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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
2 points

It sounds like you're taking a really healthy approach to coping with it. Childhood is the hardest part in my opinion & you've managed to make it past that with a good outlook on things. It gets i...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
2 points

Love the attitude. You gotta work with what you're given in life and a stutter cannot be completely kept under control by everybody and sometimes you gotta accept the occasional stutter and embrace it...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
2 points

I love your way of thinking. I think of myself that way too but sometimes it makes me feel down. Your post was just a reminder that I should be happy with who I am, that’s not to say I shouldn’t work ...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
3 points

Sometimes I feel like I would have it too easy without my stutter. It holds me back just enough to where I have to work for the things I want to people to think of me. It makes me stop to think about...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
9 points

I sometimes feel the same way cause, yeah it’s not a good thing, but I wanna try and make it a good thing. I want to see it as something that makes me unique in some way. Obviously I don’t like gettin...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
1 points

I am 21 now and studying to become a psychiatrist. Its not easy with a stutter but i have accepted it and everyone i work with knows i have it. They dont care about my stutter and dont pay attention t...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterAug 3, 2020
31 points

Is it weird that I kinda like that I have a stutter?

Is it weird that I kinda like that I have a stutter? I think it might be the fact that my stutter isnt AS bad as others but idk, its like it makes me unique and is apart of me, Ive learned to deal wit...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
1 points

Yeah, it's one of the things that are often part of a stutter. It takes tenacity to get out of the bad habit, and it's going to be awkward for a long time, but it'll feel normal eventually....

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

Hello, recent college grad here. I don’t have any straightforward advice, but I’ve been in a similar situation and would like to share my experience in case it can help you. I entered college on a pr...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
1 points

I was actually planning on doing that once I get enough money :)) I just wish I had the same mindset back then as I do now...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

Do what you love to do. Don't let fear and stutter hold you back....

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

My daughter and I stutter, but very mild. My wife doesn't stutter. She claims my daughter doesn't stutter and that I am cured. However, I do still stutter. I rarely stutter around my family. Some peop...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

I agree with what most people here are saying. If you like doing it then don't let your stutter keep you from doing it. Maybe you'll even end up feeling so comfortable with your choice that the stutte...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

I had the same problem when I was in college. I've always wanted to be a veterinarian but I thought that giving instruction as a veterinarian seemed so intimidating to me given the fact that I stutter...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
3 points

Do what your heart desires. Don't let your stutter get you down.try to learn not to be bothered about what ppl think...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
10 points

The people who I’ve known longest often say that they don’t really “hear” it. As in, it was noticeable the first, second or third time they heard me speak but not so much later on. I also had the same...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

Life with a speech impediment can be very hard, simple tasks that seem to be easy tend to be a lot harder. Keep your head up high, friend. Surround yourself with people who fill your life with joy a...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

I'm glad you were able to see throught it, she is lucky :). Not much to add to all the other comments. In the case this stutter does chronify, you should think about speech therapy and a psychologist...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

When I was a teenager I felt extremely hopeless with my stutter. Would cry at least once a week over it and it would upset me so much that I couldn't "fix" it. I luckily had a much older cousin with a...

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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2020
3 points

I've seen a lot of PWS stuck in the Giant in Chains mindset, thinking that their lives would be problem-free if only they didn't stutter. The reality is that no fluent person is happy all the time or ...

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