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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2015
1 points

The one thing that helps me is the realization that people forget! I'm sure that the person who I spoke earlier to is already forgetting that embarassing stutter I had. Why? Because people don't care...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2015
1 points

It gets better. I was same as you at your age and I felt miserable. But now that I am 21, it got much better. I still stutter, but I have more positive attitude about it. Just embrace your fear, tal...

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2015
1 points

Me? Nothing. The realization of how stupid people are out there helps me not care as much about my stuttering....

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2015
1 points

Its been a gradual change over the past year or so. I basically do not give a crap what anyone thinks. If I stutter, I stutter, so be it. Starting speech therapy with my University's speech clinic at ...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2015
3 points

Well done ! I finally got tired of letting it influence me so much, it can't be an obstacle anymore ! ...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2015
2 points

Thanks for the advice ! You are making me realise that I still give it more importance than it deserves. ...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2015
2 points

Hell yeah brother, I love hearing that stuff. I've adopted the same type of mentality. I'm not going to let the stutter get me down or hold me back...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2015
1 points

By trying to do nothing about it.Less I do,less I care,less I stutter.I realize it's harder to do with more severe forms of the problem,but it works wonders for mediocre to light stutter I have....

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2015
5 points

This guy gets it. I had a similar experience in that I just stopped caring as much and it got better. That being said my stutter was always minor and it's not easy to just stop caring about somethin...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2015
1 points

I will admit that it is not easy and it takes some time. I still find myself caring some of the time. But for me, I try to work on my confidence. I don't know about you but I stutter a lot less when I...

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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2015
9 points

Realizing that people care a lot less than I thought they did. Nobody is perfect. Everybody has their own personal flaws. Once I realized that most people don't care about me stuttering, that made me ...

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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2015
2 points

Hey Daniel, good on you for taking action! I'm doing avoidance reduction therapy where I work on eliminating all my junk behaviors and try to stutter clean and free. Through this process im also lear...

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commentr/StutterMay 22, 2015
2 points

So sorry to hear, dude. I've had my fair share of days like yours, too. The only solace I've found has come from accepting that I stutter and carrying on as best I can. Know that you're a competent an...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2015
1 points

That's a really good perspective on stuttering really and I have the same sort of perspective as you. Wish you luck my bro :)...

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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2015
3 points

I'm dealing with this now, man. 20year old male, trying to get a gf and something I have realized/explored intently is the fact that fear is in the mind and stuttering too, is in the mind. Somewhere a...

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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2015
2 points

theonly way I know to conquer stuttering is to accept it. and that usually includes not seeing it as something to be conquered. But when you truly accept it as part of yourself, since it is a part of ...

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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2015
2 points

This could actually be very helpful if you make right mindset. Tell yourself that after those two weeks chances are you will never see those people again, so just dont give a shit. Just talk as you...

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commentr/StutterMay 3, 2015
3 points

Great to hear! I think the positive thinking works. We dwell on the bumps and hiccups in our speech but never the successes....

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commentr/StutterMay 3, 2015
3 points

Mine was really good. I have been trying really hard to think positive about my stammer lately. My therapist told me that constantly telling yourself 'it's okay' will eventually seep in to your subcon...

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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2015
1 points

I'm like you in this regard, ShutupPussy. When Im just waking up or caught off guard and I speak right as my mind pieces together the words, I'm at my most fluent. When Im focused and conscious of my ...

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