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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

Great book. Recommend it to everyone. I dont know how much logotherapy is used today but the example you gave I think is mostly on point. I havent heard of paradoxical intent, but Joe Sheehan spoke ab...

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2015
2 points

Really motivating advice!My mother also said me a while back that stuttering is like a bad handwriting.Some people have a pretty handwriting whereas some of them not so much.Those with a bad handwriti...

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Mindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2015
1 points

Strategy's the best one I've tried to date. Went to speech therapy for quite a few years and just felt stupid. I want to try to solve this on my own. I want to believe it's a mind over matter deal. ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2015
1 points

I don't see why this was downvoted. Might come off a bit preachy, but OP has a point. Instead of waiting on the problem to fix itself we need to actively make an effort every day to improve ourselves....

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2015
2 points

It sounds like you're psyching yourself out. and you're doing it to protect yourself. and I use humor much the same way. Anyway, it is scary and nervous but that's good. you dont want to be comfortab...

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commentr/StutterApr 14, 2015
1 points

I know exactly what you mean. I had just joined college and I was giving the first presentation of my life. I had been stressing over it for weeks and I was 100% sure that I would embarrass myself in ...

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Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2015
1 points

I gave a presentation in school years ago. Those days I was really shy and extremely aware of my stutter and also my class mates where assholes. The presentation had a rocky start but I eased into it...

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postr/StutterApr 14, 2015
21 points

Just wanted to share something with you !

Just wanted to share something with you ! So this morning i had to do a presentation in front of the class. I was stressing about it ofr days but i managed to keep calm and speak fluidly. I''m not bra...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2015
3 points

You can practice techniques and your enunciation. While you'll never completely remove your stutter, you can actively minimalise it. It's also about confidence and the willingness to speak up, have y...

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commentr/StutterApr 4, 2015
6 points

More power to you. I've heard from many stutterers that the moment they experience the biggest change in fluency is when they finally say "I don't give a shit" anymore and no longer see it as an obst...

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Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
postr/StutterMar 20, 2015
12 points

My first and last post here

My first and last post here New university making new friends, long phone calls to friends from home, trying and succeeding in picking up girls, leading and directing people, even getting known for my...

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postr/StutterMar 18, 2015
7 points

Ever passed on an event / opportunity because you were nervous about stuttering?

Ever passed on an event / opportunity because you were nervous about stuttering? I've had a stutter my whole life, and it's never made that much of an impact until I realised I was saying no to opport...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2015
1 points

you will get over it because there is no other option. your own way to get over it may be by learning every trick and technique to never block again, it may be by being open and accepting about that ...

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postr/StutterMar 3, 2015
17 points

dear /r/stutter, today is my "I can finaly say my age again" day.

dear /r/stutter, today is my "I can finaly say my age again" day. vierundzwanzig vierundzwanzig vierundvierundvierundzwanzig! pronounced: fear oond tswun tsig so much more fluid than d-d-d-drr-drdrd...

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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2015
1 points

I actually get the impression that this sub is good at encouraging positivity (or at least, constructiveness - which could be said to be positive in itself, though), even if the OP is feeling down. I...

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Validation & EmpathyMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2015
2 points

Excellent post. This is what it's all about and this is what im trying to do. I'm trying to get my own breakthrough moment where I can just talk and stutter without much thought or worry. Where I can ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2015
1 points

How I see it, you don't know that person on the phone, they have no idea who you are, and you'll probably never see or talk to that person again. So, the only person who knows your embarrassed is your...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2015
1 points

I just got tired of it. I got tired of being the victim; the fish going into the shark tank; the quivering sinner awaiting judgment by an all-mighty God. It's not an easy switch to make and my experie...

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commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2015
3 points

You can't live like this. You can't thrive with such a fearful mindset. Aren't you just over it by now? We're the same age, and I've done my share of presentations and I've fought against this mindset...

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commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2015
1 points

ayahuasca, man you've really done some research lol. I actually had a friend who tried it but it didnt do much for him and didnt help his stuttering. I dont recommend any of the other drugs you listed...

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