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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2020
5 points

As someone who was heavy stutterer in childhood and somewhat fluent now, i get ya. I don't think about it often, until I get into convo with someone, and if it's for the first time its like alarm in b...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2020
13 points

this. I agree so much. I don’t have a constant stutter; on some days - it’s barely there. The mental thought of it is constant, though. On the days where I can “feel” my stutter and I’ve already had s...

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postr/StutterDec 8, 2020
37 points

midnight thoughts

midnight thoughts I've never been asked this but if I was to describe a stutter, this is how I would do it. As a person with a mild stutter, I don't know if I would classify it as covert, it has not r...

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commentr/StutterDec 7, 2020
3 points

This makes sense and happens a lot, also for me. I used to stutter in a more re-re-relaxed way. Once I became self concious about it and tried to fight it, it turned into blocks. The blocks happen whe...

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commentr/StutterDec 7, 2020
6 points

I definitely relate, specially on how stuttering has had an infinitely bigger impact on my negative feelings and fucked up self esteem. Then again, I do see being gay as an incredibly rewarding experi...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2020
2 points

I asked Alexa to play a song once and I kept stuttering on the first syllable and there were a ton of people watching... embarrassing but yeah!...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2020
4 points

I am a girl, and I’m bi. I luckily grew up in a pretty accepting community, but it definitely made me feel like an outsider because of two things going against me if that makes sense. My stutter took ...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2020
9 points

I'm 25 right now and I absolutely recognize this feeling. Even though I have quite a lot of friends and I'm pretty confident about myself as a person, I sometimes get so frustrated and sad when a conv...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2020
1 points

I totally understand you! I feel the same:( and I am starting to say no to many things because of stutter:( i dont know how to deal with it anymore...

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postr/StutterDec 6, 2020
70 points

Is anyone else socially stunted?

Is anyone else socially stunted? I struggle hard to converse with anyone. And making friends is such a struggle, I can’t talk about myself to others (I’m boring af) and I’m so anxious when it comes to...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2020
2 points

This would be a great learning tool! The thought of it is giving me mad anxiety though, spend all my time trying not to stutter not doing it on purpose 😅...

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2020
2 points

Thank you. I am part of that group, I joined it this year. I have not posted anything on there as of yet. I am trying to build my courage to do so as it's Facebook and it's not anonymous, I feel a bit...

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2020
1 points

In my case is the exact opposite, I stutter way more in my native Spanish than in English, and I've seen this pattern many times of people stuttering more ir their native tongue than in other tongues....

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2020
3 points

I have the exact same issue.....and I am frustrated by it ... it's hampering my social skills and bringing down my confidence to the lowest levels ......I need advice on this too ....

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2020
3 points

Awesome job! I am also in the field of having to speak quite often everyday and its nerve racking waking up each day but we gotta do it and face our fears!...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2020
2 points

Self esteem plays a huge role on how speech comes out. This could've been an outcome of negative thought loops and self deteriorating thoughts that caused your speech to be worse. When the self estee...

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postr/StutterDec 4, 2020
8 points

Speech pressure and AI

Speech pressure and AI So I’m not sure how true this is of every stutterer, but when I’m alone I am completely fluent. But on the way to work yesterday I tried to get Siri to play a system of a down ...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2020
1 points

hey man! you said that you don't stutter when you're not focusing on what you're saying? do you often think about your stutter when going to speak to someone in person? Mine gets that bad when im sp...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2020
2 points

haha i never really thought about it until the other day when I was asked if I wanted to move in with someone. its a good chin scratcher :) yeah, thats what i had in mind! i feel like since I'll be r...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2020
2 points

yeah i totally agree about not self diagnosing. I was more pushing at help for people who may be struggling with daily anxieties or have low self esteem that ties into stuttering cheers for the reply...

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