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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2020
2 points

I developed my stutter (a neurogenic stutter) later, as an adult due to MS. I have had other speech impediments most of my life, but I don’t feel they held me back. So I didn’t really feel the need to...

Speech & StutteringSchool & WorkTherapy & Professional
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesEmployment & CareerSeeking Therapy+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2020
1 points

Hello! I’m currently in a relationship of nearly three years and I have a moderate stutter, usually during certain vowels/consonants. My girlfriend has always been supportive of it, she tells me it do...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceSeverity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2020
13 points

After I had been through a serious experience that cost me sth I have longed to achieve, I might have just touched upon a key factor in being comfortable with stuttering and probbaly eventually overcoming this impediment.

After I had been through a serious experience that cost me sth I have longed to achieve, I might have just touched upon a key factor in being comfortable with stuttering and probbaly eventually overco...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2020
5 points

Be comfortable in your own skin. I have a moderate stutter and I focus on living and not my stutter. It's amazing when you stop fighting your stutter, your fluency improves. We are all different i...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2020
7 points

I was set up on a Blind date (without ever had dated before for fear my stutter would run the other person off). This may be a cliche but it was love at first sight and we are actually celebrating 25...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2020
5 points

We like/love people for their positive attributes and not for their lack of negative ones. The key is to be yourself despite your stutter. Don't let it hold you back from showing everything you've got...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2020
2 points

A key to overcoming your stutter is to not be anxious about it. Don't sweat over it, because admit it, this is how you're gonna live your life. A lot of us got through your phase, including myself by ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 17, 2020
3 points

I hope nobody made that bet..

I hope nobody made that bet.. That I would never get over my stutter. Hope they didn’t bet their ass on it. Hahaha....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2020
15 points

Relaxing my abdomen and focusing on the vowel part of the word has helped me more than anything else I've tried. I am 22 now. Another huge key is the positive mindset behind stuttering and looking bac...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2020
6 points

Bachelor's in Psychology, Masters degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. My job title is National Trainer and the ups are: I was told I could not do this job because of my stutter but I p...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2020
18 points

That used to annoy me to no end. Then I just started ignoring it and focus on saying what I wanted, regardless of whether the word had already been guessed and uttered by another. No need to worry a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2020
1 points

I don’t stutter, but I love people who do! You all are the MOST tenacious and driven people. That’s probably why people who stutter are disproportionately represented among the top echelon of.... ever...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
10 points

My absolute favorite come back I learned from just a little guy, maybe 8? said to another kid, “Yeah, I stutter. What’s your deal?”...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
4 points

There's a YouTube video with Matice anhjamine and she tried CBD oil. I myself chose to not use any substances because they made me feel like a zombie. I am using diaphragmatic breathing, meditatio...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
3 points

:( at least you work and didn’t let your stuttering get in the way of it....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
1 points

I think that in order to reach your life goals you have to accept it. But that doesn't mean not working on it or giving into self pity. Do your best but don't beat yourself up too hard if you don't r...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
1 points

I highly recommend you ease seeking fluency. It’s unfortunate that is what all of us look for it but it’s not the only thing that can help. There is no fix because there is nothing wrong with us. We a...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
3 points

I'm of the opinion that accepting it as part of who you are is key to deal with it. For me, trying not to stutter makes me get more stressed and build up more tension, making the whole thing worse in ...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
2 points

I was in the elevator last night with a boyfriend’s friend I met not too long ago and he asked me for my name because he forgot and I said it with only a small block happening. Feels great when you ar...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
2 points

I go through fluency phrases myself but the key is not focusing on your stutter, focus on living. I don't even think about my stutter anymore. If I have a block, oh well, I have a block. I do my d...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation