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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2021
8 points

same situation here. occasional mild stuttering maybe it's milder than you, my parents never noticed that i struggle with stuttering until i talked to them in my early 30s. my worst spot was when ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2021
1 points

Yeah I definitely feel like the anxious and stress feeling thinking about that your going to freeze even before saying the word makes it worse. If we didn't care about our stutter words would come out...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2021
1 points

It usually comes out fluently unless I think about it too much. I used to have tick like behaviour tho when I was full on struggling with stuttering....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2021
1 points

Its just so frustrating at times. I know if I didn't have a stutter I would be a completely different person and would have an entirely difference life than I do now. My goals and dreams are to become...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2021
2 points

I understand your pain man I have problems with certain letters too and avoid ordering at all unless its on an online app or if the place has a tablet to order from. But good on you for pushing yourse...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2021
1 points

Congrats on your job you should be very proud of yourself bud! Question when you say your name unprompted does it come out fluently most times? When I struggle with blocks I use my hands or I twist my...

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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2021
1 points

Thank you! I hold back a lot for a long time until I just break down from time to time and last night was one of those nights. It didn't help either that the morning I had an issue with saying my name...

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postr/StutterFeb 5, 2021
44 points

In my late 30s and in the worst place I've ever been with my stutter.

In my late 30s and in the worst place I've ever been with my stutter. Just venting, I guess. Maybe someone can relate. I've had a stutter since I was a kid, and very quickly developed covert avoidan...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2021
1 points

I know how you feel man im dog shit at saying B and sadly enough my first and last name have a b in them. i went in to get a pizza my grandma ordered(didn't know if they used my grandpas id my grandma...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2021
1 points

Congrats on going back to school, thats so exciting. College was the absolute worse for me lol especially when my entire first year with all the presentations I had to do. You stick it out though push...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2021
2 points

I can definitely agree with that statement! Whenever I used to work as a cashier at a supermarket I found that saying fifty to fifty-nine whenever I was working would usually make my stutter come up, ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2021
2 points

Hosnestly this is exactly how i kinda feel and used to feel. People are always trying to get you to "spit it out" or to finish your sentences like chilll but that aside you got this bro i mean it, you...

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postr/StutterFeb 4, 2021
11 points

Call Center Stuttering

Call Center Stuttering Hello incredible people, I just want to share this with you as I am going through quite a lot at the moment and I feel the need to be heard (or read, lol). I have been seeing ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2021
7 points

We've all felt this and in reality it does suck, but there are ways that you can make it better. The envy of seeing other people talk effortlessly did used to hurt, but man what can you do! Nothing, s...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2021
3 points

I've gone through that. Every waking moment thinking of stuttering or avoiding people so I won't have an opportunity to stutter. Unfortunately the answer is as you said, stop thinking about it and sto...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2021
6 points

It’s weird because I’ve stuttered my whole life and I guess I have some social anxiety and things like that because of the stuttering. I’m a freshman in college and I started drinking, and I don’t stu...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2021
3 points

I’m an SLP student and what I do know is that a big part of it is how you view your stuttering. Do you embrace it or ashamed of it? Avoiding it creates heightened anxiety which often leads to more stu...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2021
1 points

You hit the nail on the head: your own confidence helped you. You were in a place where no one knew your speech patterns and everyone was a stranger, so you didn't have to worry about it. We know stut...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2021
2 points

I've 100% been in your shoes. I know exactly how disappointed and scared you feel because I have gone through the exact same thing. One time I worked really hard to get an interview - kept dropping of...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2021
3 points

I think somewhat bc I was on anti anxiety meds and noticed my stutter was like 80% percent gone and I could finally speak my mind. I think there are other factors that go into it tho....

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