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commentr/StutterSep 16, 2014
1 points

Thank you so much! It means a lot. Is there anything you didn't like or that rubbed you the wrong way?...

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Validation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2014
1 points

I really enjoyed reading it and posted it on Facebook and Twitter. My daughter is 15 and stutters. She really enjoyed it also. It really helps to know you're not alone. We would both love to see mo...

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Personal StoriesValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2014
2 points

I also stammer. This is the first time I've seen the subject produced for a general audience and shown in a positive way. Thank you for sharing! ...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2014
1 points

Just want to say that it's great having such an informed, active, and helpful person on this subreddit. Thank you. ...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2014
3 points

Thanks again. I kind of feel bad that I was feeling anxious about this, but in the end this is 100% about my son and I want to be able to have him talk to me about what he is feeling and going through...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
3 points

There was a kid a couple years younger than me in school that had a strong stutter, much much worse than mine. Poor kid used to spend his lunch time in the library to avoid talking to people, I always...

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Friendships & BelongingValidation & EmpathySelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2014
1 points

I have no doubt there's an NSA chapter in Boston. http://www.westutter.org/find-an-nsa-meeting-near-you/Massachusetts/ Chapters are really welcoming places where you can meet other people who stutter...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2014
2 points

I find it hard to broach the subject, but it really helps when it is out there. Go for it!...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2014
1 points

Yes, a lot of people. I think connecting with other stutterers is one of the most helpful things for us. Where are you from? there are support groups or other types of groups out there. I recommend yo...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2014
1 points

Yup I've met at least a hundred other stutterers through various therapies and support groups....

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2014
2 points

When i was 17 I went to a clinic in Virginia where I went through therapy with 11 other people with a stutter. I got to talk to them a healthy amount. It was the first time I'd ever met people in pers...

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postr/StutterAug 31, 2014
5 points

Has anyone here ever met someone else with a stutter in person?

Has anyone here ever met someone else with a stutter in person? I'm 18 and have been stuttering since I was 5 or 6, and aside from my immediate family, I've never met anyone else with a stutter. I'd l...

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commentr/StutterAug 29, 2014
2 points

I can see where you are coming from, but you are still describing someone who has a positive attitude towards stuttering. Of course it is very enjoyable when people are interested in you, and how stut...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2014
2 points

I'm actually very happy with #1, because most people I encounter really don't know what a stutter is or what it's like to feel that way. I typically find people who do #1 more kinder and patient with ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideValidation & EmpathyAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterAug 27, 2014
5 points

Being called out on your stutter.

Being called out on your stutter. So, lately I have been called out on my stutter on a few different occasions. This has been complete strangers, who calls me out after just a minute of conversation. ...

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Validation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2014
2 points

That's awful! I'm so sorry you had to go through that. It doesn't sound like your friends are very nice or supportive....

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commentr/StutterAug 22, 2014
1 points

My stutter is unfortunately bad enough that I can't be covert. But my friends accept it so that's nice....

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2014
1 points

CONGRATULATIONS MAN! It makes me so overwhelmingly happy when I hear a fellow stutterer achieve his/her dream. You made us all proud. Good luck in the future, brother....

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2014
1 points

My experience has been that it always sounds worse to the stutterer than the stutteree....

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commentr/StutterAug 17, 2014
1 points

I only met people who stuttered a month or so ago. For the first time ever. It was an interesting feeling -- as others have said "oh, that's what I sound like." The strangest thing for me at the NSA c...

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Validation & EmpathyDisclosure & Telling Others