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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2026
1 points

Wow, you dismiss James Earl Jone's horrific stutter that he worked through with intensive effort as 'grew out of'? There are countless stories of stutteres with worse stutters than you working hard ...

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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2026
-1 points

All you, and several others, post is doom and gloom and life sucks and no one will ever be happy with a stutter. And you, and others, get upset when people with stutters post how they've found happine...

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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2026
2 points

Or the people that seem to be downvoting them are people that are genuinely annoyed with your harmful beliefs you have been spreading around. The victim blaming, toxic positivity, there is a differenc...

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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2026
-1 points

My posts are get more upvotes than downvotes. So only the self-defeatists who wallow in self-pity appear to be downvoting them. I need to keep posting to counter the 'doom, life sucks, you'll never m...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
3 points

not in the same industry but i’m in healthcare and i think my method is applicable. approach each interaction as an opportunity to consciously practice your speech. try your best to get in the habit o...

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postr/stutteringMar 27, 2026
4 points

My son has started writing everything down. At first I was worried. Now I think it might be the best thing that’s happened to him.

My son has started writing everything down. At first I was worried. Now I think it might be the best thing that’s happened to him. So yesterday I posted about my son’s stutter and a few of you asked h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMar 27, 2026
3 points

My son has started writing everything down. At first I was worried. Now I think it might be the best thing that’s happened to him.

My son has started writing everything down. At first I was worried. Now I think it might be the best thing that’s happened to him. So yesterday I posted about my son’s stutter and a few of you asked h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMar 27, 2026
13 points

Had a job interview yesterday

Had a job interview yesterday So, I had a job interview via video conference yesterday and I barely stuttered at all, despite it being a 4 panel interview (with 4 managers), which would normally be my...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
3 points

ugh this is the worst!!! i used to block on my name sooo bad. having to introduce myself in front of the class was my worst nightmare. i found that including “i’m-“ or something before my name helped...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
1 points

As an person who gone to actually speech therapy and went for like 3 years it personally didnt do much for me as i didn't see that it helped me in any sort of way i tried it but as i didnt see much of...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
1 points

No I've not done therapy in years. I don't know if it's been 15 years since my last tune-up or more. I'm very fluent. Not silver tongued. My therapy was about relearning speech. It was a ground ...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
1 points

If I was to go back to speech therapy I'd definitely prefer it tj be in person. Any sort of digital line they may have possible delays, distortion or less than perfect clarity makes my stutter worse. ...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
2 points

wow!, you’re few of the lucky ones I guess…in my case I find it real hard to find a decent job because of my speaking situation which makes me melancholic. ...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
2 points

For me its not pauses, its changing my pace.  What ever way feels like I will get stuck, I try to do the opposite, change my pace and sometimes it feels like a substitute even though its the same thin...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
2 points

Stuttering takes a huge toll in everyone. I don’t believe that those who “ just push forward “ do not experience huge problems in navigating life. For me at age 12 or so I remember thinking about ...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
2 points

These movements are secondary parts of stuttering that many people develop over time as a result of the psychological 'layers' that build up over time. Usually people try 'tricks' (either consciously ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
3 points

I don't have a mild-stutter. My whole childhood was spent in speech therapy, one of whom said I was essentially a lost cause and actually suggested I learn sign language. Every single horror story of...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
3 points

Well that I why I said bad stutter. People who only stutter "a bit in the interview" like you are not the people I was talking to. There are people who have minute blocks and spasms who don't shar...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
2 points

I disagree. While working a crappy fast food job as a stuttering teen, I built up my confidence and started working the drive-thru window for an hour or so on a few random shifts. I developed a funny ...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2026
3 points

Everyone’s different, don’t take his personal techniques for an everyone solution. His stutter might just be due to anxiety & you could have an actual neurological disorder or the other way around. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques