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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2017
1 points

I believe that this is the key to be happy in life. Stop fighting what you cannot change. Stop caring what the people think that never liked you in the first place....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2017
3 points

I am currently at a point in my life where I came to the exact same realization and I have never felt happier in my life. I will further comment on your post when I have a little bit more time but for...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
7 points

Exactly the realization I came to as well. When I stopped fighting stuttering, I found freedom....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2017
1 points

Accept it you stutter! My motto is anybody not willing to accept me with my stutter is not worth having in my life so they wouldn't be friend anyway! Get out in the world! At least you don't have IB...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2017
2 points

That's what I've been told my entire life, is to be confident and say what I want to say and stutter freely, and while I do stutter freely in front of strangers from time to time with not much trouble...

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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2017
3 points

Do you work? Work really helped me accept my stuttering and focus on other things in life. I felt safer stuttering at work because my main goal was to get my job done, not look cool or attractive to ...

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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2017
3 points

My advice is to go head on, do everything you want in your life and DO NOT let stuttering get in your way. If you speak confidently and happen to stutter it is not that big of a deal. HOW you deal wit...

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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2017
4 points

The most important thing is to change your mindset about your speech. Accepting your stutter and understanding that it is OK to stutter is key. There are many people who will fully accept you 100% wit...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2017
1 points

This is great advise, it actually reminds me of the story of the 2 Buddhist monks crossing the river. [Story](http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=63753) Just a tip I've found when talking to...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2017
2 points

Thanks for your response. I am also greatly into psychedelics, I haven't dived deep enough into them to truly experience the boundary dissolving effect but I've experienced them enough to learn the po...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2017
1 points

Overall it was a very positive experience. I drank it three times in total. The ritual aspect of it, IMO, makes the experience unlike any other psychedelic. The settings, the Shaman, the whole deal. D...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2017
4 points

I told them i stutter mid-conversation because i couldn't talk for shit that night, it was ridiculous. But yeah i guess i'll just move on, can't do much but try to forget what happened. Also that guy ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2017
2 points

I don't know you. But if I were to guess, the anxiety over what they think of you is worse than if you just knew they think you stutter or are dumb. So remove the anxiety. Just accept that they thi...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
22 points

> i swear i chocked upon every word That is not your problem. It is their problem. Don't fret over the things you cannot control. If you had a choice, you wouldn't stutter, but you don't. The...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
5 points

1: I still stutter but not to the same degree of severity. I am generally more comfortable which lends to less stuttering. 2: For the most part, yes! There are situations where I have self-doubt and ...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
8 points

I can relate so much to you. Today actually I decided I wanted to meet at least one person at university every day that I'm there and today I ended up meeting 3 people and having fun with my friends, ...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
3 points

I am happy for you mate! I just spent some time with my Aunt who is like my second mother and because of this fact I tend to stutter alot around her since I dont want to let her down (i am sure you ca...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
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postr/StutterMar 6, 2017
18 points

Success

Success Ever since university started in September my speech-confidence has skyrocketed. I am no longer anxious about ordering food, making phone calls or being in larger social gatherings- at least, ...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2017
2 points

I love these questions. I am still not 100% at peace with my stutter, it still gets me down sometimes and I still hate answering the phone, but acceptance, even partial acceptance has made it feel lik...

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Acceptance & PrideSchool & Academic LifeHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2017
2 points

The way to do it is to not let it impact your life. Don't let it determine whether you do something. For me, a big problem growing up was I used the stutter as an excuse not to pursue what I wanted. S...

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