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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2015
1 points

I've had a few interviews recently, and my stuttering has come up in some of them. But it makes no difference: If they don't want someone who stutters, that's their prerogative. I like those who addr...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2015
1 points

Your friend's experience is sketchy. There are lots of reasons to delay offering a position, but there are very few reasons to forego responding to requests regarding the outcome of the interview. I w...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterMar 6, 2015
5 points

Thought I would share a friends job interview..

Thought I would share a friends job interview.. A friend of my told me about a job interview he went on. This person is very very self confident, calm and good at his job. I wont go into the details, ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
2 points

I'm an American-born English speaker who might need to learn German - Better get better at this!...

commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Kinda, but a little half assed, so to say! The "n" in Zwan and Tsig instead of Sig are theoretically important, but I see that it might be a tongue twister. :)...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
2 points

Would FEAR-UHN-TWUH-SIG be *kinda* close?...

commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Holy shit an Ally McBeal reference, what year is it? I don't sing but I speak in a sing song nursery rhyme voice if I have to. It's not very masculine, my normal speaking voice is deep and rougher....

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

I have Ally McBeal daydream moments about breaking into song but I wouldn't be able to stay in character...I'd just start laughing....

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Man, I have like zero flow. I would be the worst rapper ever. Are you ever tempted to rap all your conversations with people? ...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

I'm a girl so Salt-n-Pepa or Missy Elliott of course but I can do a really good Dre, Pac or Eminem! :D...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

That's really cool, what's your go to karaoke song or rap?...

commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Do you sing a lot? Has your stutter encouraged you to sing more?...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Both a blessing and a curse...

commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Oh wow, see I picture Mexico as a paradise. That would've been an awesome childhood, growing up by the beach. But naturally I guess Canada is by and large safer and has more opportunities. I've heard ...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Acceptance & PrideSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
2 points

Thank you for the reply. I'm with you in that I'd rather have an open stutter than the sentence blocks, it seems easier to manage and explain than random pauses. My mother is actually a speech therapi...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
3 points

I used to stutter just like this, today I have much more control over my stuttering so I say used to. I still get stuck sometimes but hey, if you practice a bad swing in golf for many years you are bo...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
2 points

Yea I do this too. People usually say things like that to break the tension, but I use it as an opportunity to let them know I stutter. It used to piss me off when people said things like that, but mo...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

I'm Bobby and B gives me the hardest blocks. I've been working on also slipping a 'the' in before and its gotten down to a very brief 'th' that most people claim they cant hear. But I know the joke ve...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Am I the only stutterer who has never experienced people asking if I forgot/don't know my (last) name? My stuttering might be too overt/obvious for it....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names