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commentr/StutterSep 11, 2024
16 points

[On Reddit Mobile App, ignore formatting!] Hey, Hi! Recently jumped into my own speech therapy journey and wanted to offer some insights and advice! A bit of context, I work as a risk consultant wh...

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postr/StutterSep 11, 2024
8 points

Need an advice for IT interview

Need an advice for IT interview Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice from those who have successfully found a job in IT. My main issue is that I have a stutter, which includes "pausing" and "making s...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Repetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterSep 11, 2024
1 points

Looking for a Speech Therapy Buddy in Eastern Time Zone

Looking for a Speech Therapy Buddy in Eastern Time Zone Hello everyone! I'm a 35-year-old software engineer currently on the job hunt. One challenge I've been facing is that my stuttering tends to ge...

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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
1 points

I totally understand how you feel and am sending you lots of love. I just graduated law school and just started a job that’ll have me in court twice a week. Stuttering is a regular source of anxiety f...

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postr/StutterSep 10, 2024
3 points

Networking

Networking Hello all! I wanted to ask everyone how they manage to attend job fairs and network with a stutter. I’ve been struggling to find a job for several months now and I have been attempting to ...

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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
4 points

Something simple that helped me. SPEAKING TO STRANGERS. I often just walk around and speak to random people, and you'll find if you tell them what you are doing, they are more than happy to chat....

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commentr/StutterSep 9, 2024
5 points

Exposure therapy is the best and that is done through work. Getting a job helps with that. You get paid to talk to others. Join a stuttering support group. Get a therapist. Things like that go a long ...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureEmployment & CareerSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2024
1 points

It hurts to admit but acceptance is the only way, i accepted that i wont be able to make any profound connection. Fewer job oppoturnity than others, obligated to stay quiet during group conversation, ...

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commentr/StutterSep 9, 2024
1 points

33m, and I'll tell you everything the comments tell you is correct. The power is living life. Don't get us wrong, we have bad days we're the stutter deafeats us. The past year alone, I have more defea...

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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2024
1 points

I have a moderate stutter, a few months away from 30 and I've been a nurse for 5 years, I think I like caring for hurting people because of it. My buddy has one of the most severe stutters I've heard...

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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2024
5 points

It is a numbers game. Meet more people. Apply for more jobs. Get better and learn from the experience. When we don’t get a job, it is not always because of the stutter. We tend to blame everything o...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerMindset shift
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2024
5 points

You said it right, that’s is the point, how can i visit places without money? When I can’t get a simple job first? How can i meet new ppl with this disorder? Even that ppl that i have meet they feel v...

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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2024
1 points

This is honestly very motivating, even though I don’t have a career in law. It’s nice to see people not letting their stuttering affect their careers....

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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2024
2 points

I graduated college, have a full time job, and my stutter is no longer a barrier in my life. I’m never in full control of my stutter, but I have a lot more fluency. Sometimes I do have bad days, like...

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Severity & FluctuationFluency TechniquesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2024
7 points

Yeah man. I totally get it all. Find people who know you and who you can talk to and stutter around. Those people will be the ones to hold you up. It’s depressing as fuck. I had plans to. I’m 32. You ...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2024
0 points

OP, I recommend combing Sertraline (Zoloft) with Xanax to achieve most optimal results. Zoloft has been indicated in more clinical studies, and is currently the best pharmaceutical treatment we have f...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2024
5 points

I went to law school and have stuttered my whole life. I graduated and also passed the bar, so I am an attorney, though I don’t practice anymore. Don’t listen to that professor. You don’t have to “...

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postr/StutterSep 7, 2024
21 points

It's really embarassing...

It's really embarassing... Hey ya Stutter Community. I have that shit since i was 5 years old. Over the years i took Speech therapies and it was gone like 8 years. Then it started again and it make...

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postr/StutterSep 7, 2024
1 points

It's getting hard...

It's getting hard... Hey ya Stutter Community. I have that shit since i was 5 years old. Over the years i took Speech therapies and it was gone like 8 years. Then it started again and it makes my lif...

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postr/StutterSep 7, 2024
27 points

I Entered Law School

I Entered Law School I just want to share my experience as a stutterer with speech blocks in law school. It has only been a week since the law school started. On the first day, i did a great job tryi...

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