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commentr/StutterJul 9, 2021
3 points

After highschool I went to a college outside of the town I was raised in and where no one from my town goes. I’ll be a senior graduating in the coming spring. Stuttering when meeting people can be bey...

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commentr/StutterJul 9, 2021
2 points

Same way for me I’m looking to get baptize to be acted more decent to have no worries about anybody to judge me...

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postr/StutterJul 9, 2021
4 points

Need advice.

Need advice. Background: Last night, I went to my school's prom. As you can imagine, lots of socialising, loud music etc. The need to project my voice and speak up over the music made me very scared b...

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postr/StutterJul 9, 2021
30 points

Future?

Future? Hi, I'm near 20 years old now, and its time for choose a college. And here is my problem... I don't know what i want to do. I have few ideas but I don't fitting to these jobs. I don't like muc...

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commentr/StutterJul 9, 2021
2 points

As a stutterer, I can confirm this. I become nervous and want to throw all the phrases at once, then leave the stage especially in arguments. My voice is not so loud. I guess it happens because peop...

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postr/StutterJul 9, 2021
15 points

'' Why do you speak soo loud''

'' Why do you speak soo loud'' My neighbor got upset today when I was talking to her and told me '' Why do you speak soo loud'' she thought I was disrespecting her and I apologized but this is not the...

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postr/StutterJul 9, 2021
15 points

Stutter Pet Peeves

Stutter Pet Peeves Here's a small list for me to vent my frustrations out. \-When I know what I want to say, but it won't come out. \-Sometimes I struggle to pronounce words because of my stutter...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2021
6 points

lol i feel literally the exact same. i sometimes feel like i’m confident and it’s okay to stutter and the moment i start speaking my confidence plummets real damn quick...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2021
2 points

I think you may be projecting a bit… feeling how you would if you had his stutter. I (mild stutter mostly controlled) feel this a lot when around my brother whose stutter is… a larger issue. I take de...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2021
2 points

This reminds me of (I think) Chris Evans’ discussion of anxiety. That you eventually treat it like a friend. While you wrote that you couldn’t imagine having it with you the rest of your life, I total...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2021
10 points

My advice would be a stabilising statement like "Hello, I'm ______, here to help. So you know I have a speech impediment, so just bear with me if that flares up." It helps because it can be rhymed off...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2021
2 points

I feel your pain. I'm also struggling a lot when presenting but recently zoom classes got me to experiment little bit. I found myself doing best when totally ignoring the presence of listeners. During...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2021
2 points

I really feel your pain. However, watching yourself presenting can be really helpful. It's painful at the beginning but the more you do it the easier it becomes. Don't forget that's how everyone else...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2021
1 points

It seems hard to do, but for me it helped. It helps with the speech anxiety for sure. And don't assume because they hear you stutter they know that it's stuttering. If you feel uncomfortable straig...

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postr/StutterJul 5, 2021
2 points

Help

Help So I stutter and get really nervous talking to certain people and tomorrow I have a internship and I feel like I’ll have a hard time speaking so I just wanted to know is there anyways I can be mo...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2021
3 points

Yea every time I’m worried what someone will think. I usually tell them I stutter and then I can finally relax. This is a lesson. The only thing holding anyone back is ones self. Keep on learning ...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2021
3 points

Hey! I also have the same thing! A slight block and moderate stutter. I just began to take speech therapy again. I just turned 18 and the last time I took therapy was in 7th grade! I have seen progres...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2021
2 points

Thanks mate, good to hear that you did well in your thesis presentation. People in my country are still ignorant about stuttering one of my professor got agitated while I was answering his question I ...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2021
4 points

I found this really sad to read to be honest. If you like the guy, why should you let something that he cannot control, get in the way? ​ For me my stutter is phycological, if I feel comf...

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Authenticity vs. MaskingValidation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2021
4 points

I know people don’t care, but I automatically get nervous, I can’t control it. I’m thinking in taking anxiety pills and see what they can do....

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