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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
7 points

20 going on 21 here so similar in age. i have always had a stutter since i could speak. it’s noticeable but fortunately it was never something i considered debilitating. i’ve been able to live a mos...

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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
16 points

When you get older you just stop giving a fuck. I work in retail and I will stutter my way through with dealing with customers. I don't care about the looks they give me....

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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
2 points

blocking is impossible to cure due to a certain genetic build we have as stutterers, but im sure you stutter less than when you werent so outgoing and confident, i want to be like you sir, stuttering ...

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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
24 points

I used to work at Starbucks, when i was hired i was hoping that because of my stutter they would put me mostly making drinks however i was shifted to all positions. In the beginning it was tough, I ha...

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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
1 points

After school, when you're ready to find a job, you'll have do job interviews and you'll get judged by hiring managers. You have to start to work really hard at improving your speech; you could join su...

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Employment & CareerSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterMar 2, 2025
29 points

Successful stutterers, how did you do it?

Successful stutterers, how did you do it? Hello, im 19, a stutterer, that has almost always known the right answer, wanted to correct someone, but just doesn't do it because of the chance of stutterin...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterMar 2, 2025
47 points

I can’t do that because of my stutter…

I can’t do that because of my stutter… Well what can I do?… survive. I can’t work because of my stutter. I can’t make money because of my stutter I can’t trust people because I trusted the wrong pe...

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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
5 points

Stuttering can never be cured but it can be limited, some people try therapy and get no results or only temporary change while others gain back fluency. Don’t give up on the lawyer route...

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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
1 points

Practice interviews with a fake name and fake resume. After you get confident, try with real name and real resume. I practiced that after I finished my college before the first job....

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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
2 points

I’m a bus driver. There’s some talking but not a whole lot. Also, when you’re in that role of driver and you’re in command of the bus, you have this sense of authority and confidence that i have found...

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postr/StutterMar 1, 2025
7 points

Why do I stutter

Why do I stutter Long story short growing up i never really had a stutter if anything i was very good at speaking. Now last 3 or 4 years. I'm 25 now. I notice i stutter when I'm not very confident a...

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
1 points

wow, it definitely feels comforting to know that there are other healthcare workers that have a stutter and seem to be thriving and/or not feeling like they stutter inhibits them. Thank you for answer...

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
1 points

Hi, I'm 44 years old and have stuttered since I could talk. My stutter is horrendous during interviews (and I've had a lot of interviews over the years) but it's never stopped me getting a job. Look a...

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
3 points

I know I’m late, but I stuttered really bad at an interview recently and my boyfriend told me that most people will actually see that as impressive that in spite of having a hard time talking and adve...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
-5 points

Do you have children? Do they stutter too? What is your husband's profession? I wonder where he works with such a severe stutter....

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
3 points

The interview has probably passed, but I just want to say don’t ever skip an interview. I’m currently on an academic job search that has strenuous, 1-2 hour interviews. I have a severe stutter. I stre...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
2 points

My first job I ever got I stuttered through the whole interview and they still hired me. The manager even asked if I was nervous or something and I told her yes but I also have a stutter that I’ve had...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
2 points

I’m a speech therapist and I stutter. I know people who are doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, etc who stutter. You are 100% capable to be a nurse if you have gone through all the schooling and tra...

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Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
3 points

Nah dude. Do the interview. I literally just had an interview (ended 1.5 hours ago) at Amazon for a software engineering position. They didn’t seem to care about my stutter. None of the interviewers s...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
1 points

Nursing student heRe. I wanted to ask you how do you handle doing reports or presenting a patient to your team members because as a nurse, it is very scary to have to report to team members and just i...

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Employment & CareerFluency Techniques