commentr/StutterJune 28, 2019

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Pro tip on the interview part: Stop worrying about what they think of you, stop giving so many fucks. Thats why the stutter appears from nowhere. You care too much about the interview, thus you dont want to screw it up, thus you screw it up. Go in there with the mindset that you are already better than these people and they would be honored to have you work for them. Go in there and just enjoy yourself. It doesnt matter if you get the job or not, theres only a million more out there you can apply for. Slow down, interviews give an immense amount of time pressure, something us stutters dont really like. So just slow down, play at your pace. If they call out your stutter, just own it! Embrace it. The stutter can hold you back, but honestly only if you let it. If a block happens, just slow down, get through it and continue like nothing happened. See this is where that stutter can hold you back. If you stutter, then acknowledge it, then apologize for it, you're just setting yourself up for everyone in the room to remember that specific point in the interview. Its like that playoff game the cubs played years back where the fan caught the foul ball and everyone went crazy on him. No one remembers the actual game or series and what happened, they all just remember an insignificant foul ball. I had an interview for my first internship while in college. My uncle knew the company and had set me up with this interview......It was the single worst stuttering day of my entire life. I couldnt say but one word before another stutter came along. I literally couldnt say anything. It was as if the gods had blessed me with about 4 tongues all at once and they just got in the way of one another. So trust me bro, Ive been there.

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Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability

Subthemes

Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight

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intimidation_authoritytime_pressure