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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2016
2 points

I commend you on your optimism, really I do. But honestly this kind of just upsets me. All this says to me is that these people have had success, so why aren't we ourselves having the same success? No...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2016
1 points

I developed it during my adolescence and it affected me up until I was a high school senior. I did a presentation, everybody laughed at me. The business teacher was telling everyone to shut the fuck u...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2016
2 points

I really hope you are able to reach fluency, but I'm afraid your quest/obsession for fluency will only make you miserable in the long run. Most stutterers have been down this road. It's a dangerous on...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
1 points

Well you said it yourself you have times when you are fluent (or stutter less) I wish you the best. I'm sticking to what I know to be true for myself and others and it's hard because I feel like we...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
-2 points

I never once said that it's an easy task no way it is! It's a complicated one and a different journey for each stutterer. I just can't help but believe we can do it. And that is a big thing to believe...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
1 points

I havent personally heard of anyone who has overcome, but I try to stay positive and hope that is the case. Although I do believe it is manageable to keep it down to an unnoticeable level....

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
1 points

Hey man this is an old post but I see that you believe you can overcome your stutter I feel a lot of people on this thread don't believe it can be. It's a big downer. So it's great to see u believe yo...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
1 points

Do you think stuttering/blocking can be something people overcome? It seems a lot of people here don't believe so and I'm thinking bout opting out. It's discouraging....

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
-2 points

What is your defense for someone can't recover ? I mean literally people have stopped I don't understand your logic. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPKWwKGVVhI Guess you are calling this guy a liar too...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
3 points

I just went for it. luckily, my witty charisma is what reeled my gf of two years in. she has known ppl with a stutter since she was young so mine doesn't bother her at all. I've realized that ppl w...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
1 points

Sorry to hear that buddy. Guess your stuck. Not me I've already become more fluent and have spoken to on the phone with ex stutteres who have published books. So.. Maybe you can say something in your...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2016
1 points

Sorry to hear that buddy. Guess your stuck. Not me I've already become more fluent and have spoken to on the phone with ex stutteres who have published books. So.. Maybe you can say something in your...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2016
2 points

Joe O'Donnell - http://m.independent.ie/lifestyle/health/i-talked-my-way-out-of-my-stammer-26434203.html He's the regional director of the McGuire programme in Ireland who I talk to regularly. Years ...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2016
2 points

mine is often quite severe. I've learned that you have to know what you're doing and know why you're doing it. There's gotta be a path. Otherwise you're just throwing yourself into situations where yo...

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postr/StutterDec 28, 2015
3 points

Post names and articles and videos of people who have recovered from their speech impediments.

Post names and articles and videos of people who have recovered from their speech impediments. Ruth Mead, John C Harrison, Paul Noor, I'll post more soon Please post names and stories about people...

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postr/StutterDec 19, 2015
6 points

Benefits to stuttering?

Benefits to stuttering? I had a severe as long as I can remember and only in the past few years Ive managed to get it mostly under control and since then Ive gotten decently good at public speaking fo...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

> one of the reasons a stutter is such a pain in the ass is the concern (I am not sure if its a legitimate concern or not, but it is there) that you are not taken seriously and using words like "cu...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
2 points

I get the aversion to inspiration porn, but i think you have to take each person where they are. If someone has been putting off their career because they're so worried about their speech, then finall...

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postr/StutterDec 5, 2015
3 points

How have you managed to control stuttering and achieve fluency?

How have you managed to control stuttering and achieve fluency? ...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2015
2 points

Great post. I always had a problem with presentations when I knew what I would gonna say. Because then I would know all the "difficult" words and that got me worried, and I blocked more. But as the pr...

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