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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2014
1 points

Haha guy here, just got done with high school, so I'd be quite suspicious of anyone who could possibly find a stutter hot; I'm sure it's possible, but after 10 years of flak from family and classmates...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2014
1 points

There's a quote in this movie Certified Copy from a few years back. This woman is a talking about her sister who is married to a stutterer. She (the sister) loves it: She sees it as him lingering on h...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2014
1 points

Well but its also not exactly flattering if people like a trait of yours that you hate yourself. Then it's more like "You like *that* about me? Ugh, weirdo."...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2014
2 points

The thing is, it's not only perceived a flaw by society, but by stutterer himself, too (in most cases)....

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commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
9 points

I have received this comment. I felt fairly objectified and annoyed, but also amused and curious. Notice that while not all of those are totally negative reactions, none of them are exactly swooning e...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

20/m I'd probably be pretty embarrassed at first, but then after going home and thinking about it it'd be a nice confidence boost. That being said, it'd probably take you a long time to convince me ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
0 points

Well im guessing you're particularly interested in female responses. Maybe the you'd like to recommend commenters indicate their sex. Im a guy and i'd find it weird (and probably a little dumb) but wo...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2014
3 points

Thanks for your insight. Actually I do have trouble ordering coffee worst culprit is in fact the word small haha thats why I always end up ordering medium or large and pouring out half =( i agree with...

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postr/StutterFeb 18, 2014
6 points

Listening to myself

Listening to myself I've been a stutterer for my whole life. At 33, I thought I had more or less come to terms with it. I had to pull the phone recording of a 25 minute conversation I had with a cus...

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commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2014
2 points

For me it depends on the friend. I have some friends who genuinely try to guess and that's fine. But the ones who pretend to guess and interrupt me with some vulgar word, that annoys me. And if I'm on...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2014
2 points

The did you forget your name thing drives me nuts all the time. After correcting the person they almost always apologize and say they know someone with a stutter. So why then did you just insult me l...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2014
6 points

I truly feel for you, I completely understand how you feel. I am 20 and in college and it feels horrible to be passed over for internships in my field (Kinda computer sciency) because I don't convey c...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2014
1 points

Yeah, i wont tear up or anything but I can't just sit there and watch. it's really difficult. Ive always been really open about my stuttering but I know theres a big part of me thats still very uncomf...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2014
2 points

I feel you man! I had to stop watching it a fourth of the way through because it was just too painful for me to see that. All my friends wondered why I was so affected by the movie, but no one except ...

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postr/StutterDec 24, 2013
18 points

Does anybody else hide their stutter to the point that people don't realize you stutter but comment on your avoidance behaviors and stuttering side-effects (low confidence)?

Does anybody else hide their stutter to the point that people don't realize you stutter but comment on your avoidance behaviors and stuttering side-effects (low confidence)? When I tell people I stutt...

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postr/StutterDec 21, 2013
28 points

2014 is the year my stutter doesn't rule my life.

2014 is the year my stutter doesn't rule my life. Hi, everyone. My names Dylan. For the last 16 or so years, my stutter has ruled my life. Grew up with my mom (and stepdad) screaming at me every time ...

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postr/StutterDec 20, 2013
16 points

My stutter has completely defined my life thus far...

My stutter has completely defined my life thus far... When I was a kid I decided the best way to combat my stutter was to simply not talk. If I wasn't embarrassed whilst speaking, I would never feel b...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2013
4 points

Let me set this straight, right here, right now - you should never ever feel lesser because you stutter. The impediment that we all share should never define us. Yes, we are stutterers and only we und...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2013
1 points

This is cool, but do the "Great job, buddy! " comments in real life ever make you guys cringe? Makes me feel really subhuman....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterDec 6, 2013
25 points

I would like to vent my feelings.

I would like to vent my feelings. I have been stuttering since the age of 4 and i am now 15. I am absolutely sick of stuttering. It holds be back from everything. I get so nervous just standing in lin...

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