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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2017
1 points

The cause of stuttering isn't known. There is something haywire in our brains that doesn't allow us to talk. You can be the most anxious person on this planet and that isn't the reason why we stutter....

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postr/StutterJul 1, 2017
18 points

I've almost eliminated it out of my life by not giving a fuck about what other people think about me.

I've almost eliminated it out of my life by not giving a fuck about what other people think about me. A lot of what this sub preaches is to stop caring what other people think about you, learning to a...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2017
1 points

I believe it has to do with it being easier to say quick and short responses like have a good day, yes/no, or things like that. They are rehearsed and can pretty much be used anywhere in speech....

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2017
1 points

This improvement may be an effect of concentrating on something else while speaking. If so, it may go away once you get used to it. Also, it may be that creating pressure down there is a compensation...

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2017
1 points

I have no dressing tips! I shop at Walmart and try not to look like a child, but usually fail. If people think I'm easy to take advantage of, that might be to my own advantage. My job revolves around...

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2017
2 points

That's kinda cool, using it to your advantage like that. But I suspect that some people might think such a persona is easy to manipulate or take advantage of. Have you ever met someone like that? Oh ...

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2017
1 points

During school years I definitely felt spared from bullying for a similar reason. Everyone was more eager to defend me than target me. I don't really see it as an adult so much. I play the lost puppy ...

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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2017
4 points

And, frankly, know that you will be likely to screw it up once or twice more in the process. It happens. ...

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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2017
6 points

Ohhhh. That just lit up a bulb in my brain heh. I should stop trying to talk about it or praise him when he doesn't let the stutter stop him from talking...

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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2017
1 points

There are two things you are doing which is making your stutter worse. 1. Getting depressed when you are stuttering 2. Getting happy when you are not stuttering. Don't get excited and become happy ...

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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2017
1 points

I stutter myself and was doing it for past 26 years. I panicked when my daughter started to stutter. I tried everything to get rid of her stutter but no success. All speech therapist suggested talking...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2017
-1 points

I have been stuttering from last 26 years. But until recently my daughter started to stutter and I was devastated. I took my stutter very seriously and did a thorough study on the topic for 4 moths. T...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2017
0 points

The Best way is to Find why you are getting blocked. Why your stutter varies so much ?? Why it's not stable or consistent ?? I have been stuttering from last 26 years. But until recently my daughter s...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2017
1 points

Okay? And I also substitute words OFTEN and frankly I hate it. I just personally find it very stressful and sometimes find it better to just fight through my stutter or block, and it actually starts t...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2017
2 points

Yeah the funny thing about stuttering is that the more conscious you are of it, the worse it gets. I also realized that I stutter after doing it for 10 years because I only have blocks. At first I l...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2017
2 points

So now I can't be a stutterer because I have a decent vocabulary? I even changed my name to a nick name to cope with it as my name is also a trigger. Nobody said it's a cure. I don't care what you th...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2017
0 points

Coming from someone who stutters, I find it hard to believe that you really do. Because if you do you'd know how stressful it is to try to find similar words and in the heat of the moment and sometime...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2017
2 points

I think your case boils down to Giving too much of importance to the "Way you Speak". I have been stuttering from last 26 years. But until recently my daughter started to stutter and I was devastated....

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2017
2 points

Yea, sounds like you stutter is pretty mild - and stuttering in itself isn't a bad thing. The thing is a lot of people who stutter develop a lot of avoidance of speaking situations and it ends up addi...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2017
2 points

I just never really noticed anything was weird about all of the things I do while talking. I've only talked to one person about it, my roommate, which went like this: "Do I stutter?" "Yeah, sometimes...

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