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postr/StutterAug 14, 2014
2 points

In need of a little advice, words of wisdom, support & all the above.

In need of a little advice, words of wisdom, support & all the above. I'm at a point where I feel like my speech has gotten really bad. Like I can barely say two words. I attribute this to the fac...

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postr/StutterAug 14, 2014
1 points

In the past month, what has stuttering stopped you from doing?

In the past month, what has stuttering stopped you from doing? ...

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postr/StutterAug 8, 2014
9 points

Stuttering my whole life.

Stuttering my whole life. As someone who has stuttered their whole life this sub just popped up for me and it is a godsend. I usually stutter when I am at stores and around family. I usually do fine...

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2014
1 points

I recently had to do this to record a voicemail - I'll admit my heart did drop a bit when I played it back and had to deal with (Ill be honest, slight) stutters getting in the way. But I know to anyon...

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commentr/StutterJul 10, 2014
1 points

Yeah, I know what you mean: I used to think that way and it will probably comes with shame for me too... However, I sort of am changing mindsets now because the situation is that I have to make calls...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2014
3 points

>One time, a woman hung op on me 90% of my phone calls end up in the other person hanging up on me. I don't even bother anymore....

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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2014
1 points

This is the exact reason I started my own blog on this -- helloistutter.com -- because nobody was talking about the iceberg on a daily basis. I started realizing that really big parts of my life were ...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2014
1 points

It is ridiculous how they dont have other options it seems. I thankfully havent had any problems with my cards or anything..I would be screwed lol...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2014
1 points

Similar story, any time you have correspondence with a credit card company it has to be over the phone. I've had some really uncomfortable conversations because they won't answer my questions in an em...

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commentr/StutterMay 27, 2014
2 points

You're spot-on with this. I always feel like a 6 year old when I point to the menu item or have my wife order for me....

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commentr/StutterMay 17, 2014
1 points

Right? People like that are the weird ones. And god forbid you get stuck in a room with one of those people who also can't tolerate silence. There's nothing worse than small talk. It takes 110% of m...

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commentr/StutterMay 17, 2014
1 points

> Once I begin the convo I'm like "Wtf was I thinking". LOL. Man, do I know that regret. Intimately. There are times when that happens where all I can do is stand there and just... shrug. I'm luck...

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commentr/StutterMay 17, 2014
2 points

I admire the people posting in this thread, but seriously I can't even say my name, so something like this is impossible for me. I'm a truck driver, because I can't be the things I would have liked to...

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commentr/StutterMay 17, 2014
3 points

I'd be a very, very, very talkative guy. Even as a stutterer, I still approach people at promotion stalls and start conversations with randoms on the street sometimes. Once I begin the convo I'm like ...

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postr/StutterMay 8, 2014
7 points

I can't function.

I can't function. Ever since an extremely stressful/traumatic event a month ago, my stutter has gone from moderate to severe. I find it very difficult to complete simple sentences without getting comp...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2014
1 points

A hotel keeper job like the guy from the Shining ? it seems like heaven to me. Either that or you can be a lumber jack, keeping you away from the society. Hue hue accept your fate my friend, work a jo...

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postr/StutterMay 8, 2014
5 points

Jobs for people who stutter?

Jobs for people who stutter? I've gone to many different types of interviews and they always end the same. "You're not suitable for the job." Whenever I get denied a job, it seems my fluency during th...

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commentr/StutterMay 1, 2014
8 points

I don’t think people realize that someone who stutters almost never actually gets to eat what they actually want when they go out to eat....

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postr/StutterApr 27, 2014
9 points

Other severe stutters, how do you cope?

Other severe stutters, how do you cope? I have a moderate to severe stutter. On good days it's a 7/10 and on bad days its a 9/10 or 10/10 on the severity scale. I can block/stutter on basicly every si...

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commentr/StutterApr 11, 2014
1 points

I have been stuttering for years now. But didn't think of being mute, not even once in my life. And you need to rethink of being mute (for what they might call you know, dumb!). Seriously? You tried t...

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