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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
10 points

I totally get your frustration … but the paradox is real. I only really conquered my stutter once I started speaking in public—a lot. I had to learn not to care if I blocked and not to measure my succ...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
2 points

I feel blessed that after a lifetime of stuttering I don’t stutter anymore. It was definitely helpful that I am a speech pathologist. I understood the dynamics of speech and the reason for my stutter....

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
2 points

Your texts have given me a very strong hope. I have never looked at my stuttering like this before. Thank you all for helping me reach this level😁🙏...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
2 points

Stuttering does not make me feel weak. I have achieved a lot, because I don't let stuttering hold me back....

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
4 points

P.s. just some more things i thought were important to add.. I hope you will one day find some way to make this part of your life easier. And I don't think you should give up on the prospect of that. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
0 points

I didnt even did any speech exercises by just talking and talking even when I stutter forcing my words right now I am about 98 percent I hardly stutter now like it's rare now it's easily manageable I ...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
1 points

It’s interesting that you added that you were african american at the end there. I’m 30yo, Honduran-American (100% Honduran blood but basically whitewashed), gay, and I have adhd + depression diagnosi...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
1 points

Thanks for asking!!! It definitely wasn’t easy to achieve, although looking back it seems so easy and simple…. Basically I thought about it for a really long time, meditated, journaled, just became o...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
7 points

Don't give up. I'm 41 now, and throughout life, I just had to find ways to make it work. You will find your own tactics and ways to work around it. Finding ways to boost your confidence and improve me...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
3 points

You are strong enough. I have found that if you could say to yourself in your head that its possible thats enough. In time you will feel like it. I actually beat my stutter. I am 20 years old stutt...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
1 points

It breaks my heart reading this…. I have a “Block” stutter… I LOVE TO TALK INFRONT OF WHOEVER!!! The larger the group the more excited I am to share who I am with the world; hoping that between my two...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
4 points

I guess i dont really think about much when I stutter with people I’m close to. They know I stutter and accept it so I don’t really care when talking to them. When it’s with people I’ve never spoken t...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
2 points

Uma conversa agradável. Desejo-lhe sucesso e felicidade. Espero que um dia você se livre da gagueira e viva a vida como quiser. (^.^)...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
1 points

Tenho certeza de que nunca cometerei suicídio, minha família seria destruída, eu preferiria passar por momentos difíceis. Suponho que a gagueira também dá isso, uma empatia muito grande porque você sa...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
6 points

Congrats mann! Celebrate every small victory and reward yourself for it even if no one else does Only fellow stutterers will understand the significance of such moments 😄...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
6 points

This made me smile! I’ve had this same after the fact realization and yes it’s monumental! High five. Keep living and talking - and take time every so often to reflect and congratulate yourself on ev...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
1 points

how did you achieve it man? when craving for fluency is on mind 24/7 - it's like I feel my life is incomplete and envy those who speak effortlessly and fluently. How did you let go of it altogether an...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2025
1 points

Hey, that’s great. I agree wholeheartedly that it’s not just about building confidence with our speech, but just in general as well. Great point, thanks for sharing that....

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2025
1 points

I am not trying to sell anything. This information I am sharing helped me to become fluent. You need to believe what you want to believe. Whether you choose to learn to become fluent is up to you. The...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2025
1 points

You just inspired me to look into my local Toastmasters chapter. I’m gonna go check it out this week. I think that would be a good way for me to build some confidence. Public speaking is one of my big...

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