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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2021
2 points

M46- I've stuttered my whole life. I am self-employed as an Automation System Integrator and have held several jobs through the years. I also developed social anxiety and panic attacks. I believe the ...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2021
2 points

M35, have been stuttering as long as I know. I work as Data Scientist in a Fintech. Looking back, I chose a technical field probably because of my stutter. When I started my career, I was struggling f...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2021
5 points

My dad stuttered when he was a kid, but it went away during puberty. If you still stutter after that, I think you're stuck with it (though I'm not 100% sure on the science behind that). I'm 32 and am...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2021
9 points

I'm 19 now mate and sometimes it gets to u but u shouldn't let it hold u back. most the time I just embrace it really I mean the people i see on a day to day basis know me and know that it's hard for ...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2021
4 points

Some people grow out of it, although very few do. I do find that it gets better as you age (because you stop caring), but I don't it will ever really go away. Unless ecopipam or something else is a mi...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2021
3 points

Apparently you are talking to the wrong people. If someone truly cares about you or is interested in you they will listen through all your beautiful spurts, stutters, and blocks....

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
2 points

I’m a Broadway nerd and a amateur vocalist. Can confirm I rarely stutter when I sing!...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
2 points

In high school. Been together for 10 years, married for 2. We friends for 2 years at first and she thought I was cute, stuttering included lol. She asked me out and now we’re married. She hardly noti...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
2 points

In University. At the beginning of University I decided to push myself to be as outgoing as possible regardless of my stutter. My girlfriend and I began as just friends and as we opened up to eachothe...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
5 points

I seen this tonight and it was brilliant. Felicity's speech was so inspiring to hear! It really gave me hope on my own speech journey. That little lad was a cracker too!...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
2 points

We know each other for basically forever and she knew I had a stutter...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
3 points

Yes, I know Biden is an inspiration. That, IMHO, goes without saying. The title didn't tell me what the point of the post was. I read the Atlantic article when it came out. It was excellent. I have ha...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
2 points

My boyfriend also that he doesn't notice it. Especially when I tell him how it makes me feel. There are time where he'll laugh at me for it but I laugh too. He doesn't treat me any different than his ...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
3 points

I met my boyfriend through friends in middle school. We didn't date until senior year of highschool. I remember being in an art history class my junior year and the teacher would go around the room an...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
3 points

I've met my wife when I was 17. Usuall, small friend's party type of situation. Apparently she thought I was handsome or something :) We're still together, 2 kids, 40yo :)...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
2 points

I never stutter when I'm singing/rapping in the car by myself. My friends have made comments on it too, I think it's fairly common....

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
2 points

Met my gf on OkCupid. She's very supportive of me and listens to me even when I'm stuttering. She has her own issues she's dealing with so we support each other and are both emotionally open. I think ...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
2 points

My wife wasn't truly aware of my speech block as it only manifests in moments of high anxiety/stress or with strangers on the phone. But once she saw it in public, she made it her mission to tell me ...

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
1 points

Thats why i love it. I used to stutter on words that begin with b m k p g t e o u i . Now its e u o and not always. I can pretty much say that this job forced me to reduce my stuttering....

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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
1 points

I’m really relieved that some people may have a positive reaction to this, it makes me feel like less of an ass because my intention was never to make him feel worse. As I’ve thought about it I guess ...

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