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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
2 points

I look at is as motivation like I can do it too. Yeah so I went to a lot of speech therapy and they told me similar items - telling people before interviews, easy onset, prolonging so won't have be ...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

I'm from USA. I think it's so rare and uncommon so that's why I get these reactions. I just look at other people living great and easy lives - fluent lives. Why can't that be me? Other people have o...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

When I was a teenager (35 now), I had this idealization that my stutter would eventually just ... go away and when I got older everything would be 'normal'. That never happened and here I am, 35 and ...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

Yes, I talk all to time. It is still a struggle sometimes, but most people respect the way I speak and just give me time to finish my sentences. Some people ask me how they should react to me, like i...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

Honestly, if you focus on trying to speak fluently you will fail. İnstead it will cause you more stress and anxiety because you keep stuttering wich will result in more stuttering. It is a spiral real...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

I'm really sorry for you. I know how the feeling is when someone rejected us in every thing just because we're stammer. First, you need to talk with someone who understand you; may be your best frie...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

I'm really sorry for you. I know how the feeling is when someone rejected us in every thing just because we're stammer. First, you need to talk with someone who understand you; may be your best frie...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
6 points

>What did I do to deserve this? NOTHING. It's not your fault! IT'S. NOT. YOUR. FAULT. What country do you live in? Those attitudes from the people around sound incredibly ignorant. Is there a lac...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
3 points

Sounds like you've had a rough week. I remember a job interview I had for a tech support help desk job, answering phones and fixing peoples problems I had recently completed my Diploma in IT which inc...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
1 points

Why would you try to supress your stutter? Embrace it and just accept who you are. If someone dosen't like it, that's someone you shouldn't be friends with, anyone else would provide you with a more m...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
6 points

I am a stutterer, and have been so almost as long as I could speak. My daughter is too. So I'm seeing her develop with it. Even my mom and dad say - "wow, it's like hearing you speak when you were lit...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
3 points

Hey, so I am a stutterer myself. My advice to you is to find a good speech therapist, preferably someone who is specialised in stuttering. I have been to a couple therapist myself and I can say from e...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
2 points

That’s good- you’re a step ahead of me :-). Fear and shame. They are so hard to let go of. But so freeing when we can actually do it. I still struggle with it and my struggles are easier. So yeah,...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
1 points

People who mock us aren't worth our time, we should focus on people we love. Accepting the stutter is the hardest part because it's the very thing we want to destroy . I'm in your situation too,I can...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
1 points

Yeah I agree but I am having a hard time accepting it or what are the exact steps I need to do. I said "I accept my stutter it's okay" but that's not enough. Idk if it's my embarrasment or shame that'...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
1 points

I’m not a PWS so my comment is more about the emotions than the stutter. You can redefine yourself. You can change the narrative of who you are and you can reframe events/ conditions Just beca...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
1 points

Support and encouragement is the best solution. The main techniques I use is always thinking of the “soft touch” so mentally preparing how I can say a word in a soft tone so it doesn’t make my throa...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
2 points

I know I have to put myself in uncomfortable situations but it's hard... I just hope that it will get easier fast like it did in your case ! I already talked about it with my family but not with my fr...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
2 points

I know it's hard man but don't give up ! >Can I ask you how you made progress and what did you do and how long did this take? How do you accept it? I never realized that I made progress until my ...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2018
2 points

Hey ! > Since then, I literally tell people (including girls) that I stutter. Even if I'm at a bar talking to a girl I don't know I'll let her know I stutter, usually in a joking way. I read every...

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