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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2020
5 points

Accept the idea that you'll have to live with it for the rest of your life and accept that is not as big of a deal as you think it is. I have it since I was born. I'm 22 now. It was difficult along th...

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commentr/StutterNov 4, 2020
5 points

Not caring what people think is a huge one! Thank you for pointing that out, it's definitely something that comes with time and age. When I was a young teenager I cared far too much. I'm 29 now and li...

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commentr/StutterNov 3, 2020
2 points

This book has really boosted my confidence.it was like...something so different compared to the other stuttering books. I’ve come across many stuttering related books which encourage voluntary stutter...

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commentr/StutterNov 3, 2020
2 points

I feel this. It didn't even dawn on me to consider my stutter a disability until I started joining stuttering communities two or three years ago. I always thought of it as, like, bad acne or a big nos...

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commentr/StutterNov 3, 2020
2 points

this is how i try to live my life. “i’m in the control of my stutter, not the other way around” i simply just try to ignore it and it kinda works, i guess. it’s much better than being angry about it a...

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commentr/StutterNov 3, 2020
2 points

35 here, similar boat as yours. Had a stutter my whole life but have always done my best to avoid thinking about it, to distract myself from it. Actually letting myself think about it sends my mood an...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2020
1 points

Keep up the good work and don't care about naysayers. That's a popular dogma that stuttering can't be cured, so we should just accept it as a "happy stutterer" . There are many people who managed to b...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2020
4 points

I can relate so hard to u, i think its the best to be as open and positive about our stutter. Maybe when u start your presentation tell the people you have a stutter. They will now know whats up and y...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2020
2 points

Stuttering either breaks you or changes you into a better person....

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2020
1 points

Don't accept something you have the ability to change. Yes, if you lost a limb, you should accept that, but stuttering is a different thing....

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
3 points

Hi! At the moment I'm having almost a severe stutter but I play with my friends every day for hours and I don't give a shit about my stutter. I don't know if it's a good tip but, what's going to happe...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
3 points

Join us in the discord stuttering support server. You can participate in voice chats with other stutterers. Hopefully, interacting with other stutterers will make you gain confidence and shed yoursel...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
2 points

I dont let my stutter stop for being my self, yeah in times i feel ashemed to talk, and its hard, not all the people are jerks than make fun of that, I have nice friends that help me when I cant say s...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
12 points

Hello dude, you don’t have to ashamed. I try to be as open as possible about my stutter, surround yourself with people that will help and be positive with you. Try to be as positive about it man! Its ...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
5 points

Being open about it helps. I sometimes smile when I visibly stutter, it's like you need to own it, because people are empathic and the trick is to feel good while you stutter....

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
5 points

We would not want such reactions from ourselves. One point is that we should not react that way to stuttering at all, because stuttering should not be felt as such a traumatic situation. Another point...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
3 points

Yes. And I also realize that it’s part of accepting who I am. Like everyone has problems. Ours are just more visible to the world than everyone else’s issues....

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
2 points

That's so cool!! Hell yeah, hold your head up high😁 I'm still trying to embrace my speech impediment, it's hard but it's a process :) I've been wanting to go back to school and study archeology but ...

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
5 points

Hey! It’s a fellow stutter who was given the old ‘You’ll grow out of it’ pep-talk. I was in therapy for a year or so and they told my parents ‘with his progress he should be fine. Nothing to worry abo...

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
21 points

I’ve been to countless traditional and non-traditional speech therapists throughout my life and the things that helped were: - Stopped giving a fuck. Embraced my stutter. I treat my speech like I wou...

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