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commentr/StutterMay 4, 2021
2 points

Hi I'm so sorry that you have to deal with blocks. My stutter mostly presents itself as repetitions at the start of a sentence but at the end of last year my stutter changed for around 2 weeks and i s...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2021
8 points

Hey, i just want to say that even if that feels like the most wrong thing you can do. It also is the strongest thing you can do. To not stutter is wonderful, and that's what every stutterer wants (i g...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2021
2 points

Hmm I don't know any techniques so I can't give you tips on that. I do know, the more you want it to be fluent the more stress it will give you, the more likely you will be to stutter. So I guess you ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2021
1 points

My first job as a teenager was at Domino's answering the phone for pizza orders, I stuttered alot worse then I do now. I think it actually helped me begin to stop being affected by my stutter and just...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2021
1 points

Some girls arw flatterded by that, cuz they guessing they arw making your more nervous. But in general, don't flirt, just talk. Take your stutter with a humor, maybe tell a funny story with about yout...

Community & SupportSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneDating & RomanceAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2021
1 points

As a stutterer who is married my best advice is just be yourself. If the other person has issues with your stutter do you really think they’re long-term relationship/marriage material? The right pers...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2021
2 points

Just be yourself! Honestly stuttering doesn’t really get in the way of flirting. If the person you have the date with is understanding they won’t care if you are flirting while stuttering!...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2021
3 points

100%. So much of a stutter is in your head, over thinking, avoidance (anxiety), ego, being hyper aware to it etc. Its that internal dialogue you have with yourself, putting yourself down and worrying ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2021
1 points

I feel like what helped me most was not caring about how I looked and ignoring this need I had within telling me that I had to always speak well. Also speaking in front of a mirror daily helped a lot ...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PridePhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2021
2 points

I definitely do not think it is necessary. I opened up to my senior manager during my internship a while about having a bit of a stutter at times, and asked for some tips when presenting meetings at w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2021
2 points

Bro we are in the same phase of life , I have just started college and I also try to hide it but I have come to a realization that accepting your stutter is same as giving up. if someone talks to me I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
5 points

I went through the same thought process. I've always lived in fear of others finding out about my stutter and labeling me as the "weirdo", but now I only focus on those who appreciate me and no one el...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
postr/StutterApr 29, 2021
51 points

I'm new here, and I want to tell all of you this.

I'm new here, and I want to tell all of you this. Hi! I'm new here. I only made a account to join this subreddit. I've had a stutter my entire life, up until now, at seventeen. It's gone from severe...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
6 points

Oh in the very beginning of doing this and your post just reassured the hell out of me ! I noticed that since I've been *ninjaly* making references to *maybe I have a speech impediment ha ha I'm not ...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
3 points

Oh man, I feel you on this. But you know, on days when I don’t feel too anxious about my stutter or days that I have a “idgaf” attitude, I just jump into the conversation and guess what.. sometimes I...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
12 points

That is awesome to hear. I have gone through a similar type of journey, I would classify my stutter as more rooted from social anxiety, I almost never stutter when I am with family, or a friend who I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterApr 29, 2021
52 points

I stutter more now that I've accepted my stutter and I feel better

I stutter more now that I've accepted my stutter and I feel better I used to hide my stutter when I was around people other than family. (I have a **sever** stutter when around family, but a mild stut...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
3 points

Great speech Biden. Completely true. Although people will still laugh if you are fat, tall, short, thin or whatever, the same would happen to people who stutter, just a condition we would have to acce...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
2 points

this right here!!!! Once zero fucks was given about my stutter, the world opened up!...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
2 points

I used to go to a speech therapist and would work on fluency techniques, and would practice outside of that. I would say that fluency would be nice but it's not as important in my life anymore. I'm n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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