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postr/StutterJun 7, 2021
68 points

Worst stutter coach ever. Please be aware of this dangerous mindset.

Worst stutter coach ever. Please be aware of this dangerous mindset. I sought permission from a mod before posting this. I don’t intend to name and shame. Basically this guy on this subreddit claims t...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

This is true. I’m 35. Don’t give up. You learn to just accept that part of you and also realize how much of it is communicating that to others....

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
6 points

You summarized it well. Constantly focusing on becoming more fluent is very toxic and had adverse results in my stutter and mental health. Now I dont care about fluency anymore and dont even try to re...

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postr/StutterJun 7, 2021
19 points

2 very common ways to "work on your speech" that never helped me.

2 very common ways to "work on your speech" that never helped me. Having been a severe on and off stutterer, you better believe I tried everything in the book to gain fluency. I'm going to breakdown...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2021
1 points

Hey I’m sorry you went through that. I’ve been there. No one else can get inside your head to understand what you are going through. Believe me, acceptance helps. I find if I think things through and ...

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commentr/StutterJun 6, 2021
3 points

Thanks for the kind words man, just remember that you're a great person as well and please don't look down on yourself. Contact me if you have other questions or concerns man, always happy to help out...

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commentr/StutterJun 6, 2021
3 points

Thanks for your compliment man, really appreciate it. Again, i'll try to address your questions as best as I can * Question 1 •"Have you tried to find a cure?" Question 2 •"if you have, what kind of ...

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commentr/StutterJun 6, 2021
2 points

Thank you very much for answering me and spending your time for me, i really appreciate this, and I'm really impressed if your confidence you really have a qualities of leader, the most impressive par...

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commentr/StutterJun 6, 2021
3 points

Alright man, I'll try to address each of your questions seperately so it's easy for you to read. * "how and when did you get a stutter and how many years do you live with that ": I've been stammering...

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commentr/StutterJun 5, 2021
1 points

Just messing with you. No one speaks fluently. But I stuttered all my life and now I am 99 percent fluent. Check me out R/StopStuttering. Want more information, dm me....

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commentr/StutterJun 4, 2021
2 points

Thank you! I have such an awful habit of apologising a lot but I now know better that it's no crime to stutter :)...

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postr/StutterJun 4, 2021
15 points

What's the right words to disclose I have a stutter to the work manager?

What's the right words to disclose I have a stutter to the work manager? Hi all! So for a long time, I've always wanted to do far more to put myself out there even if I do have a stutter. With my exce...

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commentr/StutterJun 4, 2021
4 points

I relate to this big time. I also feel terrible for passing this onto my son. I carried around so much shame for most of my life due to stuttering. When my son started stuttering I felt AWFUL, it wa...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
2 points

I haven’t done a course of theirs, but actually they have a self help book called “Beyond Stammering: The McGuire Program for getting good at the Sport of Speaking”. It costs about 10 dollars on Amazo...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
2 points

I appreciate your advice, and courage. Keep doing these videos, hopefully more stutterers will speak out more often.🙏🏼...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
2 points

That’s good. I personally will never fully accept my speech haha so that’s just our difference but I’m glad accepting it helped you. I tried accepting it and my mental health plummeted because I was s...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
3 points

Yea I agree, you should try. I personally stopped trying and accepted it, now my mental health is in a much better condition than when I was trying to talk more fluent constantly. Whenever I tried,...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
2 points

Wel you should try and do this but you should also work on your speech. I use Lee Lovett’s methods and practice reading aloud everyday. But since taking the program my mental health (like ur describin...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
6 points

Right good point! All of my suffering is from the way I view the speech impediment haha BUT I have been taking a program, improving my speech, and blocking less. I’m also less concerned about blocking...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
3 points

Don’t get me wrong. I never said it was an easy path. Sorry if I made it seem like an oversimplification. I’ve had dark times as well. It really is all about how you view stuttering and I understand t...

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