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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2017
1 points

I guess I look at it as a bridge to get back to normal pronunciation. I speak normally now and am pretty sure doing little things like this helped me get there. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2017
2 points

That just sounds like bad advice/avoidance. Shouldn't anyone that stutters want to be able to say anything they want and be understood. For instance, if I heard myself or anyone say look at that cute ...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2017
2 points

You might hear this phrase a lot on this forum; Immersion is one of the best things you can do. Just pick a phone and start calling people or businesses. Ask what their lunch special is are or what ti...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2017
1 points

I can help you with this since I struggled with this but overcame it for the most part now. Just remember you are more then your stutter. You are not others judgement on you. Sure it may suck every...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
1 points

One thing that helped me with the phone is writing everything down I was going to say and then as I said it underline it with a pen. Why that worked, I don't know....but it worked for me. You do that ...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
1 points

I believe the best thing like many of the post have said here is exposure. You expose it enough and you begin to figure it out. The more I get on the phone, the more I learn what I am doing right and ...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
1 points

I know what you mean. I stutter quite a bit but my worst stutter by FAR is my name. After being extremely embarrassed like 50 times with it, now every. Single. Time. Someone asks me my name I pretend ...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
2 points

I still stutter sometimes, but I try my hardest not to let it beat me. I started out by doing a massive amount of reading. Amazon is a great place to start. Also, just through Googling I found some ve...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
1 points

I've stopped saying "Tack för maten" which means "Thanks for the food", something you usually say when you've eaten up and you're leaving the dinner table. It's just common manners to say it, you get ...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
3 points

I don't know if I'm the only one who thinks this, but I really don't like this video. Let me explain: - People would ask me after they'd seen the episode "have you tried what the kid did on Educatin...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
3 points

I like saying "thank you" as many times as I can to the same Chick-Fil-A employee to see how many times I can get them to reply with "my pleasure". The most I've gotten is like 5 or 6 haha....

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
3 points

Yeah, or thumbs up, or an informal salute of some sort. I think it's important that we be able to resort to movement when our speech fails us. It helps us stay in the communication....

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
2 points

Every day I have fun with the drive-by "How are you/what's up/how's it going?" I always take the time to slowly answer and people have to stop and hear me out before going on. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2017
3 points

I think just a smile and a head nod/small wave would work just as well if you're stressing about saying anything! That's what I do...

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postr/StutterJul 20, 2017
31 points

I hate it when someone says something like "Have a good day" and I get stuck on saying "you too!" and I seem like a complete asshole

I hate it when someone says something like "Have a good day" and I get stuck on saying "you too!" and I seem like a complete asshole It happened today. And thanks to my social anxiety I really do thin...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2017
1 points

I know I'm late to this post but- I stutter A LOT when I talk to my dad because he has a tendency to rush me and correct me if I get even one detail of what I'm saying wrong. I have no idea how to ta...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2017
1 points

It's one of those things that if you think about it the worse it gets. Tried speech therapy, therapist said I should just speak slowly but easier said than done. Best advice is don't think too much ab...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2017
2 points

That's not doxxing. Doxxing is when you attempt to find personal information about a user to harass them in real life....

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2017
4 points

Exposure is definitely the cure. My speech hasn't really improved throughout my life, but stuttering is not an issue to me anymore. I'm infinitely more concerned about if I have a booger in my nose. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2017
3 points

I currently work as an IT technician where I have to talk all day. And yes, I do obviously still stutter, even though I talk all day. Also, you're acting like some little bitch who has absolutely no ...

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