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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
4 points

I've been in your situation. I have a few things to say. Firstly, you personally, are not a freak, stuttering involves things that are going on in the brain. But you personally, whoever you are, there...

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postr/StutterJan 26, 2025
8 points

Does anyone else not mind people calling your stutter cute?

Does anyone else not mind people calling your stutter cute? I feel like every time I see this subject brought up on this sub people say that they hate it when people call their stutter cute because it...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
7 points

Yea, I don’t know why some people will react so weird to stuttering. It’s literally self-explanatory. A person who stutters is a person who stutters. End of story. We live in a world where you wouldn’...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
26 points

You’re not a freak. You have to be nicer to yourself. It’s highschool, but I know it seems like your world right now. Almost everyone sucked in high school and most of us adults cringe at the person ...

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postr/StutterJan 25, 2025
23 points

Stuttering is ruining my Life

Stuttering is ruining my Life I am 17 years old and majority of my life till now, I've gotten bullied all my life. I'm the head boy of my school and today I fumbled in giving command and speech. I can...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2025
1 points

That's great. I feel like these post are usually from higher class jobs where people are more respecting you. I dont see posts like "hey I applied for average job like warehouse etc and they said yes"...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2025
2 points

One of my good friends was a graduate student at SMU and was told he was going to fail his public speaking class for the sole reason of having a stutter. Needless to say once the administration found...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2025
1 points

See my reply explaining side-effects of stuttering in response to your similar comment above.   Biden has been famous for his verbal gaffes for his entire career. Also, in videos of Trump 20 years ago...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2025
1 points

A stutterer is actually thinking twice as hard as everyone else because on top of thinking and speaking, they're always planning--and changing--how to get words to come out of their mouth correctly.  ...

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commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
3 points

I do all the time. My mum has gotten better but she used to give me so much shit and 'make me aware so I can get out of the habit' by mimicking my blocking and stammering. Also, she used to say someti...

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postr/StutterJan 21, 2025
5 points

7- year old stutters on C,K,T,P words

7- year old stutters on C,K,T,P words My 7-year-old struggles with stuttering on words that start with C, K, P, and T. I’m wondering if this is something he might outgrow or if, at his age, it is more...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
2 points

>*"I always knew I stutter. But I've never seen it as a problem"* I came across a post on the r/slp subreddit that shared a similar story. It was about an SLP (speech therapist) who, while studying a...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
5 points

My first job was in retail and I found that it really help my confidence with my stammer. By putting yourself into this position now, I think you’ll be much more confident going forward. Just reme...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
2 points

People think of us as retards because of our speech impediment and i know some or if not most of us are not but they label us with that. All I can say is Don't try to speak perfectly because no one ev...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
1 points

My 7 year old stutters at c sounds . Should I send him for therapy in his public school I’m worried if kids will start bullying him...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
11 points

No complaints. Nobody makes fun of people at work It's a professional work environment they can't discriminate and people will get disciplined or fired if they mock others. However, I know it do...

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postr/StutterJan 21, 2025
12 points

Does your stutter affect your work job?

Does your stutter affect your work job? I'm a 17 years old wanting to do a part time job like a cashier or in a retail store that can earn me some good bucks to get ahead in life. Here's the thing, ...

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postr/StutterJan 20, 2025
13 points

I think my friend started tearing up when I told him that my family still makes fun of my stutter

I think my friend started tearing up when I told him that my family still makes fun of my stutter Idk for certain because he’s definitely rough around the edges. A nice person, but has a very snarky ...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2025
2 points

I’d love to read more essays and books about stutter, the only essay I’m familiar with is “The Monster Study”by Wendell Johnson, which I feel explains my situation partially. My stutter got cemented a...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2025
5 points

I have stuttered since I could speak I went to speech therapy until like 2nd Grade I said I was sick of leaving class.. I Love To Speak to groups. I’m a Grateful Recovering Drug addict and Epileptic a...

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