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postr/StutterJul 29, 2014
10 points

Memorable/Funny Stuttering Moments

Memorable/Funny Stuttering Moments One time I was working at this gas station behind the counter and a guy walked in. Feeling bold, I decided to ask, "Hi! How are you?" instead of the usual "Hi." Stu...

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2014
2 points

Well it sounds like you've come a long way but this is one side of your stutter you havent accepted yet. Maybe it's a worry about not making a good first impression or something. I just try to focus o...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2014
2 points

For me, it's all about knowing what you can and cant say. funnily enough I can't say the word stutter. So I replace it with "speech impediment" or "stammer". I find myself doing this whole sentence...

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2014
2 points

Why don't you introduce her to us? Hahah :-D You aren't a blocker, are you? I'm sure nobody likes to talk with a blocker as I am...

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2014
1 points

This entire post is ludicrous! Sorry, I do not agree at all. I am a severe stutterer of 28 yrs and my tongue even protrudes at times and this "benefits" is similar to a beaten wife saying her husband ...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2014
2 points

I was playing Taboo with my friends once and I kept unwittingly stuttering on a taboo word and my watchers had to hold their buzzer fingers and stifle their laughter until I could finally get it out. ...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2014
3 points

Recently I was talking to someone and they asked my name. I started to stutter on my name (which results in me keeping my mouth open and looking confused) and the person thought I had to think hard a...

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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2014
2 points

Does your son sing? It's common for stutterers to be able to sing just fine. I've had a very hard time with "yes" once or twice in my life. As a kid, after discovering that I could sing even when I co...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2014
1 points

I also hate the phone. I especially hate crappy cell phone connections because not only do they sound choppy, but I sound even more so. And they're asking me to repeat again and again, and ugh, just f...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2014
1 points

it prevents me from saying words with certain consonants like L and R sometimes. And it's a hindrance for speaking and I have had stutter all my life. Is that enough, or should I remove this from here...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2014
1 points

talking on the phone is a nightmare for me. I actually wrote a post a couple down about HIPAA, and the phone calls I had. It is kind of sad, but it is a big reason why I dislike my birthday and christ...

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2014
2 points

I'm a stutterer, not as bad as I used to be but the phone is still fairly hard. I have a job where the phone is a preferred way of communication, so it's scary sometimes. A professor called me up th...

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2014
2 points

I have a really hard time with plosives like 'D' and 'P', and I hate math, so naturally I've found myself as a data analyst doing data reporting on a set of production databases. Well played, self, w...

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2014
1 points

Yes! I'm usually better if I'm answering the phone because for some reason I don't feel the pressure of having to maintain the conversation. But if I have to dial someone up and initiate the conversat...

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2014
3 points

I occasionally have a hard time answering the phone, which was a problem during my recent job search. If I had a block, I'd just hang up and call back. For some reason I don't have a problem if the ot...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2014
4 points

Yeah.. same here, I hate phone calls so badly. I've had to hang up a few times, collect myself and then call back later. Phone calls are my greatest fear. It's so messed up. As soon as I hear the phon...

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commentr/StutterJun 4, 2014
2 points

As a stutter this really doesn't sound like stuttering. Stuttering is more an issue of blocks where you cannot say a certain vowel sound or word. But for me I always know exactly what i want to say bu...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2014
2 points

I make a joke once in a while whenever I'm asked "How did you end up stuttering?". I joke that instead of learning a second language growing up from my parents, I learned how to stutter. My mother st...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2014
3 points

My mom actually had this happen to her, as she was mute (cancer of the larynx, had her full voice box removed), but with the US government regarding her Social Security. My brother tried to call for h...

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postr/StutterMay 19, 2014
24 points

[NSFW] [Language] I laughed out loud the first time I saw this. Nothing wrong with laughing at yourself once in awhile. :)

[NSFW] [Language] I laughed out loud the first time I saw this. Nothing wrong with laughing at yourself once in awhile. :) ...

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