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postr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
2 points

From lifelong stutter to commercial pilot I want to give back

From lifelong stutter to commercial pilot I want to give back Hi everyone, I’ve stuttered my entire life, and growing up I wanted to be a pilot more than anything, but I honestly didn’t think someone ...

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postr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
125 points

From lifelong stutter to commercial pilot I want to give back

From lifelong stutter to commercial pilot I want to give back Hi everyone, I’ve stuttered my entire life, and growing up I wanted to be a pilot more than anything, but I honestly didn’t think someone ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
3 points

Makes perfect sense to me, reduced hypervigilance and a generally more self assured, confident and assertive emotional baseline, is gonna mean less triggers. But also you're spending way more time in ...

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postr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
2 points

I'm able to speak with the speechless because I too am often speechless.

I'm able to speak with the speechless because I too am often speechless. Greetings, I am a respiratory therapist and a stutterer as well. My fluency ranges from passing for fluent, to pretty severe bl...

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commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
4 points

I do stutter. I have fairly good control over it. I tend to use a mixture of acting lessons, exercise like swimming and breathing exercises, experience and not really giving a fuck what people think...

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commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
3 points

Yeah, I recently looked up traits of narcissism and I'm sure she has it. This is by far from the first time she's been toxic to me. I try to ignore it. Clearly, it doesn't always work but I'm used to ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
2 points

On serious note though. I take people at their intent. My friends who would be the first to stick up for me are allowed to poke fun at me. But anyone with the wrong intent, You have to have zero tol...

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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
1 points

hi! i’m 25 with a fairly severe stutter, and also with a lottttt of boy problems in my past hahah. reading your post is honestly awakening an inner child i thought i silenced a while back. this is wha...

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postr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
10 points

Not letting his stutter stop him

Not letting his stutter stop him Just saw this IG post of this baker guy with a very well managed stutter. The more you listen to him talk, the more you notice the signposts that he's trying not to st...

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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
9 points

You sound fine bud, who gives a fuck. People don't care. We care more about it than everyone else. Be confident about it. Lifting big things up and putting them down has given me enough self confiden...

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commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
1 points

I haven’t really dealt with people making fun of it since I was a kid. I’m 25 now and go to bars and social events by myself pretty much every weekend and nobody really cares and most people are prett...

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commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
2 points

To be your age and already so aware, you’re doing great! You’re already intuitive with your differences and you’re completing strategies to make yourself comfortable to regulate your nerves. I’m absol...

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commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
3 points

Thank you for this seriously. And you’re right about putting myself out there! I have to get more comfortable with who I am and use that to my advantage:)...

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commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
6 points

You’re not too old to have a stutter. I’m 35 and have one. I still get anxious, I’ll always be in hard situations. The people who really care/love you won’t care. Put yourself out there. Join a club. ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
1 points

Do you have any strong female role models who stutter? If not check out the latest series of the UK traitors where a girl stutters on it so beautifully. It's my favourite portrayal of stuttering in ...

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postr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
1 points

My learning so far regarding stuttering

My learning so far regarding stuttering I am M27 and got stuttering since childhood, after lot of what I ve seen and lived, I have come to these conclusions 1 - You need to accept the fact that you ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
2 points

100% This IS exhausting Take it from a 55 year old, give yourself some grace We have to work 1000% harder than everyone else on the most simplest of tasks. I've had my stutter for 50 years and wi...

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commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
3 points

I feel you. I had been struggling like that to an extent personally. It's hard to conduct life normally that way. But honestly speaking, I am so thankful that we have all this tech too so at least so...

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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
3 points

I had a moderate/sometimes severe stutter that started around age 5. I started dating in grade nine and was one of the most popular girls in my high school. I married the guy who I started seeing in c...

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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
1 points

I can imagine how challenging that must have been , and it means a lot that you took the time to encourage me. Your words are truly comforting and a good reminder not to be too hard on myself. I’ll ke...

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