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postr/StutterAug 26, 2013
6 points

Help raise awareness for stuttering and wear one of these pins.

Help raise awareness for stuttering and wear one of these pins. Want to get the word out for this website www.istutterproject.com it's created by a fellow stutterer who wants to raise awareness. I bo...

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commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
2 points

It's quite interesting/bizarre, but I used to not stutter at all when I talked to myself when I was younger, but some years ago I suddenly began to stutter by myself as well and still do. I just tried...

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commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
1 points

I think being in that zen like state is key. Once I accepted that stuttering would be a normal part of my life, and it became easier to just start talking with people. For me, it has helped to mention...

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postr/StutterAug 11, 2013
5 points

Any stutter/speech related tattoos ideas? I've always felt stuttering has had an impact in my life and I wanted to look into some tattoo ideas.

Any stutter/speech related tattoos ideas? I've always felt stuttering has had an impact in my life and I wanted to look into some tattoo ideas. ...

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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2013
2 points

My stuttering went through the repetition stage to the pausing stage, where I say words *<pause> <pause>* and *<blank>* syyyy *<pause>* labels with *<block with force agains...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2013
1 points

.....yes. I am actually a notorious chatterbox when I get on a roll. I will stutter occasionally, but I don't care as much and just keep on going. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2013
4 points

Yes, i've always stutter, but i have never seen it as an illness or a disability. It's just part of me....

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
3 points

Confidence is key. I work as Group Personal Trainer in a new studio, and for the first few weeks I was the assistant Trainer. The lead guy had a microphone on, whereas I had to shout encouragement...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

At this point in my life, I wouldn't describe stuttering as a "hardship". It was stressful during high school, but then you realize that everyone has "problems" and this is just one that I'll have to...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

Yup, and I did. She may stutter but that's cool. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2013
1 points

But I do appreciate the response and I do feel like it's important to not let this get to me or change who I am, so, thanks again....

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2013
1 points

You can't let your stutter determine who you are. Even if your stutter is bad, tell it to go fuck itself and speak your mind. ...

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postr/StutterJul 23, 2013
1 points

Boston area: Volunteering opportunities?

Boston area: Volunteering opportunities? I've been a stutterer my entire life and am at a point in my life where I'm very happy professionally, despite my stutter. I still do stutter, but can now conf...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2013
2 points

Going into high school I gave up on therapy because I didn't see the point anymore. But now I actually want to get into speech pathology as a career. I wish you the best of luck! For lack of better wo...

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2013
1 points

Why does it make you feel angry? Most people don't know I'm stuttering, and I take it as a compliment, for hiding it so well, but also saying exactly what I want....

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2013
3 points

Not at all. I feel that people without speech disorders will never truly understand what it's is like for us, well, not so fluent speakers. Hey, do what you gotta do. There's no way of ever making a s...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2013
1 points

That's such an uplifting story! Thanks for sharing it. I definitely wish I'd had a positive role model re: stuttering when I was young....

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2013
4 points

I had a math teacher in 8th grade who stuttered quite often. I also have a stutter; this math teacher was super supportive of me, as I was to him. Whenever I would stumble over a number or somethin...

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2013
2 points

Yeah dude, hearing "oh but you barely stutter" sometimes makes me feel SO ANGRY because they have NO idea how much effort it took NOT to stutter! I look at it this way now though: it's the same as t...

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2013
2 points

I don't know about you but I always used to think that I was very different from others and that my stuttering hinders me from living fully. Like it was a burden on my shoulders that I have to carry w...

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