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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
2 points

What you're describing is kind of a feedback loop for your brain where the more you avoid something the more scared you may feel the next time. Thankfully, the opposite is true. The more you tackle ...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
1 points

I'm 17 too and like you, I've never known anything else. I have accepted that it'll never go away though. My speech therapist told me that a long time ago. That doesn't mean I don't fear everything yo...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
1 points

If people judge you on a stutter then they're not marriage material, mine got better with age, I'm now 31 and I still have se terrible days but so much better than when i was your age. Just let people...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
6 points

I went to a speech therapist and found that I rarely stuttered while I was there, do you have any triggers for your stutter or is it constant? I have triggers with pressure and fear/anxiety. I run 2...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
1 points

As you get older people will become more mature about you having a stutter, and people won’t be making fun of you (if that even happens, which I hope it doesn’t considering you’re 17). It won’t have a...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
2 points

Thanks for replying, maybe I'll just accept it and live with it unfortunately :( I am trying my best to manage it tho...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
1 points

not forever, just until death. with age you will practice to reduce it. and it bother you more than others....

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
12 points

You are a person who stutters and will be a person who stutters your whole life. It is a part of you that you need to accept. Saying that, you can manage your stuttering through therapy to make it ...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
2 points

I had only met one other stutterer in my life until recently. I met a woman who stuttered. It kinda made my day, it's nice to not feel alone...

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postr/StutterJan 5, 2021
13 points

Any women on here who stutter?

Any women on here who stutter? I am a woman who stutters. I know woman who stutter only make up 0.2% of the world population. Let me know if you're out there. And embrace how rare you are....

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
3 points

Some people like it, some people don't. Personally, I hate it. To me it seems like I don't know how to talk. I stutter, and it's frustrating, I get it. But I'm trying to get better, and as I know the ...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
3 points

Personally I like it but I'm pretty open with my stammer and it took me a while to get there....

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

I am not fully fluent. Maybe 65 percent. What I did though was during my interview for this job. I laid it all out there, respectfully. Basically saying hey I know I stutter this is who I am, but that...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
4 points

Feeling that way was common for me a few years back. That is solely based on your relationship with your stutter. You view it as this negative thing, that makes you look/feel inferior, other peopl...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
1 points

Letting yourself stutter is a good thing, it will give you confidence and ironically just the thought of letting yourself is like a reverse psychology effect and will lessen or take away your stutter ...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
3 points

I think it's about how you see your stutter. Whenever I stumble on something I take a pause, take a breath and then continue speaking. I don't feel and show that I'm ashamed or I'm embarrassed about i...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

My mom told me that I used to bang my head on the wall when I was 3-4 and got caught up on words. Just out of the frustration of not being able to form the words I was thinking. I took speech classes ...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
3 points

Do it now. It was the same for me and now at 30 I regret it tremendously. Sure you can live with it and have a normal life but you will always be wondering how much better you would feel and what you ...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2021
1 points

When someone says “have a good day” or “nice meeting you”, I can’t say “you too”. I’m getting used to not feeling bad about not reciprocating....

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2021
1 points

Hello!! Yes I started before I was age 4 and went through numerous speech therapy programs. Finally decided it’s okay to just be me. ❤️...

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