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commentr/StutterApr 11, 2019
2 points

Yeah, I heard that too, but they dont stutter openly and as such they fall into that category of people who have overcome it or have massive acts of control. I'm looking for people that are doing well...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
2 points

Congrats!! I've only been in grad school for a little bit, but I've already met quite a few awesome SLPs who stutter. Good luck!!!...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

If this happened to me I hope I would laugh at it. But I think it would depend on the kind of day I was having....

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
6 points

It’s definitely disrespectful and maybe cruel to joke about someone’s speech impediment especially when it’s certainly something we dwell on psychologically. However it takes a certain level of ignora...

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Humor & Community ToneShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

Are you sure this isn’t me? I’m a 28 year old Sam, who is terrified when ordering at Starbucks. I would have been mortified by that response from the barista. On a a side not, I like to make fun of m...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
22 points

I am a stutterer with a dark sense of humor. This has actually happened to me (not exactly this but very similar) and I found it hilarious. Granted a few years back this would have brought my piss to ...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
2 points

I could have raged out of this at one point in my life. I'm not sure I wouldn't *not* be able to say something....

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

I think you just need more time in the fire. Get burned so much it stops hurting, and your confidence can grow. Hang in there. It won’t kill you, it will only hurt, and this is your cross to bear....

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

Editor in chief of a special interest magazine. Worked as editor and reporter in community newspapers for several years before. Journalism was a gauntlet but got me over fearing my stutter. I still s...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
2 points

Congrats! I’m a SLP who stutters and it’s an incredibly rewarding job...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

Next semester is my first one in the Communication and speech disorders program, it’s a place where I feel comfortable and welcome with my stutter and ultimately where I can help people from a relatin...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

I have a supply chain degree. Going through the college of business, there were plenty of presentations that I had to do. My junior year I got tired of the embarrasment. I decided to start my presenta...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
2 points

When mocked I usually say "does it make you feel better to do that?" It generally makes the other person feel very awkward and rightly so. Fuck people who make fun of or pick on people for the way the...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
3 points

Dont plan your life around your stutter. You will absolutely regret it later. I know it sucks. I know less speaking is an easy solution. But why be a mime when opera singer is your dream? Do what you ...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
3 points

I tried to avoid speaking in my last years of high school and first year of college too. I was offered an internship in journalism and have had a career in media for 10 years. Stuttering won’t kill yo...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
3 points

I've a BSc in Biotechnology, now I'm studying for my MSc in Molecular and Medical Biotechnology. Do what you love and don't think about speaking....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

You gotta take the victories where you can and don't sweat the small stuff! I constantly find myself in a place where my stutter just bums the hell out of me....

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Frustration & AngerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
1 points

I got a degree in Marketing and work in a client management role, which just means I talk a lot. The stutter is always going to be there but I don't let it discourage me. Find something you like and d...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
5 points

Speech-Language Pathology. I talk all day despite my moderate-severe stutter....

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2019
3 points

BS Economics and MBA, honestly the hundreds of presentations I’ve had to give has helped my stutter to the point where I am a decent public speaker and only have a slight stutter. My advice is fuck wh...

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