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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2019
1 points

I speak both English and Italian and my name is so long and hated it at first. Now im 21 but up to the age of 18 i couldnt say my name in both languages. If i was around people that knew i had a stutt...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2019
2 points

I know someone who also only started stuttering at 18. it's rare but not unheard of. Only advice I can give (other than find a *_qualified_* speech therapist who understands stuttering) is to know it ...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2019
2 points

I have a moderate/severe stutter and am someone who has never had the patience to work on becoming more fluent. I worked at Walmart in my early 20s as a cashier at first, then a cart pusher, and fina...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2019
5 points

I am 34 and continue to block every day. For quite a long time I felt similarly to you. I disliked the hidden disability aspect of stuttering. I felt more of a hindrance than an asset in social situat...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2019
7 points

Speech therapy and hypnosis worked for me. I went from 0% fluency to 85% fluency. I've been stuttering for over 43 years and now I just dont give a đź’© anymore. I felt a radical difference when I ga...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2019
3 points

I love you my man! I hope I can do like that! Had a speech for my school and I went there in confidence and when the teacher said start, I lost it all.... Went blocking on every word, I prepared this ...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2019
7 points

Much respect. We need to take on the victories that we do have and focus on that. Every presentation, every phone call, everytime you talk to your crush, everytime you speak in general and notice that...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2019
2 points

Good shit facing your fears. Something that I think we stutterers all suffer from is the thought that people will laugh us out of the building because we aren’t fluent. If u learn to not give a shit, ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 31, 2019
39 points

hi fellow stutterers.

hi fellow stutterers. Just wanted to post this to tell you guys to take a chance today. A small risk, even if it’s just one. If you know you’re gonna stutter when telling a joke or asking a question, ...

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postr/StutterOct 31, 2019
44 points

We ain't got nothin to hide

We ain't got nothin to hide "... you just keep on walkin' 'cause you me and sister ain't got nothin' to hide." -- Scatman John Adult stutterer here who had a great presentation at work. Practiced eve...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2019
2 points

Idk. I saw him in Idaho falls in like March or something. He seemed very nice when interacting with his patrons. Whether or not he’s nice in his private life, I can’t say. Although, he often says, b...

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2019
2 points

I’ve heard he’s rather an asshole. I hope that isn’t true but if so, maybe, at the very least, his confidence will inspire others....

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2019
2 points

For sure! Look up his interview from 2017 All Star game. When approached and asked if they could mic him, he said something like: "Yes... kids who stutter have to be courageous so yeh you can wire m...

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2019
4 points

He is my favorite player, I've been rooting for him before I found out about his stutter. Then when I found out about it, it made me love him even more. Go 'Stros!...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2019
1 points

he is a really good dude, and is doing a lot of vids that I personally find very inspiring and motivating. I want to go to the military and he had a successful military career as well and his last vid...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2019
2 points

Yup! I don’t stutter when I’m alone. I could probably recite Shakespeare when I’m alone! But with even one person in the room, even my husband, I stutter. It will never be something that I understan...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2019
13 points

There are so many things to unpack here. 1. Your discomfort with her speech: that doesn't make you a bad person, it just makes you an unaccepting person at this time. Can you change, yes. should you ...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2019
0 points

Yes - spending so much time focusing on how to eradicate it makes us feel almost “defective.” This is how God made us and we have a lot to teach the world about patience and tolerance. And that begins...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2019
2 points

I’ve been working on just accepting I have a stutter and move on, but it still gets to me. But thank you. I’ll try not to let people walk on me anymore...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2019
1 points

Hey buddy, not sure what to say tbh. You need to get people to stop taking the piss. You said you was 20. You have a stutter, it’s annoying, it’s not something to be mocked about. The main thing that...

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