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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2018
3 points

We live in such an easier time than previous generations when it comes to dating because there's online dating, Tinder. I've actually met my girlfriend of 2 years on there. She finds it insanely attra...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
3 points

I completely agree on more positivity. I think we can all agree that stuttering can suck at times and bringing issues here is %100 okay but to doesn’t need to define our lives! Live life the way you w...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
4 points

thats the hardest part for me. i cant make acknowledgement of it even tho i know my friends know i have it. its almost like i cant accept it. that would be a huge step for me. every day is a struggle ...

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postr/StutterApr 16, 2018
31 points

Stutter Positivity

Stutter Positivity I've posted on this sub a few times, but I'll introduce myself again. I'm a (now) 19 year old female who has been stuttering since the age of 2. I'm a musician (and quite the comedi...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
3 points

I don't mean to toot my horn but I get plenty of girls, despite my stutter. I think if they sense it doesn't bother you, it doesn't bother them. I never settle for girls based on which accept my stutt...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
3 points

My girlfriend finds my stutter to be cute and funny. Her and I both make fun of it together. I personally don't have many problems stuttering around girls...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
1 points

Hey, I can empathize with this a lot. I’m a rising 4th year at a US med school and am planning on going into internal. Ive felt the same qualms and thoughts when talking to patients. It’s so awkward h...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
5 points

Over time people stop noticing the stutter. Between online dating, texting, and you maturing, dating will be less and less of an issue. It took me until I was 25 to realize that people don't care abo...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
6 points

I always did a great job of concealing my stutter by choosing my words carefully but when I met my gf of six years she found my stutter to be cute for some odd reason, I got somewhat lucky because sh...

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commentr/StutterApr 15, 2018
5 points

Practice meditating/Self-affirmations/self love daily, avoid toxic people in your life if not then fuck what other people think, understand that you're trying to be the best version of yourself every ...

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commentr/StutterApr 14, 2018
5 points

I’m a nurse and i talk to my patients and family every day. At first i stutter a lot every few words but now, i dont really mind. It gets better overtime if you immerse yourself with people. Most peop...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
2 points

I found best to kinda accept my stutter? I stutter and have dysarthia and due to a bunch of factors its kinda getting worse. It might be unpopular, I don't know, but I found that addressing the stress...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
2 points

Dr Martin Schwartz of NYC explained that some people tense their shoulders when they are stressed out. Stutterers, for whatever reason, learn early on to tense their larynx and surrounding area when t...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
3 points

People have "recovered" from stuttering - meaning they no longer stutter. This would vary from person to person. For example, if I am by myself or talking to animals I never stutter... I think stutter...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
2 points

Don’t let stuttering hold you back. I have a stutter that is a lot better now compared to when I was a kid but still have some bad moments. Despite that, I have s girlfriend, a good job, and an active...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
3 points

I have always stuttered. I struggle to say my own name most of the time, even more on my kids’ names. I hate talking on the phone. The other side is that I am an IT professional who regularly teaches ...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
2 points

Dude, I know how you feel. I was in that state of mind before but it shall pass. You must accept your stutter as a way of life.. and only then will you be able to move past it where you still stutter ...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
2 points

No, we are not limited in life. Everyone has problems. There is no use engaging in the Victim Olympics. I will say, I felt the exact same as you at 15. I've come to accept stuttering and think of it ...

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commentr/StutterApr 12, 2018
1 points

My sister has told me numerous times that I would work best in the type of job where I am in a small, dark room by myself and don’t have to talk for 8 hours a day. I am a very social person and love ...

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commentr/StutterApr 12, 2018
4 points

Agreed. At 15 I didn't know how to live with Stuttering. It definitely gets better as you get older. (30 now,)...

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