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commentr/StutterNov 30, 2014
2 points

I liked this answer, it was right in my alley, the whole "finding yourself". I have been looking into that area quite a bit lately, meditating and reading some spiritual books and stuff like that. I f...

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Mindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2014
2 points

Ahh, man. You hit the nail in the head. I completely understand what you mean and I have gone through and I am going through these same problems everyday. You know, at one point in my life I had thi...

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commentr/StutterNov 30, 2014
2 points

This is what I meant when I said that I "know all this", I know that people doesn't care whether you stutter or not, they are busy being themselves. And if they do care, how does that matter? The poin...

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postr/StutterNov 30, 2014
7 points

Written with a smile on my face.

Written with a smile on my face. I can't be arsed to write my whole life story, but yeah, I stutter. I have been for my entire life, as far as I am concerned. The difficulties of my stuttering goes...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2014
1 points

It's nearly 12 am here now, writing this took longer than i though it would. >Too expensive. You are from america i guess? That's a real bummer, in germany that would be covered by insurance. &g...

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commentr/StutterNov 20, 2014
2 points

Confidence is the result of having a positive experiences. How do you become confident when your stutter is so severe you are barely able to communicate? That's the case for me. I'm very happy for y...

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Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2014
2 points

Well congrats man, im probably 7-8 years your senior but you've already completed one of my dreams. I really want to take a solo trip to somewhere exotic, but I have a pretty severe stutter and in a h...

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commentr/StutterNov 7, 2014
1 points

My father is not alive. My mother does not work nor supports me or ever has. We simply live together like roommates. It is not easy to find a stable job as a stutterer. I've moved back home while ...

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commentr/StutterNov 7, 2014
1 points

I'm a college student at the moment who's premed, and my stammer is really holding me back from committing to being a physician. How, in your experience, was daily like for your physician client affec...

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Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterOct 30, 2014
14 points

I feel trapped in my own body

I feel trapped in my own body I've dealt with a stammer for as long as I can remember and I've rarely felt of it like this before, however I moved to university a month or so ago. Over text speech, I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2014
2 points

I feel the same man, just turned 20, in college, but my social life in non-existent. I had friends my first year(which i've always made friends rather easily because my easy going nature), but they ha...

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Mindfulness & BreathingHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
postr/StutterOct 27, 2014
5 points

I feel like I'm going to go nowhere in life.

I feel like I'm going to go nowhere in life. So, a little background: I'm 20 years old and I've had a severe stutter since I was 12 years old. Through the years it has only gotten worse. It didn't RE...

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postr/StutterOct 15, 2014
12 points

Any other stutterers socially isolated because of their stutter?

Any other stutterers socially isolated because of their stutter? After I left highschool and went to college my group of friends fell apart and I've never been able to replace them. As severe stuttere...

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Helplessness & AgencyFriendships & BelongingLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterOct 14, 2014
10 points

What can I do when I'm mentally exhausted of stuttering`

What can I do when I'm mentally exhausted of stuttering` It's not that I need to accept my stuttering or learn to live with it, I feel that I already have. Problem is that I'm simply exhausted. I'm ex...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Helplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2014
5 points

Yes, I deal with this nearly everyday. Some times I get lucky and manage to force out my name, but most I have to say 'sorry, I have a speech problem'. Hardly anyone knows my name. Mostly I deal with ...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2014
1 points

I don't know enough about you to speculate on why it's happening to you specifically, but a lot of factors can increase a disfluency, such as stress or anxiety or insecurity. For what it's worth, I ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2014
2 points

Yes, everyone knows my stutter I have the option just to do backline away from people or talking but I feel like I'm jut hiding from my problems so I force myself into the other positions. How come I ...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2014
5 points

Does your manager(s) know about your stutter? I mean it sucks, but some tasks just aren't suited for stutterers, like answering phones or speaking over a microphone. Blocks can be very transient. What...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2014
1 points

What I find so hard to accept about my severe stuttering is how much it complicates my life. Finding friends, a girlfriend and a job that matches my education level becomes that much harder. How do yo...

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commentr/StutterSep 11, 2014
1 points

The biggest fear for any stutterer is having to speak up in huge moments. How are we expected to say "Will you marry me?", let alone ask a girl out? How are we meant to introduce ourselves in intervie...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyFeared Words & Names