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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2014
1 points

Great! This is exactly the type of feedback I want to hear! I don't want to over emphasize anything, but I want to do the condition justice, and I want to do it respectfully. I want this to be a chara...

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postr/StutterAug 17, 2014
15 points

Just wanted to remind everyone don't let stuttering stop you from accomplishing your dreams.

Just wanted to remind everyone don't let stuttering stop you from accomplishing your dreams. I have been stuttering my whole life. I have lots of blocks and bad stuttering habits But this Friday I fi...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
5 points

If there was one tidbit of knowledge I could put in every stutterer's mind it would be this: Stuttering in no way decreases the meaningfulness of your speech. Your message is important, your words mat...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2014
2 points

Thank God it helped you.!! I personally have never hated stuttering, Here is why.(and I tell this not to impress you,but to impress upon you.) 1.it has kept me humble,otherwise I would have been way...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2014
2 points

I used to be really embarrassed of my stutter and when a drank I would 'blame it on the alcohol' hehe. But then it became a problem because I thought I was socially awkward and later developed into an...

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postr/StutterAug 5, 2014
12 points

Hello guys. ;)

Hello guys. ;) Hello people. Cant believe it!! I just got this subreddit. I havent seen the links provided yet to see about stuttering because i first want to connect to people who can understand me. ...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2014
3 points

that was a good read and good for you man, I have only met in person maybe 2 other people with stutters like mine, I've seen disabilities with speech impediments of the likes, but never one like mine....

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2014
1 points

Honestly Tony is such a tour de force that I wouldn't be able to help getting totally blown away, feeling amazing and inspired and thus I would likely be much more fluent just because I have all these...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2014
1 points

Great point. When I do speak well, I'm eager and excited to speak. Generally, I'm not fond of speaking but that can change. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2014
2 points

Thanks for your testimony, BeardedLooper. I noticed that staying away for masturbation and porn helps me a lot too. After a period of abstinence, my speech gets more fluent, I'm more confident and hap...

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Helpful Med OutcomesHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJul 27, 2014
3 points

Not fapping helped me gain a ton of confidence back

Not fapping helped me gain a ton of confidence back I decided to stop fapping cold turkey. I felt like it was ruining my self esteem and confidence. My stutter was a major factor in my lack of confide...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2014
1 points

I found getting older and being confident with myself helped me overcome my stutter, I didn't meditate though. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2014
2 points

Thanks for the comment, yeah working hard within yourself if very important... I don't think it's possible to fix it in 1 day, you need to first understand why it's happening and then go from there. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2014
1 points

Thanks for the reply, It's refreshing to hear from people with the same experience. You worded the sinking feeling perfectly "reality collapses around you" like nothing else besides trying to get tha...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2014
2 points

Confidence, belief and familiarisation is everything. Once you get pumped up and get that belief you can speak, then you'll most probably talk fluently. I've had instances where I've been extremely pu...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2014
5 points

Thanks for sharing your story, it is very inspiring. I've stuttered my whole life (I'm 26 now) and I still avoid phones like the plague. However, lately I've been pushing myself into more and more spe...

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postr/StutterJul 26, 2014
13 points

My long stutter Story and how I overcame it

My long stutter Story and how I overcame it Hi Reddit, I'm 32 year old and for 25 years I had a stutter. I had periods (weeks) where I thought I got rid of it for it to only come back. I really hated...

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commentr/StutterJul 25, 2014
1 points

I've never taken a job, until recently, that didn't force me to confront it. I've been a lead singer in a band, a radioman on a submarine, and I've also worked in a customer service call center. Gran...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2014
1 points

Some good stuff here IMO. Speaking as someone who is now a mostly non-stuttering stutterer I like section #2. I'm the sort of guy who cared a little too much what other people think, but once I got ...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2014
4 points

I couldn't agree more. I have a moderate to severe stutter. I am working on my Doctorate in healthcare (I have to talk to patients all day) at the moment. I definitely had to confront my stutter and f...

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