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commentr/StutterApr 12, 2018
2 points

Don’t worry about it. I’ve stuttered all my life and I have a college degree and work for a large IT company. I talk to people and run meetings daily. People do not care about the stutter at all. Ever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterApr 12, 2018
7 points

Every stutterer I know has a college degree, good job, spouse/significant other. Yes it's harder for us but you can definitely still enjoy life. The key is to accept yourself as a stutterer. Honestly,...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2018
3 points

Yeah it definitely sucks! But, trust me it gets better. High school was hell for me as well. At least for me, now that I'm an adult 27 yrs old, I feel like once I accepted my faith and adapted an att...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2018
3 points

There is hope. I stutter, yet I have a very successful career requiring lots of talking and more importantly a beautiful family including two kids. I haven't let my stuttering stop me from living. Yes...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2018
1 points

I learned many years ago people are going to like you for who you are. NOT the way you talk I even dated a woman that said my stutter was cute>>>> upon that word I gave her WTF look and sa...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2018
1 points

To live an authentic life our vulnerabilities need to be exposed. That goes for all of us. People who stutter are forced into it early and are forced to confront their vulnerability all.the.time. I’ve...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2018
2 points

Absolutely true , this is something ive come to realize recently that pushing through a block only tends to make it more severe. Key is keeping your body tension low and just communicating , not givin...

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commentr/StutterApr 11, 2018
1 points

I hope you feel great about your work, your presentation and yourself. You are a human equal to everyone in that room and you’ve earned the right to be there. ...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2018
2 points

> It’s a part of my life I can’t change no matter how hard I try That's exactly why you need to learn to joke about it. Until you do, it's going to just keep getting in the way. I know it's easier...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2018
1 points

For me it is about being able to say what I want so say, when I want to say it, and how I want to say it, in any situation. Do I sometimes stumble, yes! But I use my speaking tools to get back on tra...

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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2018
2 points

For us, accepting means that the stutter is there. It’s a part of our world. (My son stutters). I accept that I can’t fix him. Of course I fight tooth and nail for him to get services. The services fo...

Identity & DisabilityParent & CaregiverSpeech & Stuttering
Acceptance & PrideHome SupportPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2018
1 points

I dont get it tho, does accepting it mean giving up , accepting your limits and settling for the way you are and not trying to improve Or is it something else? I want to be clear about it ...

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postr/StutterApr 10, 2018
7 points

How Do I Define Successful 'Stuttering Therapy'?

How Do I Define Successful 'Stuttering Therapy'? Over my lifetime I attended many speech therapy sessions with professional speech therapists and they had no or little impact on my desires to speak wh...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2018
1 points

I posted my recovery story about a year ago. I'm posting on a mobile app, so it's difficult for me to hunt for it right now. The major breakthrough was when I learned I suffered from a ridiculous amou...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2018
4 points

I joke about it all the time, especially at work. Not so much on each stutter, but more that I do stutter. I tell people I never stuttered until I got this job, started working with them, that kind of...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2018
1 points

Thanks for the input! I have been following the tips from a YouTube channel called Broca Brothers. They make videos on overcoming stuttering. To be honest, I feel like I do not do a good job at accept...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2018
2 points

That's great man, keep it up! Yeah, I hear ya, I, too, have this pain from stuttering -- it goes back as long as I can remember, but I think it heals with time, with the kind of stuff you are doing....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2018
3 points

I don’t mind. Please don’t speak for the whole community Instead of pretending that everything is perfectly normal, while I frustratingly struggle for 45 seconds to say a single word.. and you know...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2018
1 points

When I started my new school year, I decided to be open about my stuttering. Since then, I felt that people were very supportive towards me. Letting everyone know that I stutter was a big step for me ...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2018
1 points

Congratulations on improving your speech! My stutter actually went away when I was 10, and it was gone for about a year. I moved to the United States when I was 11 and my stutter returned since then...

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Experiential AssociationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride