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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2016
4 points

Yea, I usually get around in by adding in a few more words, something like "What's up I'm Andrew" or "Nice to meet you Mark, I'm Andrew." But I still do stutter on my name. I'm 28 now and I've been st...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2016
1 points

I'd rather have a girl laugh at me than think it was endearing or cute. What am I, a fucking handbag chihuahua?? For me, I'm just not worried about it. If the right person comes along by fate, then p...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2016
2 points

> Sometimes it goes great. Sometimes I crash and burn I do this too.... after I crash and burn and it;s all over with. I normally laugh at my own self, in my head (yeah, I'm crazy... I know) its f...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2016
1 points

I've stuttered my whole life, albeit, much much more controlled now than when i was your age, I'm 32. I am a Land Surveyor and make $20 an hour with no college education. I have a beautiful wife and 3...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2016
1 points

girls always said my stammering was cute, lol! well, ya know, the ones that didn't laugh in my face!... ...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2016
2 points

Stutter is filled with variance. Unexpected behavior is bound to happen. Trying to avoid it may not work. Tricks can end up becoming part of the stutter. Are you in speech therapy? You should try th...

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2016
2 points

I can second this. Although it's not about fluency, but about showing your stutter, exposing it, and generally fluency comes. But the timeframe ranges from person to person and depends on the amount o...

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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2016
1 points

Yeah no problem. I have started to look at flawed speech as just a symptom. So you have to find or what the underlying issue(s) are. If you are really serious about getting over this I highly recomme...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2016
1 points

I stopped caring about my stutter a couple of years ago and my life has become so much better ...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2016
2 points

It's a system problem I have come to believe just like ex stutterer John harrison said. Check out the nuero semantics for stuttering group on yahoo. Join the group it's a community like this sub but w...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2016
7 points

That would be perfectly fine if you did it to me, it would probably make me feel more comfortable if anything. Yes your right being a covert stutterer is not so nice, i'm trying to be a bit more open ...

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postr/StutterJul 13, 2016
5 points

What's Your Stutter

What's Your Stutter Hi guys, I did an interview with Juan Lopez [here] (http://www.yearofpurpose.com/yop076-whats-your-stutter-with-juan-v-lopez/) . Juan is a digital marketer and empowerment speaker ...

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2016
2 points

Right on. It's important to remember that stuttering itself isn't bad, it's just a different way of talking. Struggling and feeling ashamed isn't good, but as you work through those things you begin t...

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2016
3 points

I think it's a good idea. The NSA has tons of great stuttering shirts. The people I see comfortable enough to wear them out has a greater sense of ownership and empowerment about who they are and bein...

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2016
2 points

yes, during the school year I go to the schools SLP once a week. I feel that the only way to live with a stutter is to accept it and not to try and get rid of it as that never works and will only leav...

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postr/StutterJul 12, 2016
4 points

Thinking about wearing shirts that advertise my stutter

Thinking about wearing shirts that advertise my stutter "Advertise" is a bad word to use but I was thinking of wearing shirts that say things like "I may stutter but I'm not stupid" or "i stutter: dea...

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postr/StutterJul 6, 2016
7 points

Contrary to popular belief, first impressions don't mean that much.

Contrary to popular belief, first impressions don't mean that much. I'm sure a lot of us have heard "You have to make a good first impression!" So when you meet new people you try really hard not to ...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2016
2 points

Awesome, I love your attitude! That's fantastic. And you're right it's not fair, but life isn't fair. Lots of people face disadvantages, they're not all fluent cisgendered middle-aged attractive whit...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2016
1 points

I quite understand what you are going through. Majority of the people who stutter have same issue. We can speak well with friends and family, but can't utter a word to others.This is mostly due to fea...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2016
2 points

Hey! I'm from the UK (pending) too! Honestly the best thing I've found is to just let go of your pride. You're gonna stammer either way. Get angry, get red in the face. For me, it flows once I've laug...

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