postr/StutterJuly 24, 2018

After my first job my communication skills got pretty affected...

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After my first job my communication skills got pretty affected... Hello everyone. I'm Franz. I'm 23 from the philippines. I'm just new to this sub and i just wanna share my situation. I've been having problems with stuttering. I'm not really aware if I fully have this when I was a kid but (i know I've been mostly shy for most of my life/not really able to voice myself out even at home often) whenever I say sentences it feels like its on the loop with filler words, or I repeat the filler words, i learned english as my second language ever since i was young. The thing is both my native language (filipino, which makes me repeat the filler word ano like on a loop), and my english suffers (i don't really have it like repeating the first letter more of unable to speak the word fully/i get about 2-3 seconds of pauses especially when the pressure comes in). I'm mostly fine speaking over the phone (cause i don't see the person while they talk) at my previous job but after it took a toll on me (i quit my previous job for another reason)I'm having a hard time with it too at the moment, to the point that it's limiting me for job interviews and getting to know people. I'm not really sure if there's a natural way for me to overcome this or if there is something i need to do. I haven't really talked my parents about it because when I'm with them i can speak fine in both languages/that doesn't really happen when I'm with family or close friends. I really feel ashamed about this because i majored in english and aside from that my classmates even helped and even patiently encouraged me to speak/respected me when I'm in front of them. Now i can't really do all of that after i resigned my previous work and trying to apply for new jobs. I'm not sure about getting a speech therapist here or if it is expensive. We're not really rich, do you know of free online tutorials that is quite effective or may help with my situation?

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEnergy & Biological RhythmsShame & Embarrassment

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