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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2024
6 points

Well done for realising at the young age of 16 that having a stammer will hold you back as much you let it. Only realised this in my mid 20’s....

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postr/StutterDec 9, 2024
1 points

Has anyone who stutters ever thought of committing suicide?

Has anyone who stutters ever thought of committing suicide? Im trying to fight it, years now. I dont like the way i talk and i cannot do anything i admire or want in my life, sometimes i just wanna en...

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Suicidal Ideation & High DistressHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2024
1 points

The best way to make friends as an adult is to find a hobby. Like you said, when you go out to social settings, you have to talk. If you engage in a hobby, such as soccer, you're socializing without h...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2024
1 points

I don't know. I don't enjoy talking, it takes a lot of physical effort for me. So I tend to stay quiet and avoid social settings. When I have tried to talk at social work events and such, I just block...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2024
3 points

Look man, the fact that you don't have any friends is not a good sign. There's no point in blaming your loneliness, lack of friends, or difficulty in dating on your stutter. True, real friends/pattern...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
3 points

Yep, I've lived a life of been the "quiet/shy one" , but in reality I've soooo much to say yet just can't say it... It's so frustrating.....

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postr/StutterDec 6, 2024
38 points

Does anyone else feel stupid when they can’t communicate effectively?

Does anyone else feel stupid when they can’t communicate effectively? Like today I sent my daughter a text message via Siri. I thought my speech was clear but Siri kept getting it wrong and it really...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
0 points

How does one define “severe”? Stuttering is more than the disruptions in speech. I have treated clients who have very few dysfluencies but it impacts their self esteem and overall function to the po...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
4 points

To be honest, even without stuttering, some people are gonna judge you based on your appearance in general, not what you really are. So focusing on your life and not giving a shit is the best you can ...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
5 points

Actually it is, but some underestimate its burden because they don't stutter so they know nothing about the battles one has to cross everyday. Another thing is that a disability should disable you fr...

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2024
4 points

Idk man I'm so sick of being treated like a leper. And then when people realize I'm capable, and possibly even more knowledgeable or intelligent then they are, it's immediate hostility. I'm really giv...

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Stigma & BullyingLoneliness & IsolationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2024
7 points

I am completely exhausted and don't know why I am alive because of stuttering....

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterDec 5, 2024
1 points

Update: This is second time that I’m getting rejected from Army, never gonna applying again

Update: This is second time that I’m getting rejected from Army, never gonna applying again Idk why i find difficult to accept that i am not like others ...

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Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2024
6 points

It sucks big time, I have also been severely held back in my career and life in general by my stutter and I am very hard on myself but just the other day I realised I’m being unreasonable, I have zero...

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postr/StutterDec 5, 2024
19 points

Today i was in Army for interview

Today i was in Army for interview I entered the room and they were very polite, they told me tell us something about me biography, I only managed to say where I am from and what I studied, they said ...

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Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterDec 5, 2024
1 points

This is fucking insane

This is fucking insane I am a 20 year old man trying to live my miserable life but I can't because of stuttering and I have tried in every way to hide this thing in me but it has literally destroyed ...

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Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
postr/stutteringDec 4, 2024
1 points

Hiding doesn’t help

Hiding doesn’t help Been running and hiding from my stutter for my whole life.. I’m 36 and still scared to speak.. avoiding anything that Requires me to talk...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2024
5 points

i have severe adhd and stuttering both also i am ugly and poor. my life wouldn't improve in future either . I think god is probably giving me hint to give up , there is no way out....

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2024
8 points

Better adjust your mindset. It's a crap way to live. Not saying it's easy to do. But hating your life and stressing is no way to live. You should know that you're wrong about "People who stutter ne...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2024
1 points

Did u do someting? Im really seraching for any possible cure or atleast reduce my stutter. If u have any info about it plz help me. Im really having hard time because of stutter :(...

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