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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2015
1 points

It isn't easy at first, I'm just a beginner and I still have a bad time every time I have to speak in public, but I feel it is something that had to be done. People there are ver comprensive and frien...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2015
1 points

I've considered joining a toastmasters group, but just the idea sorta puts me uneasy. Maybe eventually, I'll force myself to go....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
postr/StutterJun 9, 2015
7 points

What are you doing to overcome your stuttering?

What are you doing to overcome your stuttering? Hi ! This year I finally decided to stop whining about being a stutterer and I'm taking action against it. So far, I have joined my local Toastmasters...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2015
2 points

This guy knows what's up. Do whatever it takes to get you in the zone and kill that public speaking presentation like you were born with a silver tongue. If your gf knows you stutter, it will make her...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2015
3 points

Good luck. I can say my first name, but not my last (without considerable difficulty), and it's a very difficult name to pronounce so everybody always asks me to say it for them. Needless to say, this...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2015
2 points

My life would be so much better, no doubt about it. I've suffered with depression throughout a lot of my life, partially due to my stutter, partially due to other things and it's annoying. I'm rathe...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMar 14, 2015
21 points

Challenge accepted...

Challenge accepted... Hello there! I'm 17 years old and soon to be a graduate of High School. I wanted to share something spectacular I did today in my Honors English Class. We were given the choic...

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postr/StutterFeb 16, 2015
2 points

Presentation tomorrow for job interview, nerves make it worse!

Presentation tomorrow for job interview, nerves make it worse! Hi everyone, 24 year old long-time stammerer here, have to say i love this sub, so supportive. Moving on, I am an occasional stuttere...

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postr/StutterFeb 15, 2015
3 points

Stutter's in Australia, please read!!

Stutter's in Australia, please read!! Hi, I recently completed an intensive speech therapy course don't by the university of Sydney, at their lidcome campus. Just a little background first. I am 18 ...

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postr/StutterFeb 12, 2015
3 points

I'm taking therapy and getting positive results, but the anxiety is still crippling me. How do I work past that, especially for public speaking?

I'm taking therapy and getting positive results, but the anxiety is still crippling me. How do I work past that, especially for public speaking? Around two months ago, I started speech therapy. Some p...

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commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2015
-1 points

Dude ok heres what do you. If you are going to use your cell phone, DO NOT use your hand and hold it up to your ear. Go get a pair of earbuds with a mic (like the apple earbuds) and use those. When...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Assistive DevicesPublic SpeakingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2015
2 points

hey, exact same situation! 16 year old junior in HS. Man, I know its rough, not being able to talk in class; being afraid the teacher will call on you to answer or read, never participating. Especiall...

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School & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJan 22, 2015
2 points

Just not talking wont get you anywhere. I will also have my 20th birthday this april and yes these escape situations are really annoying. I know I could do better, but I dont because of my stutter, f...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2015
9 points

Welcome to the shit show dude. I'm just hoping there's going to be a chip implant someday that can regulate my speech so I can actually be a public speaker in my area of expertise ...

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Neurological & BrainPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2015
1 points

I think xanax can be a very valuable 'tool'. I say tool because as you mentioned it's not something you want to take every day and constantly yawning / nodding off at work doesn't look that great. I w...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightSide Effects & RisksPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2015
1 points

So what if you do stutter on the word? Would that be that big of a deal? Try to "slide" into the word with as much ease as you can with just a slight "r" sound. You might still stutter, but you might ...

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commentr/StutterNov 10, 2014
1 points

I always thought that if you were a non-stutterer then talking in-front of people wouldn't have an effect on you what so ever. The biggest issue for me in University was the fact that I'd have to do ...

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commentr/StutterNov 8, 2014
2 points

haha but this is how I feel in every speaking situation, to me, it would be no different being up on a stage in front of other people...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2014
3 points

i'd say this is a sort of false equivalency. stutterers stutter, so there's at least one reason to be wary of speaking in public: they don't want to stutter. non-stutterers don't stutter, but there co...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2014
2 points

you're on the stop. kind of a pressured filled situation for those who turn it into that. Plus, a lot of non stutterers arent very fluent in public speaking situations, even if they dont stutter....

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