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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2021
5 points

Speech therapy is not a set of tricks. In fact, it could help you normalize your stuttering......

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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2021
11 points

It was so bad once upon a time that in alevels I could not even think of the word "stutter". I felt so much shame in just thinking about the word. So I feel that this is growth, that now I can tell ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2021
14 points

I know all the tricks. Put a different sound at the beginning of the word. Skip the sound you have difficulty with. Try saying it while exhaling. Stop trying to say it, and restart the word etc etc. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2021
3 points

I started not caring about it too a month ago and life is much more beautiful now, Im on the middle of the way tho, will get better too, at least I hope :D...

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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2021
19 points

Yeah that’s how I stutter too, I hang on words here and there. Good job man, I stop caring what people think a long time ago and it changed my life completely....

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postr/StutterMar 1, 2021
26 points

You will get through this.. I promise

You will get through this.. I promise It was 6:32pm Christmas eve of 2016 We all sat around the dinner table. All of us.  Mom, Dad, brother, aunt, uncle, cousins, grandma.  Everybodys relaxed, t...

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2021
1 points

I have stuttered my entire life with varying degrees of "openness" for the first 28 years or so I never spoke about it or even acknowledged it really. So there was a huge wall built up. I started my j...

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postr/StutterFeb 27, 2021
6 points

I love it when someone I know laughs at my stammer

I love it when someone I know laughs at my stammer Sounds strange but it’s true. I always feel quietly pleased when someone I have known for a while laughs or comments when I stammer. I interpret thi...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2021
2 points

I don’t think the reaction here is to improve your stammer, it’s to realise they were idiots and not internalise their stupidity. Improve your stammer for yourself not to stop other people’s reaction...

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postr/StutterFeb 27, 2021
83 points

You can do anything!

You can do anything! Hey everyone! I’ve been a stutterer my whole life, and I used to absolutely dread speaking in front of people. I would be endlessly stressed about giving presentations in school ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2021
1 points

Yeah I don't even try to tell jokes anymore. You can stop giving s fuck, and it makes it easier, but that doesn't fix what you talked about....

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postr/StutterFeb 26, 2021
1 points

I cured my speech block and how I did it.

I cured my speech block and how I did it. [removed]...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2021
7 points

They're ignorant losers. They've done you a favour by showing you their true horrible colours early so you don't waste any more time on them. There are plenty of ways to improve speech but don't do ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2021
2 points

I've tried everything. I've accepted I stutter so it doesnt really gets me down anymore and I can control it quite well if I really have to. thanks for the advice tho...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
2 points

It's crazy that you just posted this; I just told myself that I would never feel ashamed of my speech again. I mean, it really isn't our faults. In my case, it's something I've had since I could strin...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
2 points

God this is such an ironic situation, I literally have to sit with my friends and explain to them ha ha Yeah I don't do it either because they saw me from birth ha ha and there's literally a vhs tape...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
11 points

Hi there, let me first say that I'm sorry that you feel this way. I read your story and everything is SO recognizable. I'm 45 years old. I tried controlling it for 45 years but I just can't. I've go...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
2 points

I had a stutter when I was in school. In fact, I still have one. I'm 45 years young now. Yeah I'm old :-) I think it's important to realise that YOU ARE GOING TO STUTTER no matter what. And that's ok...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
3 points

thats a great approach to stutter tbh i also dont care what people think of me anymore, they are gonna judge you anyway, even if you dont say anything, so whatever. im happy about your progress, keep...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2021
3 points

I have had mine for 13 years. You have to be comfortable with it before you wont stress. So dont worry. Thats how it works Great job love to hear great progress!!...

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