past few months. This time last year I was finishing co...

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commentr/StutterJul 3, 2021
2 points

A tight diaphragm is a symptom of how you feel, not the reason why you feel this way. I've got fantastic abbs due to stuttering for 55 of my 75 years. My best advice is: find a way to forget yourself ...

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commentr/StutterJul 3, 2021
2 points

I read somewhere try to say your name when you're alone ( preferably in front of mirror ) everyday. The goal is to get confidence when repeatedly say it everyday. You'll consciously feel good about it...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2021
2 points

You're way ahead of me. I wouldn't even bother doing assignments in high school because I just hated getting up in front of 30 ppl anyway. Even the best of the best aren't perfect. The other day I was...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2021
2 points

Trust me. There are worse red flags than a stutter. You're ahead of the game !...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2021
2 points

I used to stutter- a lot. My wife knew this, since we’ve been together for 7 years, and i only started treatment about 2 years ago. She doesn’t care that i stutter, instead she helped me through it an...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2021
15 points

You’re absolutely right. Once I stopped caring what other people thought about me and just lived life, my stutter has gotten way better. It’s not easy to stop caring but you every time I stuttered, I ...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2021
1 points

My father stuttered and his just went away when he was 18. He speaks with no issues now. So naturally I figured mine would go away around that age. I’m damn near 40 and it hasn’t gone away. Ive le...

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postr/StutterJul 2, 2021
87 points

The best thing I ever did for my stutter.. Learning that judgements from others mean absolutely nothing and fear is only real in your mind.

The best thing I ever did for my stutter.. Learning that judgements from others mean absolutely nothing and fear is only real in your mind. ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2021
1 points

Literally happened to me today lol. I went to sign up at a gym and talked to the receptionist perfectly. I was so proud of myself....

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
1 points

They are adults working in a grocery store, they are obviously miserable. I had the same happen to me as my first job. Don’t let that get into your head. I actually feel bad for people like them, they...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

Thanks for this. I am going through this process of just accepting it, accepting that stutter is a part from us. We can improve it for sure, but accepting it makes the process easier and less stressfu...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
8 points

Been married 5 years now. Have good and bad days stuttering. My wife has never been affected by it. The right people don't care...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
4 points

Yes I do too! But it’s also important to not get down on ourselves too when we have bad stuttering days and be happy either way if we say something fluently or not or else we’ll be more critical and b...

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postr/StutterJul 1, 2021
36 points

Do any of you guys get immense happiness when you finally say something fluently without speech blocks or stuttering?

Do any of you guys get immense happiness when you finally say something fluently without speech blocks or stuttering? I get this once in a while and the amount of self fulfilment for that moment in un...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
13 points

You stuttered - so what? Sounds like he doesn't care and if he did, it would mark him out as a douche....

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

It’s the same for me. My dad was a Marine and he saw early on what I was going through. During my high school years he had me involved with many confidence building activities like martial arts, wrest...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

It sounds so insensitive but it really was a breakthrough for me also. I’m awful with words and I know people have different types of stuttering but my stuttering really hinges on confidence....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
6 points

Your second paragraph here is exactly what helped me too. I’m also 30 and have had a stutter my whole life. The “I don’t care what you think” is indeed controversial but it’s also builds your confiden...

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