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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2021
1 points

Don't allow people to run all over you, don't allow them to disrespect you. Reading this made my blood boil. So what if you stutter? He shouldn't be speaking to you like that. I don't know if it's jus...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2021
3 points

I'm a Chinese studying abroad in Japan and two weeks ago I was diagnosed as a mild PWS by my speech therapist.And I agree on what you said but at the same time I am thinking that if the opposite who i...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2021
5 points

I think you should stutter on purpose when you start to argue with them. Then tell them with confidence that you stutter. Then they won’t be able to make fun of you because you already told them you s...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2021
11 points

Absolutely this. For your sake, explain to them about the disability so you can protect yourself. As someone who also stutters, sometimes we just want to mask our stutter so people don’t know we have ...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2021
4 points

Man, You should’ve mentioned To your professor you got stuttering. Be brave...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2021
49 points

You HAVE to talk to the professor. Explain that you stutter. This is a disability, and you deserve to be treated fairly. If the professor isn't receptive, escalate. If you don't advocate for yoursel...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2021
11 points

Sorry for the shite day, does get better, and one day you’re look back and wonder what all the fuss was about, stuttering really doesn’t matter. Why not drop the prof a quick note, just say something...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2021
4 points

I felt this way and the people that make me feel this way I don’t try to have a lengthy conversation with. If you don’t care what I got to say then I don’t care to try tell you....

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2021
4 points

That was great advice from that commenter. I would also say that for me I got “picked on” but not in the sense of I was an outcast or anything. Eventually when I got to high school I just respectfully...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2021
3 points

Lemme tell you about my story I am a milf stutterer but i have days when I can’t even spit out a single word. I was ridiculed by fellow students, my friends ,my teachers(sometimes) and even my junior...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2021
8 points

I know from myself I have a lot of pride and don’t like to talk the teacher and make things easier by asking for accommodations, but sometimes you have to. I’ve only had one professor give me a hard t...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2021
2 points

Have you disclosed that you stutter? You do not have to but honestly I think saying it up front would help so that they don’t try to blame it on anxiety and believe some myth nervous energy is the rea...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2021
4 points

I agree. Maintain eye contact (even during moments of stuttering!), keep your shoulders back, if you’re smiling as you talking and you start stuttering- it can make the biggest difference in the world...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2021
3 points

I've never been in that particular situation but if anyone calls it out you might be able to lean on the idea that they are moving away from the argument at hand and trying to focus on something total...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2021
1 points

you opened yourself to him and he accepted you. i know in general you might feel like a burden, but believe me the burden in reality is if you stay quiet! I'm sure he loves talking to you and wants to...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2021
1 points

Surround yourself with people who accept you regardless of your stutter to help build confidence. I find that it helps to let your listener know so they know you just need alittle bit more time. You...

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commentr/StutterDec 2, 2021
2 points

I would suggest trying to differentiate between whether they are making fun of you because you guys are close. And it’s just a sign that these are your good, intimate friends. OR They are putting y...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
1 points

Thanks !! Yes , i try different tactics time by time, i dont know if I prefer saying that I stutter before the interview cause i guess it makes me more tense, but however without saying it i m tense t...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
1 points

I know exactly how you’re feeling, the feeling of being small in a place that seems huge. Almost like your a pebble in a world full of boulders. This year I’ve had to apply for jobs. I applied to so...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
1 points

I'm sorry you're going through this. Job interviews, especially for a job we really want, are always difficult for us. What I did and how I landed my current job was right off the bat before the inte...

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