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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2019
1 points

I've had several friends that are girls call my stutter cute before. It made me upset. As if they were playing it off as if it was nothing. I mean obviously to me it's a really big deal.. it's just we...

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2019
1 points

I've always used substitute words where possible. And a variety of tics and tricks when it's unavoidable. But, sad to say, sometimes I've just avoided the situation entirely. ("God would look at tha...

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2019
3 points

30 years old here, haven't met any other ladies with stutters, or much of anyone with a stutter to be honest (only person I can think of may have been a product of brain damage from an injury while se...

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2019
3 points

Female stutterer here! I never really thought about the difference in genders, but I guess I've only really met one or two female stutterers before. The "cute" thing is a real annoyance and I'm sure...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
1 points

dont apologize about stuttering , its who you are and you cant control it . if they dont like it ,fuck them...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
2 points

This certainly helps. No matter what things you do, if you seem like you don't give a shit, people will think less of it. ...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
2 points

Yeah , it can be really hard thing to do , but it's not like we have any other option unfortunately 😔. You have two options Either continue to stutter , and apologize , feel terrible and not so con...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
2 points

I can get behind this a 1000%. I make a joke about my impediment everychance I get and it usually gets a laugh, people usually eventually tell me that they repect the fact that I'm so open minded abou...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
5 points

This is gonna sound really stupid, but just smile more. It's helped me a lot to have more confidence in situations where I otherwise wouldn't have any. ...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
8 points

I'm currently 17 and going through the same thing. I still haven't figured out how to get past this but millions of people out there did, so why shouldnt I? Of course confidence is key. Personally, wh...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
6 points

How can I be confident with having retarded speech and stuttering on every second word? People look at me like at a weirdo when I repeat one sound for 5 seconds long....

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
4 points

The only thing I can recommend is confidence. If you're confident, no one will care about your stutter. I'm 18 too and I have plenty of blocks but I still have a pretty big friend group. I'm lucky in ...

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postr/StutterMar 11, 2019
32 points

Scholarship interview follow up :)

Scholarship interview follow up :) Hey everyone! I’m that kid who was freaking out about the interview I had for a scholarship to my dream school. I just heard back from them, and by the grace of God,...

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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2019
1 points

Hi there, I am much much older than you. I still stutter, however, stuttering doesn't bother me anymore in my day to day life. I got to the point that i am less anxious about everything including talk...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2019
1 points

I got it easy as we started via text but he doesn’t really care about it. Says it doesn’t take too much extra effort to understand. If they love you they’ll listen...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2019
1 points

I play bass, piano, baritone, ukulele and guitar, and I love it! I can get up, share something I love, and have it come out totally clearly. I think of it as a balence patch....

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2019
1 points

I met my husband through a common friend group (I'm a furry so we have furgroups where people -- new and old can come together and chill). We knew -of- each other online back in the olden days of Live...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2019
1 points

Like all other people, try until you find someone that accepts you with your flaws. Girls I know usually think its cute even....

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2019
3 points

It’s was broader in a way. It targeted more of my reactions and perceptions about myself and my stuttering. It taught me that there are aspects with my stuttering that i can control and aspects that i...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2019
4 points

My stutter is still terrible and there are dozens of commonly used words I can't pronounce. However, sometime after 25 I stopped caring about it. Not saying you should do that, but it worked for me. I...

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