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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

I am 25 and I stutter since childhood and I am living abroad for the past 2 years. People are much more accomodating in the non-native country and if you are thinking that they'll laugh, that's not go...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
2 points

I have not overcome it , of course. But the change is major!!!! Like I can actually talk a lot more fluently? 😳 When I ‘m ashamed of it I can barely talk...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
2 points

ive found that embracing my stutter helps! it lessens my stutter, but doesnt overcome it....

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
4 points

please, don't suicide! imagine all the things you could do or be. think of your childhood dreams, the cringy books that all children write; whether physically or drafted in the mind! don't worry, i st...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
2 points

Therapy doesn’t even help a lot of people. I went for years and also when through grade school and high school there was a speech therapist at the school. I can say literally none of it helped me one ...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
4 points

This is a really good post. I stuttered and blocked from the time I was 6 or 7 through my 20's and beyond until I realized one day that I didn't stutter when I was alone, only when I was trying to tal...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
2 points

Exactly!! I think this is the best outlook to have on our stammer and all the other things we can't control on our lives. Thanks for sharing this sentiment here in this community, I think it's really ...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
4 points

The fact of the matter is that most people don’t really care that you stutter. And if they do end up caring and laughing in your face or something, just laugh with them. Or just walk away if you don’t...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
8 points

The fact of the matter is that, most people don’t even care if your stutter. And even if they laugh at you, laugh with them. That was pretty funny, you got stuck on a word. Stick with it and never nev...

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postr/StutterSep 26, 2020
53 points

Hit your stammer for 6/a home run

Hit your stammer for 6/a home run It's time for us to stop going down the vicious helter skelter of dispair. Stop yourself and climb back up it. It might be a quick process, it might be slow, but the ...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2020
1 points

Practice. Adapt. Overcome. I'm 29, and within the last 2 years 'mastered' the art of saying my own name (lol this late in the game :D) Seriously though, it's a matter of environment adaptation. You'r...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2020
2 points

I'm sorry you're feeling that way, my friend. I don't want to tell you how to solve your problem, but don't let your stutter define you. You are much more than your stutter. As soon as you accept the ...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2020
30 points

I'm sorry you've been struggling so much. I've been there and I know it can be very tough. I would like to share a few things I've learned along on my journey that I hope will be of some help: * The ...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2020
3 points

Yeah. Could get my name across. Had gone for speech therapy for a couple of sessions. It kinda got worse for me as i became conscious of my stutter. Before therapy i had a don't care attitude....

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2020
3 points

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m legit getting better at speaking. Even though sometimes I get a little stressed then stutter block out of nowhere, but I don’t care. One day I’ll overcome this insecurity at 1...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2020
3 points

You start feeling a lot more powerful than you used to and you start being a lot more bold. I can never go back to the old me. I wouldn’t survive in the current situation of the world....

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2020
4 points

Yes, I agree. I overcame this block a while ago. Once I stopped caring, all my problems went away. I stopped stressing, i stopped avoiding things. It is glorious...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2020
6 points

I’m a 20 year old female with a stutter and i’m not going to lie, it’s not easy. I’ve come to the realization that if someone doesn’t wanna date me for my stutter, i wouldn’t even wanna date that per...

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postr/StutterSep 24, 2020
32 points

Stuttering advice.

Stuttering advice. STOP giving a shit! Like literally STOP limiting yourself because of how you talk. I’ve found that building my confidence has helped me soooooooo so so so much with my stutter. I ...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2020
8 points

The stutter for me now is more or less like a dickhead detector! If a person mocks, laughs or be-littles me these days, I think wow! What a dickhead, I dont want you in my precense, bye. And there ya ...

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