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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
2 points

You absolutely right my mahn ! We need to come out of our shell and face the world head on. How long have you been stuttering ? ...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
3 points

No, I have adhd i can't take 3 hours of sessions. I am also able to speak % of the 50% fluently without threapy. so I used to blame myself a lot for not trying therapy and feel guilty about it, aka ...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2025
2 points

Wanna know something absolutely wild? If I liked a woman, I didnt stutter. In fact, when I met my wife, she didnt hear me stutter until a couple dates in....

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2025
3 points

I work in automotive R&D. Soon, I will be starting a job at a mid senior level where I will be responsible for technical tasks as well as people management and customer interactions. I believe the o...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2025
2 points

Hi everyone. I joined this subbreddita while ago because my partner has a stutter. He doesnt even know, and I mostly just lurk to see if any helpful advice comes around. We met five years ago on Pl...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2025
2 points

She was a shy introvert girl, but I always tried to give her an ear without interrupting or making fun of it. She was a bold girl when she spoke with/without stuttering. Probably this was the reason I...

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postr/StutterSep 21, 2025
8 points

Should I take a talking job to help beat my stuttering ?

Should I take a talking job to help beat my stuttering ? Hi guys. It's Kyle from South Africa. Many of you guys probably are familiar with me, I've posted before about how my speech has improved since...

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postr/StutterSep 21, 2025
0 points

Who else here stuttered right after Covid?

Who else here stuttered right after Covid? I feel like the 1 year lockdowns really damaged me. Before the lockdowns, I could talk normally fast without any sort of stutter and it sucks too, because I ...

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2025
11 points

Its even worse when a random woman approaches me and asks me something and I am trying to answer her but I cant say anything because I know every good answer will make me stutter so I just say I need ...

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postr/StutterSep 20, 2025
345 points

Can you guys relate ?

Can you guys relate ? Dating itself isn't the issue. But the first step, the approach, the initial contact... A lot of missed opportunities because of the stutter. It's one of the rare situations wh...

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postr/StutterSep 20, 2025
12 points

Ex-stutterers' club

Ex-stutterers' club I am a middle aged guy who had a stutter for most of their life.  I created this post because I am interested in others who had a stutter and overcame it.  I beat mine over a decad...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2025
4 points

The one u said number 6 it's so hurtful when I know I'm right but I can't explain People ask me for direction or advice for something they don't take me seriously public transport. when I stutter v...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2025
5 points

Telephone calls, by far, especially job interviews or other high-stress stressful ones. Usually, i try to write a script for the phone call in case my fluency goes to crap, ill just read from the sc...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2025
3 points

Every time I try to fix my stutter it gets worse so I really just say to myself that my stutter isn’t the issue it’s the narrative that I created around it that people judge me which most of the time ...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2025
1 points

I feel you. Im 37 so considering you only been to 2 interviews tells me you're much younger than me. But honesly, interviews have never stopped me even tho I always stutter severely during interviews....

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2025
2 points

Totally relate to this. I have messed up so many interviews due to this. Even if I know more than any other candidate in the job interview, there is only 10%(best case) chance that I would be selected...

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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
1 points

I just butcher my own name and pronounce it differently on purpose 😭 It's better to lie than ruin the first impression. Then later on when I'm comfortable with them I give them my real pronunciation...

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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
1 points

Well, I really identify with your story. (24M). I've never really fit the stereotype of stuttering. My problem is basically yours: difficulty pronouncing words that begin with specific letters, like ...

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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
2 points

lol, is he on coke?! Geez! Ppl need to slow down otherwise they’re gonna have hypertension and risk a heart attack! Unfortunately you cannot control how others behave. Just don’t allow them to set Y...

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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
7 points

the asshole won. she made you quit. stutter infection is a lie. stutter spreading myth is a lie that I tell to people who interrupt me mid-sentence. I gotta scare them away. but it's not a thing. Th...

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