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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2020
2 points

Maybe this comment was downvoted, because many stutterers actually don't want to change and make excuses, like "stuttering is incurable" or "this or that method is not scientific enough to try it". It...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2020
2 points

For stuttering awareness month, I wanted to make a video showing me when my speech was at it's absolute worst to where I am today. I'm very lucky that my stutter is moderate and while I do still stutt...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
1 points

Oh I feel you. Not particularly with my stutter, but rather with mental health - I hate hearing "oh it's so easy for you!" and "you're so lucky" when they see how I manage my life. The thing what help...

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postr/StutterSep 30, 2020
47 points

Just finished my interview

Just finished my interview Just had an important interview that is critical in my career and I feel like a million bucks. Right of the bat I, unapologetically, declared that I have stutter and am not...

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postr/StutterSep 30, 2020
44 points

Covert Stutter

Covert Stutter Hey, everyone :D I feel like I have a 1st world problem and even feel bad complaining about this, but it's kind of sad when people say that I don't stutter. Throughout the years, I lea...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

Come on guys! He was 99% fluent, I wouldn't have said he stuttered at all, he only got stuck when he was interupted or thinking too fast, all of which are part of the normal human speaking process. ...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
6 points

This was great! My friends who stutter and I were enjoying pointing out his dysfluencies. Not to mock but to relish in the fact he is stuttering while being in a heated debate! Stutter Beautifully...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

We can't waste our celestial opportunity to be alive for a short period of time. Don't worry about rushing your death - you will die at some point, you'll get there. In the meantime we need to really ...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
1 points

I think I know exactly how do you feel. I used to feel like I'm acting in front of other people, like I'm not able to show them who I actually am, like there's no true me. I think it's still true to s...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
17 points

I did not cringe! I was proud! Biden went on NATIONAL TV and held his own against someone who was rude and interruptive....

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
3 points

I didn't become comfortable with my stutter until I worked with a person who stutters. We are not alone and it does not define us....

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
1 points

Just do it. If they don't like that about you or don't give you their time, they weren't worth yours in the first place....

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
6 points

It’s only one method of many, check other methods in Malcolm Fraser, Self-Therapy for the Stutterer. Maybe it will not cure you, but in combination with other methods, it can help you to speak more fl...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

That’s subjective though, if the smooth talker is lifeless what Chance have the younger stutterers got. But the neighbour point is entirely valid - the top comment mentions use what you got to the b...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
24 points

Hi, I’m a female college student who also stutters. Word of advice: the right person will accept you for who you are, stutter and all. If they don’t, you just have to keep looking. Let it happen organ...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
13 points

On fairness: Lewis C.K. *"You're never gonna get the same things as other people. Its never gonna be equal. It's never gonna happen ever in your life so, you must learn that now, okay?* *The on...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
16 points

I'd rather stutter than to be born with something like Muscular Dystrophy. There are things a lot less "fair" than stuttering. Does it suck that we do? Yes. But we only have what we are given and we...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
5 points

I have to do a lot of public speaking and briefing/presenting with my job. I barely stutter during either event. I've noticed the older I get (nearing 30), the less it happens during certain circumst...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2020
2 points

While many people here can’t help you financially, they still can give you valuable tips from experience. Just know that you’re not alone in your stuttering journey, and that despite of that you can s...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

Absolutely. Don’t let your stutter hold you back from being a leader. If I did I wouldn’t have graduated high school in the honor roll and Vice President of my high school student council. I quit spor...

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