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postr/StutterDec 19, 2015
3 points

I've never really had a drive to overcome my stutter. Are there others like that?

I've never really had a drive to overcome my stutter. Are there others like that? I dunno, I've always accepted the idea of having a stutter for the rest of my life. I just learned to work with the st...

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Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftGenetic & Family Factors
postr/StutterNov 30, 2015
14 points

This subreddit is such a depressing place!

This subreddit is such a depressing place! I don't come here often because this place scares me. Seriously. It's filled with posts about how people are feeling shit about themselves because of their s...

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commentr/StutterNov 28, 2015
3 points

This might get a little long, so I'll put the short version right up top: TL;DR Learn to love yourself and don't let the assholes define you. Brother, I say brother cause I assume you're a guy prob...

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postr/StutterNov 20, 2015
25 points

Despite my stutter, I made my first unboxing video. I actually plan to keep uploading videos, and stuttering won't hold me back :)

Despite my stutter, I made my first unboxing video. I actually plan to keep uploading videos, and stuttering won't hold me back :) ...

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commentr/StutterNov 18, 2015
1 points

The first us to accept it like the first step is to just not care sad be confident. You don't just choose it and bam, you've accepted it. I mean if you can create a change and just say fuck it, that's...

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commentr/StutterNov 18, 2015
6 points

Hi, first of all, accept your stuttering, there is nothing wrong with it. It took me 20 years to realize that my stutter is not holding me back. It is the way I was dealing with my stuttering that was...

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postr/StutterNov 10, 2015
5 points

Some progress... some tips

Some progress... some tips Hi guys! So for a long time I denied my stutter but my dad stutters and it's genetic. Looking back, it has DRAMATICALLY impacted my life. Recently, I realized two things t...

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2015
1 points

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the interview. I'd say to you the same as I said to the other commenter subtlefarts :) I think it comes down to the belief in mind over matter. Some people believe that th...

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commentr/StutterNov 4, 2015
4 points

There is no cure for stuttering. Stutterers will always be stutterers. People can sometimes reduce stuttering by eliminating unnecessary anxiety and learning to stutter more efficiently, which makes b...

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postr/StutterOct 31, 2015
15 points

How I mostly beat my stutter

How I mostly beat my stutter Ok. I've been wanting to post this for a while. Forward: please don't read this like a humblebrag or something - it's not meant to be, and this is a throwaway. I remember ...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2015
1 points

I think basically walking into a lion's den like that helps you improve your stutter the most. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2015
1 points

"Be what you is, cuz if you be what you ain't, you ain't what you is" Words to live by! But seriously, great read so far. I will check it out more once I get off work. Thanks for the link!...

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Mindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2015
2 points

I'm a college freshman now. It started mainly in 11th grade where I had extreme anxiety. I had an AP language class (basically lots of presentations). One day after class, I went to my teacher and ap...

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postr/StutterOct 22, 2015
11 points

What had the biggest positive impact on you opening up about your stuttering and eliminating avoidances? Any successful stories or defining moments that stood out to you?

What had the biggest positive impact on you opening up about your stuttering and eliminating avoidances? Any successful stories or defining moments that stood out to you? For previously covert adults ...

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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2015
1 points

You are a BETA male. Your attitude disgusts me. I am slowly overcoming my stutter through putting in work i.e. speech therapy, call centre jobs, toastmasters meeting, and practicing daily. I have a...

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commentr/StutterOct 20, 2015
1 points

If you decide to go to speech therapy, make sure that you find a therapist that understands what stuttering is. I grew up going to speech therapy and all of my therapists sucked because they didnt rea...

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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2015
3 points

Have you ever read the book redefining stuttering? By John C Harrison? It's free online as a pdf. He talks about your situational stuttering and fluency with old people and children in the book. And m...

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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2015
4 points

Alright, I guess I'll have to be the first to say it. The way you view your stutter now is not going to help you. You view your stutter negatively, I suppose we all do, but it won't help you in the l...

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postr/StutterOct 16, 2015
8 points

Speaking in a different language has completely eliminated my stutter

Speaking in a different language has completely eliminated my stutter I've struggled with stuttering my entire life. Middle school was hell, and high school wasn't much better. I've been learning Ital...

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postr/StutterOct 13, 2015
2 points

I think i just cured my stutter

I think i just cured my stutter Hello guys, this is my first post on Reddit. Three days ago i was about to ask someone a well known place, so i was thinking about ways to not stutter while asking. Th...

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