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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2018
1 points

You make some good points. I guess what it comes down to is stuttering makes me feel unsexy. It makes me feel like I can't be a good sexual partner. It comes down to seduction and stuttering makes you...

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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2018
1 points

Now, we're obviously not therapists, so I'd certainly recommend visiting one of those... But I see sort of two lines here: -Are you comparing yourself to other people that you deem more worth than y...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2018
1 points

I certainly feel socially impotent, especially lately now that I'm around some very charismatic co-workers. I feel like it does make me worth less. ...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2018
1 points

>called me "socially impotent" and that label has definitely stuck with me Did you start interpreting yourself wrongly, you think? At any rate, you should figure out if you consider yourself wort...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 26, 2018
5 points

Stuttering and self-image

Stuttering and self-image I'd like to hear what others have to say about this. I've been stuttering for over 20 years now and I'm pretty much hard as a rock. Things just don't really phase me and it'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2018
3 points

Awesome post! ​ Popcorn reading was the bane of my existence too. As girl, there were NO fellow female stutters at school. Even teachers laughed at me. 7th grade was when my parents FINA...

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commentr/StutterAug 21, 2018
1 points

I'm 30 yrs old, a female living in Africa. I've stuttered since i was 5 i think and i've managed to get through life mostly ok except of late where i seem to be regressing-fast! However i've learnt tw...

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commentr/StutterAug 19, 2018
4 points

It's more psychological than physical. I have a slight overbite and I still stutter. That is just my personal opinion of course....

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2018
2 points

In high school I have taken a decision, that is, I will NEVER let stuttering affect my life choices.I am a stutterer, and I recently graduated from medicine. Not only that, but I chose to do it in a s...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2018
10 points

I would stutter on the words “stutter”, “disorder”, and “impediment”. It’s a hard knock life...

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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2018
1 points

Me too. I'm a speech pathology student. I started down the field because I wanted to know more about stuttering for myself (know your enemy) and thought it was interesting. ...

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Seeking TherapyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2018
1 points

Two kids (one stutters, daughter 12yr). We both have a very mild stutter and mostly goes unnoticed. I haven't been bringing much attention to her stuttering like putting her into speech therapy or any...

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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2018
1 points

Also, give her mild compliments. Take her on a date. Be wonderful, etc. Keep going forward. A little stuttering is not the worst thing in the world. Also, right after telling someone that I stutter,...

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commentr/StutterAug 9, 2018
1 points

Your stutter seems to be similar to mine: mild to moderate, have had girlfriends, jobs, etc but I'll have a negative occurrence happen to me that affects me for several weeks or months and makes me ov...

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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2018
2 points

Everything is all in our heads. Learning to manage your thoughts is the greatest gift stuttering can give you. Try a meditation or awareness practice. Some people here will argue a reductionist approa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2018
3 points

Hi!! I stutter, I am a student going to be a speech pathologist!! I want to focus on stuttering! I have had so many jobs, I work in schools as a paraprofessional, swim instructor, camp counselor, I ha...

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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2018
1 points

I'm female and stutter too. Had a brain hemorrhage that caused it when I was born and I've stuttered ever since. ...

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2018
1 points

I studied Psychology then went back for a post graduate certificate in human resources. I think I can do a lot of things as I enjoy learning. I just need an opportunity to do so. My previous job as a ...

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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2018
1 points

Me me me. I’ve only known two other people who stutter and they were both male. ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2018
3 points

Moderate stutterer — I started in food service, switched to bank teller, followed by wedding photographer, graphic designer, web designer, software trainer. I now manage a team for design, I still t...

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