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commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2015
1 points

You will get over this dude, it might seem like a big deal right now (spoiler alert: I've been there) but in time you will begin to understand it doesn't mean a lot at all. Everything that does matter...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2015
1 points

Hey dude, 28 year old customer service rep. My job is to literally answer phone calls and talk to people. It's taken me a long time to be where I am (I was diagnosed in Kindergarten, along with de-rho...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2015
3 points

You're right, he shouldn't be ashamed, but as Im sure you know, it takes effort and practice to get to that point....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2015
3 points

You're right, stuttering sucks, but it's not a barrier to success. I've found it beneficial to allow my stuttering to be other people's problem as well and not only my own. When I stutter, other peopl...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & MotivationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2015
8 points

You shouldn't be ashamed. Out of everyone else in your class, people are going to remember you because you stutter. No one else in your school can say that about themselves -- that they are able to ma...

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commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2015
1 points

good for you. i wish i had that when i was younger but i do feel like i was robbed of certain experiences in the past. i will try to stay strong and keep my head high. ...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2015
1 points

Yup, I am noticing that I am more fluent when I am overly happy or excited. I can go for mins speaking clearly, it's always a pleasure when that happens. I wish I could control that emotion and re-pr...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2015
1 points

Wow, first trying therapy at 30 is really something. Just a quick note i've learned regarding therapists, they almost all mean well but there's actually very few who truly understand stuttering. Who r...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2015
3 points

Thanks I appreciate that. I'm proud of who I am, stutter and all, even if it feels that it impacts how other people interact with me at times. As I said in my above reply, I do need to work on being c...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2015
-1 points

I'm also 31 and have had a similar experience. I'm a Christian and the way I interpret finding a significant other, like the RIGHT woman I mean, is its something that is in many ways beyond our contro...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2015
1 points

I agree with this. Don't underestimate how powerful the brain is. Obviously stuttering is something that causes a lot of struggle, but saying that you won't ever get a job or find a girlfriend really ...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2015
3 points

My best advice is just to put yourself in seemingly awful situations and trying to focus on your trouble words or letters. I used to not be able to start sentences with H's or S's but through repetiti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
postr/StutterFeb 2, 2015
7 points

Forming coherent sentences as a stutterer

Forming coherent sentences as a stutterer I've stuttered fairly badly for most of my life. I've been to speech therapy on and off for most of my youth and a bit here and there as an adult. My fluency ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2015
1 points

Damn dude, I really hear you. That approach avoidance really is a killer and not easy to reconcile. The only real solution is to stutter without the stress, but definitely easier said than done. I wil...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2015
1 points

You have to believe that you're a catch first of all. I mean... wtf is this? > For them, they know they could do better and I guess I should even be happy that those events even happened. They co...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2015
2 points

I'm 21 and I dated a girl for a month who thought my [stutter was cute](http://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/2qciua/would_if_offend_you_if_i_told_you_i_like_your/). Broke up on good terms for pers...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2015
5 points

I am 20 years old and I am still with my first girlfriend, almost 4 years together. I guess I am lucky in that matter, she never seemed to mind at all, even extremely lucky to find someone like that f...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2015
1 points

Good job man! I dont know what you did to get to the point where 90% you dont think about it but it's magic. I have a friend who taught English in the middle east and he has a LOT of disfluencies. H...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2015
1 points

Thanks for sharing your experience. Yeh, I hope I showed in my post that my stutter isn't something that went away or that i'm suddenly very brave. It's that....i take the punches...i fall down...but ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
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postr/StutterJan 28, 2015
5 points

Motivation: Teaching English in Japan

Motivation: Teaching English in Japan Hello fellow stutters/stammers/speech impedimenters, So this is a post where I talk about myself but it's not to brag. It's to provide some sort of proof that h...

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