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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
11 points

I feel that too. I am currently 53 and I passed the point where I have any hope it is going to get any better. In my time, jobs were next to impossible, and I realized the harder I tried to be fluen...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
3 points

I know, you're right ✅️... speaking is so important making connections with people, and performing many jobs. People automatically poorly judge a stutterer , they judge the stutterer as either he's l...

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postr/StutterJul 7, 2025
8 points

My stutter has come back...what do I do next?

My stutter has come back...what do I do next? TLDR: had a stutter as a child aged 4-8, received therapy and it went, it's come back aged 24 ************************************** Hi everyone, this i...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Yeah I’m the same, and what i think the reason is when we talk to our family we know that they know we stutter so we don’t try to hid it. And when we talk to someone we try to impress we only think...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

I understand they are trying to relate but it ends up diminishing us. If you correct them you just seem like you are upset with them. It implies we stutter for the same reasons they stutter like pure ...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Oddly enough, sometimes reading through this subreddit feels like the similar experience we all know of when you tell a person in real life that you stutter and they say, “I stutter sometimes too!”...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
3 points

I’m so sorry to hear that. I’ve never had an in-person job myself and honestly even if I tried I don’t think I’d get hired. It’s sad because some common advice given to people who stutter is that gett...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

The moment you stop blaming your stutter for your shortcomings and downfalls the sooner you will feel so much better about yourself. In my interview I stuttered like a mad man and do any time I talk t...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
2 points

Hey I totally understand, I think that so many people in this subreddit aren’t actually stutterers. So few will understand the stress and pain going through life with a stutter can be like....

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

Hey, I really felt your words. I’ve been through something very similar with my severe stutter too. You’re right — it’s not just about mindset. I don’t want to offer false hope, but something that he...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

I'm an indian. Lived in the UK, for 3 yrs before leaving 2 months ago And honestly, my accent, the tempo, stutter, and interview pressure, combined put me out of the job hunt....

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
5 points

Well im afraid of not being able to talk to other students and teachers and being asked questions and not able answer (basically stuttering). And I think because i have a stutter i overthink everythi...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
1 points

Yeah I always stutter and they take it as nervousness and you just know you’re not getting the job....

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postr/StutterJul 5, 2025
6 points

Delaying

Delaying Im thinking of taking a year off before going to college to work and I thought before i start working I should reduce my blocks and stutter. Right now i feel like im saying that just because...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
1 points

Interesting. I’m the opposite. I find it easier because instead of focused on talking, I’m focused on how much I want the ground to swallow me....

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
4 points

I’m a teenage girl, I can relate. I have a moderate-severe stutter that fluctuates. I hate the whole “It isn’t a big deal, just stop thinking about it” thing. If you had my stutter, it isn’t as easy ...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
0 points

Great advice - be open about it before interview. Better dont apply to a call centre, cashier, salesman etc. I honestly dont know if being open about it would help - I mean sure it can cause less stre...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
3 points

U are right. I don't care what anybody says. Its the worst thing to have. At least people pity deaf and blind people. We cant speak and speaking is the most important skill to have in order to succeed...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
3 points

I'm a 26 year old woman and have stuttered for my whole life so far. It ranges from mild to severe, but is mostly moderate in my daily interactions. I don't know what causes it to be worse than usual,...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
4 points

I’m 22 years old and I deal with a very severe stammer as well. I pretty much relate to every single thing you’ve said. Sometimes my family will still order food for me, make phone calls for me, or ac...

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