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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2020
3 points

I’m sorry you’re going through this :( im super tired from stuttering too. Sometimes I just feel I have to own it and just think fuck everyone else. I’m tired of feeling sorry for myself. People nee...

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postr/StutterAug 26, 2020
11 points

What positives have you gotten from a stutter?

What positives have you gotten from a stutter? Hey guys I just wanna know how having a stutter has affected your life positively. Honeslty I can’t really think of anything in my experience rather than...

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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2020
3 points

The more you stutter, the less you'll stutter. I recently became a lead at my job, so I have more communication and meetings to do. I still stutter a bunch, but not as bad as before. And I don't care ...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2020
3 points

No. I like people and chatting with them, stuttering be damned. Don’t let it or their attitudes stop you. Walk away from folks who don’t listen to you, mentally if you must....

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2020
2 points

Of course! And sometimes, it was really shitty. It can still be. But it can also be nice. Basically, we all deal with shit from time to time, regardless of whether we stutter or not. That doesn't mea...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2020
3 points

I’ve had my stutter for only 5 years now. It used to be really bad where I couldnt get a single word out without stuttering. Now, I can say full sentences, albeit slower, but I can still get them o...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2020
1 points

Ooh, that's also a great thing to say. So you're saying even with a stutter you are and were able to enjoy a great life?...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
5 points

Hey man! I was once in the same boat. Thing is, you gotta be straight forward about it and if she doesn’t accept you for who you are, then fuck it, move on. There’s going to be a girl that will, I pro...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
6 points

Dawg I’m 20 and I just got a girl recently. I know exactly how you feel but 9/10 the girl doesn’t care about your stutter and will like you for who you are. And shit if she don’t, then she ain’t the o...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
5 points

I have a bad stutter, and my gf has made me accept me how i am, it doesn’t matter because it doesnt make you a lesser person if you stutter. Its all good its just in your head, if shes the right one, ...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
6 points

Talk and tell it directly to her My gf found that particulary attractive about me, that i told it, and wasnt ashamed of it Now almost 2yrs and going strong...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
1 points

So true :). I'm sure you can find a gf in due time. How do you focus on appreciating the little things that we have - like not being mute, blind?...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
2 points

I think i've already accepted my stutter, i don't really know how but i did. I just want people to understand i'm not an idiot or something, but i guess we can't really change other people's minds so ...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
3 points

Think of all the kinds of activities that goes into being human and all that. Not all of it involves speaking. So, I'd say we can still be plenty "normal" for all the rest of it. But really, that doe...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
2 points

So far, luckily, I haven't ever been rejected by someone as their friend. I may indeed have issues making friends, but I think it will be fine. I have actually talked with few of my university coursem...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
1 points

Ohhh trust me I feel you, just have to embrace it which helps gain some confidence. Confidence is one of the only thing that has helped me improve my stutter. Some people have it a lot worse off than ...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
2 points

I just focus on what I have. I have a roof over my head, food on the table, and I have a loving family/friends(hopefully a gf some day haha). It’s not easy but you can’t let bad things get you down be...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
11 points

You are over thinking it. Just be you. If she is genuine, your stutter doesn't matter. If she is superficial, then its good to know this in the beginning. I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversa...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2020
2 points

I do feel down due to my stutter and i feel ashamed whenever i talk, but that doesn't mean people actually care if i do (trust me, smart people and true friends don't care whether you stutter or not, ...

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commentr/StutterAug 23, 2020
2 points

You don't need fixing. You have a stutter, but that doesn't make you useless or broken. We all have something we don't like about ourselves. Your stutter doesn't define you. There is nothing wrong wit...

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