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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2014
5 points

Confidence is everything, at least that's my experience over the last 32 years as a stutterer. Well done on the presentation. That took some balls. ...

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postr/StutterJun 24, 2014
18 points

So I held a presentation today...

So I held a presentation today... ...and I stuttered. A few times.. But I didn't bother. Some words just took a little longer than usual, but I accepted it and moved on with more confidence. At the en...

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postr/StutterJun 22, 2014
0 points

There are benefits to stuttering! Here are a few

There are benefits to stuttering! Here are a few I’ve always stuttered – that has never changed. However, my attitude surrounding my stuttering has certainly changed. I started opening up about it mor...

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postr/StutterJun 20, 2014
6 points

There are benefits to stuttering! Here are a few

There are benefits to stuttering! Here are a few I’ve always stuttered – that has never changed. However, my attitude surrounding my stuttering has certainly changed. I started opening up about it mor...

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postr/StutterJun 20, 2014
2 points

Yes, there are benefits to stuttering! Here are a few

Yes, there are benefits to stuttering! Here are a few I’ve always stuttered – that has never changed. However, my attitude surrounding my stuttering has certainly changed. I started opening up about i...

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commentr/StutterJun 18, 2014
1 points

Same as stuttering, It's about reducing stress levels. Getting lots of sleep and having a good balanced diet will help this, stay positive and don't let it or how people respond to it let you down....

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postr/StutterJun 16, 2014
3 points

I speak better now

I speak better now After hanging out with some friends and noticing the way I was talking wasn't working as well as I like, I found a way that helps me speak better. I realized I was thinking about ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2014
1 points

I think we all have days like this. You just have to keep cutting back on how long you dwell on it. Let it bother you for half a day. Then a few hours. Then just the morning. Then an hour. Then a few ...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2014
2 points

I stopped allowing it to bother me. It's like when you stop responding to the swarm of flies. They are still there but you just don't notice them. Likewise the stutter is still there but I do not let ...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2014
1 points

Question, I know it might be tough to say things definitively, but do you feel that it was the drug that changed your life? Or was it accepting your stutter? If both, which had the greatest contributi...

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commentr/StutterJun 13, 2014
1 points

There is only one way to get more comfortable speaking to other people, isn't there? =). It would help me, even though my stutter / stammer is not really that bad when I'm not full of anxiety. I just ...

Emotional Experience
Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2014
1 points

Congrats on graduating. I would say wholeheartedly go for it! I was really socially anxious and terrified about speaking in front of people, but I ended up taking a host and later a server position ...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2014
1 points

Congratulations. My stutter also built me, it's the reason why I thought that I was an introvert and a nerd, it led me to be so interested in computers and technology. It was only until recently did I...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2014
1 points

I remember when I was in a group of people who stuttered, we were maybe ten years old, and one of us asked one of the counsellors if the stuttering would ever stop by age, she only gave us this sadden...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2014
4 points

Klonopin. Klonopin gave me confidence, although a false sense of it, still confidence. It showed me what I could be if I accepted my stutter, and just began expressing myself. I watched all of these t...

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postr/StutterJun 9, 2014
8 points

reflection

reflection Last summer, after doing nothing about my stutter for 20 years, I finally did something. I first started seeing a therapist, which allowed for the first time, someone to talk to about the i...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2014
1 points

I think good or bad, the experience will be worth it and will help you. You gotta to be willing to push your comfort zone and this is a terrific way!...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2014
1 points

Not an easy decision, I'm sure, but you'll definitely benefit from taking the job in the long run. It'll be tough while you're doing it, but I'm sure if you stick at it, you'll see improvement! Best o...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2014
2 points

Go for it man, I know it takes a toll and can be exhausting, but you will grow as a person, develop into something more. ...

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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2014
1 points

Yes! Go for it! At your age, there's nothing that you have to lose from this experience. Face tour fears on your own terms. You have absolutely nothing to lose! :)...

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