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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2021
3 points

You’re situation sounds a lot like mine. I never even had a stutter as a kid, it sort of just developed out of the blue for me when I turned 18. I’m 22 today and still have it. Like you, I am also sti...

Speech & StutteringMeds & SubstancesSchool & Work
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postr/StutterJul 5, 2021
2 points

Are languages majors good for those who have a stutter or they should avoid this kind of majors?

Are languages majors good for those who have a stutter or they should avoid this kind of majors? [deleted]...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2021
2 points

Thanks mate, good to hear that you did well in your thesis presentation. People in my country are still ignorant about stuttering one of my professor got agitated while I was answering his question I ...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2021
2 points

Hey OP, I did my final year thesis presentation luckily only in front of 3 professors. I stuttered damn nearly every word, the worst I'd ever stuttered in my whole life. It felt awful at the time, and...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
1 points

I’m dealing with a similar thing right now as my potential major is gonna be electrical engineering!! If your job has a similar eh sound, I’d recommend trying to drop the eh and quickly saying the res...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
1 points

Yes this is also an option. I'm not from the USA so college is a lot cheaper where I'm from. So debt won't really be an issue. Thank you for the advice, I will keep it in mind. Take care :)...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

Yes I am in my 3rd year of college. And I am in a field which doesn't require too many presentations rn. But I was head of big module in my college's tech-fest, and standing there leading a team was s...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
1 points

From my experience of the half year that I went to college, no one laughed at me either and was patient. However I just felt so bad about it, I felt incompetent and stupid when I stuttered with groupw...

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postr/StutterJul 1, 2021
34 points

Need help/advice with stuttering and my life.

Need help/advice with stuttering and my life. Basically stuttering has ruined my life. I am 24 years old. I have been isolating myself for the past 6 years after high school. I didn't go to college be...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2021
1 points

Could you expand a bit? I’ve always dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot but worried my stutter would hold me back. I feel like the technical aspect would be doable (I’m a 4th year mechanical engineeri...

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commentr/StutterJun 23, 2021
1 points

I was in high school, and the teachers made us speak our exam scores out loud so the teachers could write them down; there were about 40 exams per year, and I couldn't pronounce "eight." I got an 8 on...

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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2021
1 points

My journey started with the reminder of not worrying about things I can’t control. It’s obviously easier said than done. Took me my entire high school life and then well into my college years to fully...

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commentr/StutterJun 18, 2021
1 points

I’m going back to school to get an associates in health information technology. I basically googled something like “jobs for introverts.” Medical records tech was one that came up. I like the idea of...

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commentr/StutterJun 18, 2021
2 points

This makes perfect sense. I am almost 100% fluent when giving a talk, handling interviews, presenting… but it can be way harder to have “normal” conversation...

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commentr/StutterJun 17, 2021
1 points

They had the cadets do briefings that were graded in the classes required for the ROTC program. That's when I stuttered the most, especially because you have to say "Good morning/afternoon class my na...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2021
2 points

I started stuttering when I was 15-16 years of age out of nowhere, I am 21 now. I really hated presentations, last year the same thing happened to me, I had to give a small presentation for my Researc...

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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2021
5 points

When teacher asked questions and I knew the answer before anyone else. But because I knew i was going to block or stutter I stayed silent and let everyone else contribute in class. I hardly uttered a ...

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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2021
1 points

random verbal presentations in front of the classmates (at the beginning of the class, the teacher asks someone randomly to stand up in front of the classroom and recite a lesson from the previous cla...

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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2021
6 points

Ugh I had more here...still getting used to reddit. I'll try to remember what I wrote. So words of advice? - work on eye contact while stuttering - be comfortable taking pauses during conversation...

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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2021
1 points

I did Toastmasters for a year or so. Great experience and everyone was very supporting and you do things at your own pace. For your first speech you pretty much introduce yourself. I talked about m...

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