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postr/StutterSep 17, 2016
9 points

i dont really stutter when im alone...

i dont really stutter when im alone... like when im alone a spend alot of time thinking out loud while im doing menial tasks or whatever and i notice that im extremly fluent during those times ...but ...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2016
1 points

Also i've found out that in situations where i'm more focused on other things for example when i'm under stress for an interview i tend to forget that i stutter and i actually don't stutter but the co...

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commentr/StutterSep 16, 2016
1 points

This is good advice and very true. Unfortunately during the stuttering I tend to lose control and therefore do not smile as often as I should....

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2016
2 points

Yea, ice-breakers and stuttering aren't the best combination. In my experience it helps my mindset to pretend I already know the other people, seeing as that's the point....

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2016
2 points

Hello SpeechQuest, I have stuttered since I started speaking. Developmental stuttering all the way. It wasn't too bad until puberty hit and I started becoming more aware of it. I have always had "p...

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postr/StutterSep 15, 2016
9 points

Feeling a need to rant again

Feeling a need to rant again So I'm a college student and we had a trading game today with 30 students. The game was an interactive one as in you need to make trades with the other students and approa...

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postr/StutterSep 14, 2016
7 points

Stuttering a lot in front of my mom

Stuttering a lot in front of my mom I stutter A LOT in front of my mom, and i can barely speek my mind without getting blocks, it's so annoying. It's not that bad with my dad anymore(don't know why) a...

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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2016
1 points

In my wacky college days, I inadvertently became an extreme social drunk and I have my stutter to thank for that. I was like what is this magical elixir? gulp, gulp. Every social gathering, I'd be the...

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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2016
1 points

Thanks once again for your advice. I'll definitely start the meditation and i'll talk to my speech therapist about medication. I'm afraid my anxiety will continue to grow as I'll be starting a public ...

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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2016
1 points

Hey, it's really no problem at all. My stutter was also really bad to the point where I couldn't say my own name either. I remember very clearly the burning embarrassment and the feeling that I want...

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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2016
1 points

Wow, thanks a lot. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into that, truly. Today in class, my teacher, who knows I stutter, waited until It was just me who was left. The anxiety just built...

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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2016
1 points

hey buddy, i totally understand where you are coming from. Stuttering for me was the worst when I was a teen because one gets so intimidated by shit all the time, reading in class, the high school hus...

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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2016
2 points

Yea, it's very difficult to feel confident regardless of how much you know. I still have a lot of anxiety when I have to present in front of people. Anxiety makes my speech blocks worse but I am notic...

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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2016
3 points

I'm in the same boat.Since my school does oral exams for every major subject,it's really hard for a professor to determine am I just stuttering or am I showing insecurities in my knowledge,which can b...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2016
3 points

Hey, I'm currently a medical student and I have the same problems! Being in the wards and having to talk to patients is anxiety provoking. It's what I want to do but I fear that people hear my stutter...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2016
3 points

Hey there, I'm also 23, doing my second year of nursing studies. How were you able to do the practices alright? They're kind of like the real life work,? Last spring I did my first practice placement ...

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postr/StutterSep 12, 2016
9 points

Any Nurses who stutter in here?

Any Nurses who stutter in here? Hello everyone, I am fairly new to this subreddit, so I just wanted to recount my story to you guys, and maybe solicit a bit of advice lol. I am 23, and I have a stutt...

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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2016
2 points

Thanks very much for the support, coincidentally, today our tracher was going around the room asking each student their name. I already had that teacher last year, she new me but i still had to say m...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2016
2 points

Getting a buzz certainly helps with my stutter, and I've joked with friends that I would go to my next presentation a little drunk but I've never done it. Maybe it would work, but even being a colleg...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2016
3 points

Not sure if this is your case aswell, but for me what's really helping is controlling my breathing. I basically practice in private for a few minutes a day, and it's helped more than any tips anyone h...

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Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation