commentr/StutterMarch 17, 2017

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I haven't started my real career yet. I want to be a professional waitress at a fancy restaurant. Ideally a writer but as college didn't work out for me I am going to try to aim for something I am already good at. I work at a drive in restaurant and am one of the best carhops there. I was nervous af when I first started. Heck at the interview I could barely put together a sentence. I drove up and asked for an application about 20 minutes later I am done filling it out and am told to come back the following morning. I come back and am so nervous and can feel that my stutter is going to take over. We all now that terrible feeling when we feel a stutter. Anyways, the gm interviewed me and obviously noticed right away how nervous I was. He knew someone who stuttered and we literally just talked. It was more of a friendly conversation about the kind of person I was (and a bit about how I felt about my stutter) than an actual interview. He actually made me feel pretty relaxed and joked with me and my stutter went from painfully present to barely noticeable. I was hired on the spot and started the next day. Took me a week or two until a bit of TLC made me start taking speaker and car hopping out orders rather than just drinks and expo. Nearly a year after starting I have become one of the best carhops at this location. Just an idea, not something you have to do but, you could apply to a fast food place and you wouldn't have to make it permanent either. Just work weekends for a couple of months or so. If you don't plan on going to school this summer, work full time over the summer. This will help boost your confidence and more than likely, help you with your stutter.

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School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation

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