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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2025
2 points

I worded it that way because I wanted to hear a range of experiences, including from people who maybe weren’t affected much. But to be honest, I also just wanted to get this off my chest and rant a li...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2025
6 points

It's wrong question ig . Question should be how much stutter affected your confidence...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2025
1 points

I had such a severe stutter i couldn't get a word out over the phone the moment they picked up, I was choking.  Then in gatherings I was too tired to even try from the stutter and fear of just introdu...

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Quality of LifeHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2025
1 points

Exactly like me. Except it’s worse with males in my family, so my grandad and especially my dad (there’s some backstory there which definitely contributes). It has to be confidence related...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
3 points

Also, to add to the irony, people with stutters have a higher IQ in average than the general population. Some studies showing by an average of 14 points. Oh how we get robbed of so much....

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
3 points

The people who are the worst to us are always the ones who are the most insecure. Truly confident people I can tell do not mind. The problem is the majority of people are insecure. Hahaha that on drug...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Omg This is me, just this morning. Shook his hand went to say my name …MASSIVE block. Happens every time. I’ve found a loop hole that when someone else goes to introduce me to a new person, it feels...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating StutteringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Bonjours frro. Moi j’ai commencé à bégaiement y’a pas longtemps et je te jure sais relou. Je bégaye quand je veux m’exprimer et genre ma mâchoire se contracte 1seconde et sa qui fait que je bégaye. J’...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Repetitions & ProlongationsPhysical TensionAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
3 points

I know, you're right ✅️... speaking is so important making connections with people, and performing many jobs. People automatically poorly judge a stutterer , they judge the stutterer as either he's l...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
2 points

I had WFD  as a kid. My parents were told when I was six that I'd grow out of it and didn't pursue treatment. Now I'm an adult with a moderate-severe stutter.  From what I know, if you try and "trea...

Parent & CaregiverCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
2 points

I will check it out, thank you. Your view seems optimistic, but I just feel at the neurological level it’s so different. I also theorize it could be just a form of intense ptsd and since we have been ...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

I am sorry that you did not understand my point. My information comes from over 20 years of research on how the brain learns. Once you understand the concept of neuroplasticity you will understand my ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
2 points

My qualifications? Stuttering since the moment I could talk and my entire life. You seem to have an older perspective of stuttering and its causes. It is as much psychological as it is neurological an...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Actually people who stutter have a higher IQ on average than the rest of the population, some studies have shown this difference to be a high as 14 points. We don’t have the same physical characterist...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
5 points

“What?! You guys can actually talk to people?” I relate so hard 😭😭 It’s an amazing day for me if I can say a full sentence without any blocks, I couldn’t care less if I have a stutter in there or no...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
0 points

The stutterers who I work with who say they have on and off days with stuttering I ask them if they have on and off days walking. I found there is no such thing as on and off stuttering. When I became...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

I'm an EE with a mild-severe stutter. I've had jobs since high school. I've had loads of interviews, some with good speed and some with poor. I'm confident and open about it, and I found I got just as...

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Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

Let me rephrase that, “the moment you stop blaming yourself for being black” see how wrong it sounds? Dude I tried over and over, I know my stuttering is a major factor in all of this but you don’t ...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

The moment you stop blaming your stutter for your shortcomings and downfalls the sooner you will feel so much better about yourself. In my interview I stuttered like a mad man and do any time I talk t...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

I was very moved reading your post. It does seem like a big problem in the community- the fact that very severe stutters are completely different experiences from mild to moderate stutters. Thanks so ...

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