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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2024
1 points

You nailed it when you said we survive instead of live or enjoy, that's the I way feel too. Despite of my sadness, I have a little hope in what some people have discussed here in the community about t...

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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2024
1 points

You know people say speech therapies works, yes it works, it helps us to survive the life but you can live the life. It likes faking the way of speaking and fluency to survive, still you can't enjoy y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2024
3 points

That's it! You described exactly what my life as a stutterer is. We dream to do ordinary things that everybody does but they are careless about It, because it's too easy for them. I just wanted to hav...

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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2024
1 points

Thanks for the suggestions but things have become impossible lately. I'm always feeling anxious and I don't think I can even be an adult and live a normal life. I'm no longer able to do the things tha...

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postr/StutterAug 12, 2024
28 points

How to live life with a stutter

How to live life with a stutter Whether you stutter occasionally or all the time, how do you just have it not affect you. The fear of stuttering is slowly ruining my life. Thanks...

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commentr/StutterAug 11, 2024
3 points

Worst and literally the worst thing is that you can’t start a conversation or even take part in one properly. Other person may find this awkard that i am not speaking just listening. The best thing, ...

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postr/StutterAug 10, 2024
3 points

Help

Help Hi I’m 19m and have had a stutter since I was young , I find it hard to talk to people about what is on my mind and what I feel like and I feel like I always miss out on things and I’ve never r...

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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2024
10 points

Best thing is that I'm not forced to participate in the boring ass family reunions, I just sit in the corner until it's over, which can be a blessing or a curse depending on how you look at it. Worst ...

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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2024
28 points

Best thing is that I’m forced to listen more so people have told me that they feel like they’re being heard when they are talking to me. worst thing is everyday of my fucking life I stutter. The worst...

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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2024
1 points

It’s always mocked I don’t like when people say “did I just stutter” and people say that all the time is a disgrace. Ireland is the worst place to have a stutter eveyone talks fast and no one cares I’...

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
2 points

You are right in everything you said, and I totally agree, that sucks. That being said, I guess people mock stuttering because out of all the possible disabilities there are, stuttering has to be on...

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
0 points

You don’t need to explain your situation to anybody, having a stutter is more common than you think it is, also it is NOT THAT DEEEEEP, you won’t get arrested for not being able to get a few words out...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
1 points

It does and that is my primary form of communication. However many people are not open to it. Meetings are set for any major issue or project cuz apparently it's too much work to talk in a thread. You...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
7 points

People see it as a personal flaw of the stutterer and therefore make fun of them for it. I feel like people don’t see stuttering as a condition separate from the sufferer, unlike other conditions like...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
6 points

It's normalized. Stuttering isn't even considered a real disability by most people, seems like. I'm 31 and still get laughed at and mocked by people even way older than me. I kinda think they think it...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
28 points

I think people don’t understand how much stuttering affects our lives and they see as a cute quirk rather than an actual disability...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
14 points

Great post! **My summary**: (of this post) * Mocking 'stuttering' is like the normal thing nowadays. We get made fun of, mocked, bullied, treated like we’re not humans. People don’t wanna talk to yo...

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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2024
13 points

Take control of your life buddy. Have you sought out speech therapy? How often do you practice talking? (This may be reading aloud or presenting on video on your own etc) speaking and fluency is a ski...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2024
5 points

This is completely true, my therapist (regular not speech) also used to stutter and her stutter lessened is by just accepting and not being scared of it anymore. Perfect doesn't exist, anyone has thin...

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commentr/stutteringAug 3, 2024
1 points

I was suffocating during the birth (it’s an interesting fact that my fiancee discovered during talks with my mum). Was it helpful to discover? No. But (for me) that’s confirms that trying to find so...

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