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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2024
2 points

I know how it feels, but you have more to lose if you don’t take the risk. I didn’t start working until I was 23 cuz I was so scared of stuttering. Stuttering still happens on the job but oh well, we ...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
2 points

I'm 27 and this is exactly what I'm going through. How do you manage daily calls and meetings? I'm petrified of working in the corporate environment, I feel I'll just be stepped on despite being more ...

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postr/StutterSep 23, 2024
27 points

Feel lost. Inclined to believe the root cause of my failures is my stammering.

Feel lost. Inclined to believe the root cause of my failures is my stammering. I (27m) feel like a failure. I blame a lot of it on my stammer. It hinders everything....it's probably the worst thing on...

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postr/StutterSep 23, 2024
5 points

I have seen worst- From Freezing to Thriving: A Journey with Stuttering

I have seen worst- From Freezing to Thriving: A Journey with Stuttering Hello everyone, I’m a 35-year-old who has been dealing with stuttering for most of my life. About 10 years ago, I was searchin...

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postr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

Career Fairs

Career Fairs As a person who has a stutter, I struggle with branding myself and asking questions during job fairs. During my post graduate now I have a co-op term so it is crucial for me to do that. D...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

That's very true. And its great.. Your way of handling is working you. For ordering a restaurant too, earlier i use to prefer pick-up orders but then I pushed myself for over-the-counter ordering. I...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
2 points

This is a tough one man. Stuttering happens in the most unexpected situations. Yesterday I was ordering my usual drink at Starbucks..something I always say properly. But yesterday I couldn’t get the ...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
2 points

Job interviews are tensed moments. To think of world's best answer in 30 seconds and say it is a challenge even for normal speakers. I keep reminding myself "its all in my head" And normally if you ...

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Employment & Career
postr/StutterSep 23, 2024
34 points

Its sucks not to be able to speak your mind with fluency in job interviews.

Its sucks not to be able to speak your mind with fluency in job interviews. From last 1 year I'm trying to crack a entry level role but I'm unable to. Companies didn't reject coz i was stuttering. I w...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
0 points

For me its opposite. I was stuttering much less in my country than abroad. I'm in a english speaking country and around people with various level of English proficiency. I'm finding it extremely diff...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

I have a terrible stutter, mainly interiorised (covert) and comes in the form of severe blocking but I work for a film production company and regularly have to do voice over work, videos, meetings and...

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Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterSep 22, 2024
1 points

Need your suggestions

Need your suggestions As someone who stutters, I've often found the "Introduce yourself" question particularly difficult, especially in interviews. For me, pronouncing words that start with 'S' is a ...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2024
2 points

As long as you can say Action and Cut, you can still become a director lol. That being said lot of famous directors are eccentric and have trouble expressing. They are high performing individuals. ...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerMindset shift
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2024
1 points

Great job. I work as a teacher in Norway, and I stutter, but uses all my energy on hiding it. Talk to your teacher about it he or she will surely do all their best to help and cheer you on....

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Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterSep 21, 2024
10 points

My stutter is hindering my ambitions

My stutter is hindering my ambitions I like creating stories. Not just that: I love to make them come true. Basically, my dream is to work in the cinema industry as a director… this obviously involv...

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postr/StutterSep 21, 2024
2 points

Why do I only stutter when saying nouns or phrases

Why do I only stutter when saying nouns or phrases For example, “would you like ketchup”. I will always have a speech block when attempting to say “ketchup”. It’s so frustrating because I can’t change...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
postr/StutterSep 21, 2024
10 points

Abilify for my stutter

Abilify for my stutter Hi guys :) so I’ve discussed my journey with Abilify on here a few times now and got some great feedback with my updates from you guys. I have expressed that it did indeed help ...

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postr/StutterSep 21, 2024
11 points

Stuttering while networking

Stuttering while networking Hello guys today I attended an AWS event In a different college. I talked to new people from different colleges during the meet and it went smooth. But during lunch they t...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2024
0 points

Possibly, but certainly not in my lifetime. And if there is ever cure while I am alive, I fear it will be too late and I will be too old to give a fuck (and too expensive to afford, too)....

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2024
1 points

I’m a pharmacy technician. I used to stutter pretty bad at the start, but I got better at saying phrases that I have to repeat everyday. I tend to stutter with certain drug names that I’m not used to....

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Severity & FluctuationEmployment & CareerStress & Fight/Flight