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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2016
4 points

Saying 'you suck at everything' and that is isn't your fault is kind of contradicting. I dont mean to be condescending, but are you working towards any improvement? You remind me of myself a couple of...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2016
1 points

There's a lot of great advice in this post. I'm nearing 30 and the only other thing I can add is that once you're out of high school, no one cares about stuttering. I block and stumble in front of my ...

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commentr/StutterJun 30, 2016
1 points

One bit on friends as someone who grew up with a stutter and has learned to control it through some speech therapy: focus more on yourself - doing things that you want to do for yourself, and you will...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2016
8 points

Don't judge your life by high school standards. I'm a high school teacher (with a moderate-to-severe stutter), and one of my canned PSAs goes something along the lines of "high school is not the best ...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2016
8 points

It gets easier as an adult. Being 16 is hard by itself, insecurities and self doubt can be tough. Add in a stutter and it's hard. I was sure all anyone heard was my stuttering and rarely spoke. As I g...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2016
1 points

I'm really glad you did that! Kudos to you for having the courage to go on. Never stop believing in yourself....

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2016
1 points

It takes a lot of courage to do what you did. And I appeal to you to never stop doing it. So what if you stuttered on your name? You had so much more to share and I am sure the audience would be very ...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2016
1 points

See, here's the thing. We are stuck with a speech habit that cannot be cured. At best it can be controlled to varying degrees but not completely cured. It impairs our lives to an extent we let it. Thi...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2016
1 points

I'd never been able to pronounce my name without blocking, making faces and such. After I tried 'The Mcguire Programme' things started changing. It all started on day one of a four day course, and aft...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2016
1 points

Dude you need to stop letting your stutter hold you back. You have a stutter. That's a fact and a part of your life, so what? Complaining is not going to change it. I know this isn't exactly fair but ...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2016
2 points

I did a presentation in front of our DVPs. I was so nervous and felt so awkward that I was a stuttering hot mess. I got through it though, and my next presentations went much smoother. The uptick t...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2016
3 points

It was a tremendous help for me. Didn't help me stutter less, but did help me stutter confidently. Actually, going to therapy increased my confidence all around. 10/10 would recommend. ...

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postr/StutterJun 24, 2016
12 points

Stuttering sometimes comes as a blessing

Stuttering sometimes comes as a blessing When I manage to not stutter even once saying a few sentences it makes me so happy that it will make the rest of the day so joyful lol. Who would have known th...

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2016
1 points

No not really, for all men being good with women stems from confidence and for all stutterers talking clearly stems from confidence. I block stutter, meaning I won't be able to say a word at all but ...

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commentr/StutterJun 20, 2016
1 points

Hey man, thanks. I have my highs and lows with this stuttering nonsense. A little perspective can go a long way in starting the climb out of a low place. Cheers...

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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2016
2 points

The job I just interviewed for and got said "Strong verbal and written communication skills." You'll be fine. As long as you can make them believe you can do the job. Good luck, and be confident in yo...

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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2016
1 points

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/2zr57o/my_first_and_last_post_here/ Yep I've been there before, I explained how I got out of it in my post there. This title is an exaggeration by the way, ...

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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2016
1 points

Yeah I've done it like 5 times over the past year, luckily for me when meeting new people/ people I haven't seen in a while I don't stutter much and when it comes to actually approaching the girl, the...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2016
1 points

ok thanks a lot, i would give anything to be free of this accursed stutter ...

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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2016
2 points

Hey, I feel your pain. I'm learning to try to talk. I don't want to be known as some antisocial jerk, but I don't want to be known as some stuttering idiot who doesn't deserve to be heard...

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