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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2022
1 points

Do you disclose your stutter during your interview? There's a few jobs threads here with plenty of software people in this group. You can do it....

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2022
4 points

Part of self therapy for stutters is blatantly say I stutter even though they’ll see it anyway. Not there yet myself though...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
4 points

I don't bother telling people I stutter anymore. I remember I told a friend of mine once and she responded "oh, i know", with just enough emphasis on the "oh" and "know" that it just made me feel emba...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJan 11, 2022
19 points

Please tell people you know that You Stutter

Please tell people you know that You Stutter I told a friend that I stutter. She did know but it was fine with it. She is the first person that I ever talk about it. I see some posts about people hid...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
2 points

Hello. I just told her and it was in person. It turned so well. Please do the same. I was so scared and anxious while waiting for her to come to the place we would meet and it turned great. Its the f...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
1 points

I hide my stutter too changing words. I'm going to therapy whit the aim of be able to allow myself to stutter and I've made a lot of impruvements :) but I'm still working on it. I've studied a degre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
2 points

Disclosing who you truly are may feel like you are setting yourself up for criticism of rejection. But the alternative is always feeling like you must hide yourself. Like mystutteringlife said. If she...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
1 points

I'm pretty sure she already knows you stutter. I thought I hid my stutter from my best friend when I was a kid . But when I recently met her, she said she always knew I stuttered....

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
3 points

Yes, but telling her will also let me stutter without shame with her...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJan 10, 2022
33 points

Telling a friend I stutter

Telling a friend I stutter So after years of hiding "my problem" (Stuttering), tomorrow I'm telling my friend (the first people ever to like know or at least really know) that I stutter. I feel a lit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2022
1 points

I've had speech therapy over the last 4 months but we're just starting conversational skills (as opposed to reading out loud and monologuing). As for the time being, I just wait until the person intro...

Therapy & ProfessionalSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Positive Therapy TechniquesDisclosure & Telling OthersAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2022
7 points

Yeah, that definitely makes it difficult. What about something like, "I have a disability where it's hard for me pronounce certain words and the opposite of large is one of them."? In other words, co...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2022
19 points

Whenever this happens to me I'll usually say something like: "I apologize, I have a stutter and get stuck on works that start with S-M so that's why I said 'little'." 9 times out of 10 they'll apolog...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
3 points

I'm 32 and have stuttered my whole life. A few things that have helped me. When I can tell a certain sound or word is coming up that triggers my stutter, I try to find another word or sound to avoid ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & BreathingDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2022
2 points

I was in speech from age 2-14 and it really didn’t help much, now when I meet new people I tell them off the bat that I stutter and I EVENTUALLY will get out my name haha, I’ve just learned to own it ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2022
1 points

Up front works so damn often for me really. If they immediately react negatively, dodged a bullet, if they don’t care, friend found, if changed their behaviour, you know they’re trying to be good at h...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & Support
Disclosure & Telling OthersValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2022
7 points

Hi, I have the same problem. My name starts with the Ch sound (like Charles) and I always have the worse block, my last name starts with H, and the H phoneme is the worst for me so I always struggle i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling OthersSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2022
1 points

Tell them up front that you stutter. Make sure they understand that language fluency and speech fluency have nothing to do with each other…...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterJan 5, 2022
1 points

3 Reasons having a stutter can be attractive

3 Reasons having a stutter can be attractive For men who stutter: 3 reasons stuttering can be attractive to women I'm writing this to the men right now as I believe what attracts women to men is not ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJan 5, 2022
29 points

3 Reasons having a stutter can be attractive

3 Reasons having a stutter can be attractive For men who stutter: 3 reasons stuttering can be attractive to women I'm writing this to the men right now as I believe what attracts women to men is not ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others