postr/StutterFebruary 12, 2019

Biggest interview of my life this weekend

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Biggest interview of my life this weekend Hi everyone. I have a really important interview this weekend for a scholarship to my dream school, and my stuttering has been getting me down. I wrote about how I stutter and it’s effects on me in my essays, so they already know that I do it, but I’ve been having nightmares that I’ll just freeze and I won’t be able to get my words out when I’m sitting to talk with the panel. They said that they would be evaluating “ability to communicate ideas”, so that’s making me even more nervous. How do y’all manage interviews and I could sure use a few tips to get around my stutter. Thanks :)

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking