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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2019
4 points

No way! I know that's a hilarious meme but it does not reflect the truth. Stop using your stutter as an excuse for not doing something; instead, use it as an excuse for doing everything! Believe me, ...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2019
2 points

First of all I am really sorry you had to go through that, people reacting like that always feel like shit and makes me want to ounch them in the face. The honest yet difficult truth which I have been...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2019
2 points

Fuck, this is too accurate. There’s so much shit I wish I could do, that I wanna do, but I feel like I can’t....

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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2019
12 points

A great study by Yuko Yoshida: Benefits of Pseudostuttering: • Indirect self-disclosure (Van Riper, 1973). • Enabling people who stutter (PWS) to (Reitzes, 2005): 1) move forward through moment...

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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2019
0 points

its all in how you hohohohld yourself, if you walk up and suh suh suhs suhs suhs say, hi, its different, but walk up an an an an an an an an an an ann say nothing, i think you'll be okay. oth oth otht...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2019
2 points

Thanks so much, but this is not me in the video, just a person I follow on Youtube and I like to share her insights on here. She is amazingly well adjusted. I wish I could be this brave and open abou...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2019
3 points

I feel like that and I don't have a stutter. You know what, I've always attracted nice people. I don't need to promote myself. In fact,I'm averse to people who do. Just be chill with yourself. That's...

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postr/StutterOct 5, 2019
37 points

A story about a Zen Monk I met who had a very severe speech impediment.

A story about a Zen Monk I met who had a very severe speech impediment. Last winter I went on a trip with my college Religious Studies class to the Jikoji Zen center near Santa Cruz. It was one of the...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2019
2 points

Kind of yes. They only tends to stutter in some specific situation apart from it they pretty much cured it. And many people i know. They just accepted it and living with it happily. So it's on there p...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2019
21 points

Absolutely! I like to think my stutter just helps me sort out the people I should keep close in life, lol....

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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2019
3 points

It is not embarrassing. It’s you dealing with a situation most people can not even imagen going through. With that said, I’d like to encourage you to do it live and be proud of it afterwards....

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postr/StutterOct 1, 2019
114 points

Gave a speech as best man at my best friends wedding. Stutter free.

Gave a speech as best man at my best friends wedding. Stutter free. Just found this sub and needed to post this story to help anybody out in here. So I'm life long stutterer and have zero shame about...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
13 points

Congrats! It's a scary leap of faith, but it was one of the best decisions I ever made. I will say that, as I went to a speech therapist for the first time at 30, I wasn't expecting to be "cured." An...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
1 points

Hey man I’m 15 and in high school and your right it’s tough I’ve had this all my life and may have it forever but I don’t let it take me down I make jokes about it I still persue everything I want and...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2019
1 points

I think I'm more accepting of it as an adult because I've improved so much (5 years old vs. 24 years old). I believe something really important to this mindset is reminding yourself you are more fluen...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2019
0 points

*le sigh* Edit: seriously, I see what you’re saying. I’m just not there yet. I love making jokes though. People laugh at different things I guess. Glad you are able to laugh at yourself though, that’...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2019
-2 points

I don't see why its so bad for someone to make a joke about it, I keep a healthy spirit and genuinely sometimes encourage people to make jokes about it as long as they don't push the line. Its not the...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2019
2 points

Yeah, I'm not saying the trajectory would be the same for all of us, but I find that if we allow ourselves to be amused by the weird sounds that sometimes come out of our mouth... it's less "dangerous...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2019
4 points

I wish I could find humor in it when they do but I haven’t yet. Maybe in the future, I’m open to it. I’ve tried to make light of it sometimes...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2019
4 points

I rather stutter till the day I die than to be cured by a method recommend by that bellend....

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