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commentr/StutterMar 15, 2019
1 points

To be honest I still have bad days too, Over the years I have learned like ticks or techniques to get through the day. My speech is a battle everyday that's really exhausting most days. What I find be...

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commentr/StutterMar 15, 2019
1 points

It's quite normal to have your name be your #1 stuttering word. Most people report that the sound of their stutter is only a small component of the experience, and the dread and worry in anticipation ...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2019
1 points

Everyone please remember that your thoughts are worth hearing, even if we have to wait through a stutter or two. The world doesn't want to miss you just because of this mechanical bullshit obscuring w...

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commentr/StutterMar 15, 2019
1 points

I don’t know if it’s that sad compared to a life spent consumed by anxiety, fear, insecurities and a constant feeling of failure because you can’t say your name - THAT is the tragedy. Plus, we don’t c...

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commentr/StutterMar 15, 2019
3 points

That's a good idea, I'll test it out and see.. I know what exposure therapy is I know I need to introduce myself more often to feel comfortable with it but it just leaves me feeling weird everytime.. ...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
2 points

First off you are a wonderful person to even suggest to find an answer to this problem! There is not a stright forward solution to the problem. You have to let him finish what he is saying and show h...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
1 points

Sure..like a lot of things...ever heard of cancer? In the grand scheme of things having to change your name, while inconvenient, doesn't even move the needle in terms of human suffering. I think it's ...

Identity & Disability
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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
2 points

I had the worst time saying it at work and would hate when I couldn’t get it out easily. It starts with a “J”. So it goes like “j-j-j”. Anyway, something that happened to work out was wearing my name ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
2 points

Everyone has their own problems, stuttering is ours. So don't think that no one wants to hear your thoughts, your as capable as any other person you just stutter. So dont make stuttering an issue but ...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
2 points

As great of an intention you have sharing this, I think that is a terrible way to go about it. Just because you stutter you should not have to change your identity...I mean if that's how someone finds...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
-6 points

Get over it, it's just stuttering. It really sucks, but it would be way worse. A friend of mine can't walk, but hes happy. Still he feels bad for me...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
4 points

I feel your pain my friend.. my name starts with an "A" and I can hardly get it out most of the time. I started going by a nickname that rolls off the tongue a bit better but I normally still have to ...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
4 points

That's actually really sad, we should'nt have to change our names just because it's easier to say. I hate stuttering because it's makes things like this happen to people who don't deserve it....

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
4 points

To me, being mute makes me whole life a lot better. I never have to talk, and people will actually understand and support me instead of looking at me weird while I'm stuttering. I can also go to colle...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
2 points

I'm a female stutterer. In my life, I've met two male stutterers and two female stutterers, but I know statistics-wise, a disproportionate number of stutterers are male. Regarding your quest...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
1 points

This. I worked in a hotel and had to stutter through check in processes and guest/employee issues all day long for over 2 years. By shamelessly stuttering and accepting that it was there, no one comme...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
1 points

I work in the hospitality industry as a front desk manager and I am a female who stutters. I’ve stuttered since I was a child and although it was much worse as a child I still struggle at the age of 2...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
1 points

I thought about it for a long time and finally changed my legal name last year. Its been a liberating year since. I think the overall psychological impact of not stuttering when I introduce myself has...

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2019
2 points

For when your Shitlist isn't big enough...introducing The Fuck It Bucket. Take your fucks and throw them in when you can't spare giving anymore....

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2019
1 points

Thanks for your reply. I'm 24. I'm at the point in my life where I'm strating to come to terms with my stutter and realizing that it doesn't make me less of anything. However it's still tough because ...

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