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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
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Are you seeing a therapist? I think you would benefit greatly from it! Sometimes I think that too. Like, I just want to talk like "normal" people do but in the end we just have to accept who we are ...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
2 points

I study criminology and I had to work with underage kids who did an illegal act that if they would be +18 they would get a severe sentence. I didnt tell them really. I send an email for an applicati...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

> What if they still won't choose me? I may think maybe it is because of my speech? An employer will realise that you stutter no matter what. Telling them yourself right off the bat makes the best...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

What kind of internship? Did you tell them? Are you open about it to other people and what do they say? I just don't want to be treated differently or to get the job bc of it and if I won't get it...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

No. I tried the ones that deal with my speech but not the ones where I have to tell people or whatever or accepting it...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

Yes, there is an expectation to speak properly, but not fluently. I have done some interviews for internships. For my last internship my employer had to choose between me and 9 other candidates. We al...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
2 points

I look at is as motivation like I can do it too. Yeah so I went to a lot of speech therapy and they told me similar items - telling people before interviews, easy onset, prolonging so won't have be ...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

I'm from USA. I think it's so rare and uncommon so that's why I get these reactions. I just look at other people living great and easy lives - fluent lives. Why can't that be me? Other people have o...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

What if they still won't choose me? I may think maybe it is because of my speech? Well, yeah but that's not the case. The thing is - there's always someone better and more experienced who can speak be...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

When I was a teenager (35 now), I had this idealization that my stutter would eventually just ... go away and when I got older everything would be 'normal'. That never happened and here I am, 35 and ...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

Honestly, if you focus on trying to speak fluently you will fail. İnstead it will cause you more stress and anxiety because you keep stuttering wich will result in more stuttering. It is a spiral real...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

I'm really sorry for you. I know how the feeling is when someone rejected us in every thing just because we're stammer. First, you need to talk with someone who understand you; may be your best frie...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
1 points

I'm really sorry for you. I know how the feeling is when someone rejected us in every thing just because we're stammer. First, you need to talk with someone who understand you; may be your best frie...

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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2018
3 points

I'm sorry about your situation. I've been exactly where you are, and often still are. Feeling frustrated, alone, and wondering why I deserve this. *No one* deserves this, we here just drew the short s...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
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I only like my hair. That's it. I really want to improve on my speech obv - idk if I can improve my personality but I'm so shy and introverted bc of my speech. ...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
3 points

Sounds like you've had a rough week. I remember a job interview I had for a tech support help desk job, answering phones and fixing peoples problems I had recently completed my Diploma in IT which inc...

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postr/StutterJan 5, 2018
18 points

From crying so much this morning, my eyes still hurt

From crying so much this morning, my eyes still hurt Hi all. Thanks for your replies in advance. I posted a while ago on here detailing my situation but I need some more advice. I had a mental breakd...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
1 points

Why would you try to supress your stutter? Embrace it and just accept who you are. If someone dosen't like it, that's someone you shouldn't be friends with, anyone else would provide you with a more m...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
6 points

I am a stutterer, and have been so almost as long as I could speak. My daughter is too. So I'm seeing her develop with it. Even my mom and dad say - "wow, it's like hearing you speak when you were lit...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2018
3 points

Hey, so I am a stutterer myself. My advice to you is to find a good speech therapist, preferably someone who is specialised in stuttering. I have been to a couple therapist myself and I can say from e...

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