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commentr/StutterMar 31, 2015
1 points

Thanks for posting. I've been trying to improve myself in all aspects of life including accepting my stutter. All of the podcasts make perfect sense. I'm going to try to put it in practice. It won't ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2015
3 points

Girl. I bet you look clean and fantastic, and I guarantee your SO would love to fix that and get you all messy ;). Though easier said than done, I bet your SO thinks you look fantastic and isn't tur...

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commentr/StutterMar 29, 2015
1 points

It isn't always about my SO so much as it is about me not loving myself and getting myself down. I have a wonderful SO and an amazing best friend (who also stutters) and they are both very supporitve....

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commentr/StutterMar 29, 2015
1 points

Thank you for sharing your personal experience. I know for a fact it is in my head since the opinion of my SO in terms of my sexiness is what I care about and even though he reassures me I've seen vid...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2015
2 points

He's never said anything about me not being sexy, this is all my own opinion of myself. I know it doesn't bother him but I hate the sound of my own voice so I dunno. Thanks for your kind words, means ...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2015
1 points

It definitely is me, no question about, my SO has been really cool about it and the one time I mentioned being turned off by it he said I was nuts, so please no hate for him. This is just me being bot...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2015
4 points

Sounds like you are the one feeling the bad vibes, and not your SO. They chose you so its pretty unrealistic they actually gets turn off by your stutter. MIght be turnd off by you getting turned off t...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2015
2 points

I think people who are turned off by a stutter are likely to be relatively shallow, and not at a place in their life where they could access the deep compassion you need to offer in order to have a go...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2015
3 points

it's not really something you can snap into, that's why taking little actionable steps every day is the best way i've seen to change how you feel about yourself and stuttering....

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2015
1 points

I was feeling just like you when i was around 23, then i went to a seminar on stuttering. It helped me realized that first, i have to accept that i stutter, second, stuttering is not that important to...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2015
1 points

>I've been stuttering for as long as I can remember and my speech and feeling towards it is hitting rock bottom. I do not enjoy life anymore. I often wake up thinking "great, another day, another s...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2015
1 points

I'm about the same age, and I take a similar approach. It was gradual for me. I knew I had to stop caring, but actually stopping that took some time. It doesn't matter what anybody thinks. Some peop...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2015
2 points

Hopefully it just gets better. I'm 38 and I'm way more fluent than I was 15 years ago. I also stopped caring as much about what other people think and I think that that helped, but of course it's no...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2015
2 points

You don't become used to embarrassment, at least I don't think, you accept and attempt to conquer. Don't be a slave to your voice and disfluencies. I have a feeling you're feeling so down because youh...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2015
3 points

Why do you consider it embarrassment? Sure, people will notice, and some might get annoyed or something, but biggest impression that people will end up having is your attitude. Try not to give a shit....

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postr/StutterMar 20, 2015
12 points

My first and last post here

My first and last post here New university making new friends, long phone calls to friends from home, trying and succeeding in picking up girls, leading and directing people, even getting known for my...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2015
1 points

Awesome putting yourself out there! Sometimes embracing the crowd makes it better. In college I told my professors I had a stutter, and it made presentations and speaking aloud much easier. ...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2015
1 points

Thank you. And I worded that wrong cause I do know I very well will be stuck with this my whole life. I just want to get it to manageable. Not to where I can't say a word or talk. I'm a social guy and...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2015
3 points

I find that it can change a lot over time which words/letters I have problems with. But your problem seems to be something else, fundamentally: >I'm going into the military in 9 months and want t...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2015
1 points

you will get over it because there is no other option. your own way to get over it may be by learning every trick and technique to never block again, it may be by being open and accepting about that ...

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