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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
2 points

wow it worked! i just stopped and now im not stuttering anymore! wowie...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
-1 points

You use the word “force.” Can you please define force? A little aggressive no? In full transparency, his messages slid through my dms and I’m so glad it did. Time after time I went to slps with no ...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
3 points

Speak confidently through your stutter, it's like dodging a rain though...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
15 points

You can stutter freely though. Imagine openly and confidently speaking while also stuttering. It is possible!...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
5 points

Stop using my post to twist my words when I clearly stated that if you want to fix your speech, go for it, your speech is your speech, but nobody should force their help onto people who never asked fo...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
-2 points

“Sammysparklypanda” it’s wonderful that you’re getting the help you need. As for feeling humiliated, that seems like a personal problem. In fact it’s pure projection and I suggest you seek out some pr...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2021
3 points

I think pretending to be a "happy stutterer" and others should tolerate me for who I am (while I don't tolerate those people, who feel awkward and uncomfortable listening to a stutterer) is the new no...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
5 points

Many others and I tried to tell everyone that most of us (not all tho) stutter due to our anxiety problems. Thats great, try to memorize and get use to the feelings you have and apply them after you s...

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postr/StutterJun 7, 2021
3 points

It's all downhill

It's all downhill I hate people always downplaying my stuttering. Treating it like some common illness that will pass with time. It only gets worse really. A stutter affects your whole life, especiall...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

My problems? I feel so sorry for you in a way that you are so obsessed on feeling as though fluency is far more impressive and what every stutterer "must" achieve instead of accepting that not everybo...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
0 points

Again, we’re not going to agree so dude I REALLY don’t care about your virtue signalling and accept everything attitude. I think you can fix your problems and you think your destined to human empathy....

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

Have you watched Megan Washington's TedTalk? Have you watched WWYD episode of a stuttering waiter scenario? Have you gone out of your way to talk to a proper speech therapist? Have you read the articl...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
-5 points

You change yourself, for yourself. Again, I said I don't have a problem with the 'accept it' people and you are clearly one of them. Pretend your fat, but you don't care (which I would find hard to be...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

I forgot to mention that it worked for "me" and may not work for everyone. Also my stutter comes from anxiety, thats why I stutter only few times a day when talking to myself alone. In my case accepti...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

It's interesting that I consider my non-stutterer persona to be my "real self", not the stuttering one. So you're basically talking about being a "happy stutterer", which is great if it comes from a g...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

I think you misunderstood what OP and I wrote. Maybe I worded it wrong, so let me try again. I mean fluency is great, but seeking fluency personally made stuttering even more painful and affected my m...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
3 points

I believe he meant that fixation on fluency is toxic. Once you drop the fixation and become more comfortable with your stutter the stress levels drop and you become more fluent....

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

>Becoming more fluent is very toxic Maybe I misunderstood something but WHAT? Becoming more fluent and thus being able to share your thoughts and feelings with others effortlessly, is toxic? Becau...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
2 points

Alcohol has this effect for many stutterers. It certainly has for me. What that tells you is like me, your stutter is psychological rather than physiological. It also tells you that if you don't car...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
28 points

Great article about the neurodivergence of stuttering. Some people need to reshape the way stuttering is viewed. It is OKAY to stutter. https://therapistndc.org/stuttering-is-a-type-of-neurodivergen...

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