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postr/StutterNov 18, 2019
2 points

We all love memes

We all love memes But stutterers need memes that show a breakthrough in their impediment. Times when they haven’t stuttered. I personally have improved on my own purely cause I take in the victories w...

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commentr/StutterNov 18, 2019
1 points

You are kinda ahead of a curve. When I was 20 I thought that I will find someone... 7 years later I'm not that sure anymore lol. (Please don't get discouraged by me, I believe in you!)...

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commentr/StutterNov 18, 2019
2 points

I agree, but same can be applied to many other disorders. People usually only see their problems as the biggest ones and it's hard to overcome it, to see beyond and disassociate with egoistic point of...

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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
2 points

Hey mate, I feel you! I have a stutter and severe ADD. I was judged my entire life because of these two. If you tell me something once, I‘ll forget about it a minute later and you‘ll have to tell me a...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
1 points

God I SO relate to the paragraph about wishing to be mute. Thank you for putting it into words. You said you figured out some methods over the years to control your stutter better? Don't you think you...

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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
7 points

Come the fuck on, don't go there. You stutter. Tha'ts fine. Most people don't give a shit after high school, and if they do they're probably fuckheads to begin with. Yes it sucks, but there's tons...

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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
1 points

When you are actually already doing a debate competition, it seems there's little that can be done, dude even normies would be shy away from a debate competition, so kudos for you, but let's see what ...

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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
1 points

22 here, and it's best to just role with it. The toughest thing about stuttering is getting your own self past it. Good practice for this is to just head to a popular mall and ask the workers question...

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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2019
2 points

When I was at your age, my parents never talked about my stuttering because they believed doing so would only make me even more aware of my stuttering, thus it would make my stuttering get worse. So ...

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commentr/StutterNov 16, 2019
3 points

Sorry you are going through this. I’m American and lived in Amsterdam for 2 years when I was 24. I studied Dutch all the time. I was very passionate about learning the language. Weird though, since I ...

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commentr/StutterNov 16, 2019
3 points

I'm exactly the same way, feel pretty ok around family and close friends because they all cool about it. But since I moved to another country and every day have to speak to random people it's really h...

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commentr/StutterNov 15, 2019
1 points

>Needed this today. I am so glad that it helped. I just had 3 phone calls to the water department- 3 times "Name, please spell, address, telephone number, account number, ok now tell me your pro...

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commentr/StutterNov 15, 2019
3 points

Needed this today. I had some shit interactions. My biggest coping mechanism is playing/cuddling with my reptiles and that’s probably what helps me the most. I’m glad I have them, because before I sta...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2019
1 points

I know exactly this feeling. I’ve done it before and I even look at the ground and close up as I say it. But I do it less as I’ve got older. Perhaps it would be better to say “thank you for your patie...

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postr/StutterNov 14, 2019
7 points

How to deal with embarrassing moments and/or setbacks and/or bad days

How to deal with embarrassing moments and/or setbacks and/or bad days A lot of people have trouble dealing with bad days, myself included. Its easy to be in a good headspace when things are going well...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2019
1 points

Pretty good. Worked myself out of social isolation and depression. Now got a girlfriend and a pretty good job as legal expert at a court. Social life is still lacking, but so is my effort in improving...

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postr/StutterNov 13, 2019
159 points

What the hell...?

What the hell...? For my English class today, everyone had to read a short poem, and we had to vote on who read it the best. When it came to be my turn, I took a deep breath, exhaled, and started. Whe...

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Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2019
7 points

Im so sorry that you had to go through this. One day I will start a company where PWS are given priority for employment. Seriously. This breaks my heart. Take the time to be upset. Scream, cry, kick ...

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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2019
2 points

Thanks for your post. I really appreciate the suggestions you noted - specially about nurturing our inner child, that is SO true. I 'm sure not many think about that but really should be cognizant of ...

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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2019
5 points

I’m currently going through the same thing. I’ve had some tough experience with job interviews, mostly including speaking over the phone with job recruiters. I can relate to despair when hearing my vo...

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