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commentr/StutterMay 4, 2017
1 points

I loved your story and would be interested in seeing your animation video 100% once you have completed it. Perhaps I could implement a couple stories form stutterers from here as well. They could be t...

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commentr/StutterMay 4, 2017
7 points

I like the story, but I do have some issues with the message, particularly the line "Recognize that there is nothing wrong with you: you have the ability to speak with fluency." Not everyone can be fl...

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postr/StutterMay 4, 2017
10 points

A little animated story about stuttering - a few questions

A little animated story about stuttering - a few questions Hello dear people. I'm someone who stutters. I'm in design school, and I've decided to make an animation video about the subject of stutterin...

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commentr/StutterMay 3, 2017
1 points

Sounds like you're doing the right things. Always make her comfortable with stuttering, so she doesn't back away from trying to speak because of it. Approach it like an aesthetic trait or an accent an...

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commentr/StutterMay 3, 2017
6 points

Been reading through everybody's answers. A wide variety of answers to say the least! There is one fundamental reason why I asked this question. I asked this because...the way you view yourself spea...

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commentr/StutterMay 3, 2017
1 points

It's great that you're happy with yourself. Everybody has unique attributes and it's good that you know what you prefer in social situations. Notice that I kept stuttering out of my question though......

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commentr/StutterMay 3, 2017
2 points

Very happy with myself, proud of the person I am and how I've developed. Don't think I'm perfect or anyone is. I'm not very outgoing, but I'm polite and friendly. I'm patient and don't get angry. Pas...

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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2017
5 points

I think my stuttering got a lot worse nearer to her age as puberty started kicking in. To this day, when I'm PMSing, my fluency goes way down. The hormonal stress really doesn't leave much room in my ...

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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2017
2 points

Value teacher office hours. Utilizing personal time interacting with my teachers made the classroom experience a lot less intimidating, and through them, I felt more comfortable overall in that enviro...

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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2017
3 points

Hmm I thought about this for a while. Since your at a new place with all new people just rock that you have a stutter don't look like you are afraid to show it.Also when you tell people you have a st...

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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2017
1 points

You rock! Job interviewing IS work experience, in a sense, it's building up confidence and experience through the interview process. As a person who stutters, I can attest to this by saying it gets ea...

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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2017
1 points

I'm in high school right now. I wouldn't change it for the world. It may cause the occasional "awkward silence" as people try to understand what the f*ck I just said, but I feel like that's okay. Mos...

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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2017
1 points

This! Even if OP were to change their name to something easier to say, in 6 months the stutter on their name will be back. It's all about practice. My name starts with "B" and i stutter on that soun...

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commentr/StutterApr 27, 2017
1 points

Roll with it friend. 2 things - you don't want to work with people that think poorly of you due to a speech impediment. Good coworkers generally just want someone that can do their job and are reaso...

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commentr/StutterApr 27, 2017
5 points

i stutter also. Bring up your stutter quick, we know how akward they feel when they want to but cannot, especially in a tense situation like an interview. my line is "i may stutter, but its okay wit...

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postr/StutterApr 27, 2017
6 points

First Contact

First Contact Hello everyone, Lifelong stutterer here. A couple years back, I joined the McGuire Programme and have had success in overcoming this stutter. Still plenty of work to do, but I wanted to...

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commentr/StutterApr 27, 2017
1 points

You wrote exactly what I had in mind but couldn't find the words to write out. What you said there reminds me of "A Message to a Stutter" by Joseph Sheehan. Although I do think that acceptance is nec...

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commentr/StutterApr 27, 2017
1 points

I understand where you're coming from. Towards the end of high school up til college, I was just like you in that I avoided talking to anyone who didn't "know how to speak to me" (like very close frie...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2017
2 points

I'd have to say, going to school in person is not as bad as you think. I stutter all the time in school, but I just don't care what people think anymore. Plus I think I the long run, going to a physic...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2017
1 points

I think you guys are misinterpreting what I asked. I didn't ask, if there was a magic pill that could make your stutter go away, would you take it? I'm asking if you could go back into history and s...

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