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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2014
2 points

I don't get emotional watching others stutter. The thought that always comes to my head is "Stuttering fucking sucks". Stuttering is and will always be my enemy. If stuttering was a physical object I...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2014
1 points

Exactly. My wife commented after we'd been dating a year or so that she was attracted to my broad vocabulary and I can thank stuttering for that. ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionDating & Romance
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2014
5 points

Hey just wanted to say that you and I are the same when it comes to our stories and how our stuttering is and how it effects us. I chose the career of a teacher for a reason to overcome it everyday. E...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2013
3 points

My old roommate has a minor speech impediment so it was kind of nice to have someone who knows what I am feeling....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
2 points

hell yeah! I'm in a similar situation and so sick of it, (currently I'm in my room because it's christmass and I don't even feel like socialice in this moment, can you believe it?) this is also my yea...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
3 points

If you want her to know that you have a stutter and weren't rude, then you have to let her know, usually by speaking. Being rude because youre a jerk and being rude because you're crippled by the fear...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
1 points

Hello Dylan, your post really inspires me. I was/am an international student in the U.S/ Aus. Being a stutterer has really impacted my life in a very negative way, I am too scare to speak to people, e...

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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2013
11 points

You couldn't have spelled out your problems any better. You're stutter isn't what's going you back, but its all the beliefs you've just highlighted which are killing your life. There are surely things...

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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...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2013
1 points

The earliest I remember is being made fun of in kindergarten. It remained bad till middle school, that is when I got professional help. That was when good days started outnumbering bad days. Growing u...

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postr/StutterDec 14, 2013
3 points

Does anyone else only have difficulty with beginning to speak?

Does anyone else only have difficulty with beginning to speak? A little background. I used to stutter very badly when I was young, but it went away when I was about 6-7 years old. However, later in li...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2013
2 points

Hey Matt, firstly i feel your pain and wish your the strength to overcome it sooner rather than later. It indeed sucks but I actually think you're in a pretty good place. You're only 15 and this stutt...

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2013
1 points

I was in speech therapy from 1st grade through 12th grade. I don't really remember much of what I worked on in those sessions, but for the most part, I believe it was just practicing lists of words wi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2013
1 points

First of all I would like to say that my stutter still there but nowadays I am not afraid to speak. I am able to make phone calls, ask a clerk for directions ( sometimes) when I can't find an item o...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2013
1 points

Thank you for your response! That's awesome that it worked so well for you. I asked another poster a similar thing, but besides more fluent speech, how else has your life been affected or changed by t...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2013
1 points

Thank you for the response! I'm actually going to show my class a portion of the video just to show how the results turned out! I'm glad to hear that the clinic made such an impact on you. If you don'...

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Positive Therapy TechniquesIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2013
1 points

Thank you for your response! I actually have a couple of questions for you! Out of any therapy that you've participated in, what do you feel like has been the most effective for you? What do you fee...

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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...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2013
3 points

This subreddit made me realize how much I stop myself from saying stuff because I fear stuttering. I hadn't realized. My fluency still sucks, so I'm staying subscribed. Glad to hear you mostly overcam...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2013
1 points

Thank you, i think my stutter has taught me that disabilities aren't a joke and it is why i am the person i am today. Who knows, maybe if i spoke normally i wouldn't be as gentle and caring and would ...

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