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postr/StutterNov 13, 2024
4 points

Could you give me a job online?

Could you give me a job online? I have been unemployed for a long time. Social anxiety and stuttering make it difficult for me to find a job. My job interviews are a disaster. So I thought I would ask...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2024
2 points

I was reading this post and it was like I was looking in the mirror. I too don’t audibly stutter. I have abrupt speech blocks that cause me to desperately find word substitutions on the fly. Sometimes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2024
17 points

Just for any young stutterers reading this, do not listen to this advice. Do what you want to do and what you feel comfortable doing. Don’t be held back by “this life is not suitable for stutterers...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Authenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2024
1 points

I'm a software developer who works with a lot of clients, You don't even know how much i suffer, when i have meetings i barely speak, my partner is does all the negotiations, big meetings, etc. is an ...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2024
1 points

As of now yes, but no. I just needed a job fast and with low effort. So im working at a amazon return center....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2024
2 points

Yes in that I ruled myself out of sales job, where my income would be reliant on my ability to speak. No, in that I am still in the "sector" that interests me....

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterNov 11, 2024
6 points

Adults, was your job/career influenced by your stutter?

Adults, was your job/career influenced by your stutter? I graduated college a few years ago. Now, I'm working at job that makes decent money. It really just kind of happened - I didn't really think to...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterNov 11, 2024
17 points

Any medical student or Doctor who stutters ?

Any medical student or Doctor who stutters ? I am curious to know about your journey during med school , how you present in staff meeting your patients ? Any techniques, strategies !! Thanks ❤️...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2024
2 points

I have a severe stutter and I’m considering a warehouse job as well. Right now I’m a mail carrier....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
1 points

I have had a stutter since I could learn to speak. A lot of folks who have a stutter have gone through years of speech therapy, so much so that it isn’t as detectable anymore unless they’re under stre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentFluency TechniquesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
1 points

I knew one other stutterer in high school. Since then, I have met zero during my professional career. I had always kind of expected to meet at least one other stutterer at large facilities that I work...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Loneliness & IsolationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
2 points

It's just harder for those of us who stutter to succeed in job interviews. I've lost many a job I was easily qualified for because of poor interviews. We need to work up the numbers to have the same c...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
1 points

You led by example, you showed them that you look past your stutter. You are not defined by it. So in turn they looked past your stutter and your interview was not defined by it. We are our own worst...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
10 points

I’m still thinking about my interview

I’m still thinking about my interview Yesterday, I had an interview for a remote crisis counselor role, and I can’t stop thinking about it. I stuttered through the whole interview and even twitched w...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical TensionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
2 points

Iam glad you are doing good in your career. I also always wonder how different my life would be. The thoughts of being more confident, to be eloquent in front of people and articulate with conviction ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
2 points

Yeah it fucking sucks. I’m lucky enough in some aspects of life, managed to get to up to a good career in creative(not as much speaking). However there is always a side to me that wonders if I was nev...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
3 points

For now I don't have questions but I might in the future. Will you be comfortable If I DM you when I want to ask questions? And btw, calling random customer care service on phone is daunting for most...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Seeking TherapyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
2 points

I’ll be honest everyone has flaws and things against them. Yes stuttering is another hurdle to go through but ultimately depends on you how successful you’re going to be. I had six interviews in my li...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
32 points

In a society like ours living with stuttering is a curse.

In a society like ours living with stuttering is a curse. The world we inhabit perpetuates barriers for individuals like us who stutters. Society inherently judges people by their fluency, often perce...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

Me too, I’m so tired of receiving phone calls for interviews cuz I know I’ll stutter for sure, and it does every, single, time. Just feel like I’m being washed over and over again by shame...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career