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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2019
4 points

Yeah. Everyone tells me that I should accept stuttering at a part of me, but Ill always wish for it to be gone....

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2019
0 points

Accept that you stutter. Only you define it as your "main defining character." People are not sitting around thinking about your stutter. They're thinking about their own issues, fears, bills, family,...

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2019
4 points

If you think that people who don't stutter have easier lives, are confident, "get women easily" and don't have people look down on them, that's because you haven't lived long enough. And if you believ...

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postr/StutterNov 9, 2019
5 points

Feel like I have tried absolutely everything and always get nowhere

Feel like I have tried absolutely everything and always get nowhere Things I have tried: Mcguire Program Lee Lovett Method Speech therapy 10+ years Fasting, Healthy eating Wim hof method Pushing...

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2019
10 points

As a kid I used to pronounce words differently and take all kinds of shortcuts to stutter less but now I prefer to stutter actually. I don't have to repeat myself as often....

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postr/StutterNov 8, 2019
7 points

True off my chest

True off my chest I was talking to my therapist about something my deepest fears and then wham, I couldn’t breathe, I felt like I was gonna faint. I broke out in a cold sweat and the room started swi...

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commentr/StutterNov 8, 2019
3 points

At least you only need to say your name once. Eventually introduced myself to a company director like 6 weeks ago. Had another meeting with him yesterday. Most people had to reintroduce themselves. Go...

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commentr/StutterNov 7, 2019
1 points

Your comment needs to be made into a thread! I have come from not being able to even utter my name to giving hundreds of public speeches and it all became possible because I always refuse to accept m...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2019
2 points

I always think that I should not give a crap like you said. But when the moment comes l am not able to. I’m 28, maybe I’ll get better with time....

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commentr/StutterNov 6, 2019
2 points

>It was thrilling to meet others who talked like me, and who were successful, kind, and good-looking. It was also the first time I heard anyone describe **stuttering as a gift**. Hm, this seems to...

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Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2019
2 points

My friends say they cant imagine me not stuttering. Girls have said (in ernest) it's cute. Up is down, down is up. You can do it. We out here....

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commentr/StutterNov 6, 2019
2 points

Your level of acceptance is commendable man. I struggle with that myself. I hope to reach the point you have as well. Not caring must truly be liberating....

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Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2019
3 points

The more less I give a fuck about my stutter, more less I stutter. All I care is my family, friends and my life.... I don't give a fuck I stutter, I talk through it almost everyday.... I don't even no...

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Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2019
3 points

I like to be all “well TECHNICALLY I’m disabled...” Bc it tends to make people more interested. I just find it easiest to let myself stutter and chill out. It makes conversation easier for me...

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commentr/StutterNov 6, 2019
9 points

I try to use my stutter more as a cool quirk when I meet new people. I realize that a lot of people are actually interested when you tell them and want to know more. Like when I say “ya I guess I’m le...

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postr/StutterNov 6, 2019
79 points

This is sucks, but is shaping you more than you could ever imagine

This is sucks, but is shaping you more than you could ever imagine Hey everyone. Life long fellow stutterer here. Just wanted to let you know that you are all doing great. Worthy of the highest praise...

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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2019
0 points

Why are thinking as if you don't have a stutter, I get it, it's depressing... But accept it, your so lucky you have people to help you...

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Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2019
2 points

Being self aware and making jokes about yourself is a sign of humbleness and confidence. I don’t know who you are, but I’m proud of you for going up there and killing it!...

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postr/StutterNov 4, 2019
64 points

I killed a stand up comedy set.

I killed a stand up comedy set. Just wanted to share cause I know this can be a very gloomy sub where you start to think you arent 'normal' cause of your speech impediment. I struggle with social pr...

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commentr/StutterNov 4, 2019
2 points

I am sincere when I ask this. I went thru vows as a pws. I had a belief that people would wonder "why did she pick a guy with a stutter? can he ever be successful?" I marked 25 years of marriage ...

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