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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2016
1 points

No, I dont think so. Just tying these old concepts of speech blocks, O and C together. ...

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2016
3 points

Is this the first time you are experiencing such blocks and fear of stuttering? If so, can you think of the first time you experienced such premonition w.r.t. stuttering on the words? Stuttering is a...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2016
2 points

What works for me sometimes is starting the call with "I have a stutter so please be patient with me" or some variation of that. Letting the listener know you stutter may ease the ambiguity. For me, b...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2016
3 points

I hate ordering food and it can happen that I force myself to order something that is easier to say rather than something I want. To order at Subway can be tough, because you have to order so many thi...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2016
3 points

I stutter on 'lettuce' too, and have found that if I say "tomatoes, lettuce..." rather than the other (more logical) way, I can get it out just fine. Thankfully I like tomatoes too :D I've also foun...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2016
2 points

I can relate, I have a difficult time saying "BLT" so I end up pointing at it or ordering something else. ...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2016
2 points

I feel that. I have trouble saying "burrito", "bowl", and "mild" so I always stutter when I order at Chipotle. I'm trying to not care and just eat where I want to eat, but thats much easier said then ...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2016
12 points

I feel your pain.. I have trouble saying tomatoes.. And I fucking love tomatoes. Anyway, Subway has an app for ordering now so you won't have to worry anymore. But fuck it, you stutter.. Own it! Yo...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2016
1 points

If it's one thing I've learned, bottling it up NEVER seems to help. And yet that's what I've done for all 24 years of my life, haha. If you don't mind me asking, how exactly did you bring it up to you...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
2 points

Maybe you are being too self critical. Not saying people werent laughing at you but we tend to be narrasastic and over analyze the situation. I feel for you though bro. I have countless stuttering s...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
1 points

I think it's definitely about the confidence, I really don't care what the person sounds like if they're engaging. I do image that, all the time haha! I tend to let "if only" statements hold me bac...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
1 points

I agree it's pretty hard, I catch myself getting scared sometimes and substituting words. I think the reasoning behind it is to reduce anxiety and to not let your stutter hold you back. I remember r...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
2 points

Ok for me I started to stutter later in life when I was in my early teens. I pretty much kind of know broadly of how it developed. Anyways I ask you that because if you developed it later like me you ...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
1 points

I've only really opened up about my stutter to my fiance, and even still, it's spotty. But the important thing is to do it anyways. If they love you, they will listen and not judge u...cuz it IS hard ...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
1 points

I don't mention it. Depending on how exactly things go, I might bring it up. If they bring it up, I briefly explain. I try to present it as nonchalantly as possible....

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
2 points

About the whole talking about your stutter thing it's difficult for me as well (well talking about muh feels in general is really hard for me I just lock up and can't say anything) but you could try t...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
1 points

Hi there! Wow, it really does sound like we're in the same boat. Normally, I won't even look up the word "stutter" or google recent cures or remedies to alleviate the impediment. I'm just so terrified...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
3 points

Hi, this is my first comment or post ever on reddit. My whole life it seems has had to be planned around my stuttering. I think I know exactly how you feel. I started reading stuff on reddit just a fe...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2016
1 points

That's what I did too. My stuttering is at a minimum. I know there is a stigma it seems on here to say you can recovered. But for me I can say honestly.. that I'm pretty much recovered if recovered me...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2016
2 points

Like you did in other situations, just got to find what approach works for you. I'm similar though. I believe it is partially due to frame control. One on one I can control the tempo of the conversat...

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