postr/StutterDecember 8, 2022

how to find a job with a severe stutter? I'm worried about that

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how to find a job with a severe stutter? I'm worried about that I'm 20F. Currently I'm studying at University. 2,5 years behind, after 1,5 years I'll finish it. It's very hard for me to study with severe stuttering and low level of intelligence in mathematics at the Faculty of Accounting. I could have been drop out of uni several times, but I'm trying to learn. I won't work by profession because I can't work because of my stupidity. I've always been hardworking in school since the smallest years, but maybe intellectual work just isn't for me. in the near future I want to find a job with physical labour. But it's so hard. For first I'm so anxious, have nervous tics and can bаrely speak. I live in Eastern European country during crisis and there is high level of unemployment. I have a scholarship ($40) and my parents give me $60 in a month. I almost don't go anywhere, I live in a dorm and consume little, so It's enough for me. But i feel such a big shame! I'm 20 and i still take money from my parents, who make ends meet. I used to work online as a copywriter, but now money transfers from abroad are blocked. and in my country there is no opportunities to work online. I'm lost and I don't know how to get out of poverty. if it weren't for my severe stuttering, I would have entered the linguistic faculty and could have been a teacher. or I would have gone abroad a long time ago, because I know several foreign languages at a good level (Polish, English and started learning Spanish). I'm very ashamed. I want to get out of this hopelessness, but stuttering and nervous tics kills me every day. I don't know what to do.

Themes

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical TensionStigma & Bullying

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emotional_state