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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
3 points

I mean its good that your stuttering less but at the same time I usually don’t like It being brought up so eh....

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2021
1 points

Stuttering on purpose or self-disclosure can put off your burdens of possible stuttering....

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2021
3 points

You might want to consider disclosing that you stutter. Something like, “hey, I stutter, so you might hear me stutter, it’s just the way I talk!” When you put it out there, confidently, you then don’...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2021
2 points

Yeah you shouldn't worry about it. If I stutter saying my name, I usually say sorry or I do tell ppl straight away that I'm a stutterer. I'm not ashame anymore of my disability, it's life and I accept...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2021
1 points

Don't be ashamed that you are a stutterer. I know how it feels inside; you always have this thought of people will be judging or ridicule us because we stutter. Tell your professor that you have a stu...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2021
11 points

I'll try to answer this through sharing some personal experiences. When I applied for a customer service job I had rather obvious blocks and stutters during the interview. The two managers interviewin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2021
2 points

Have you disclosed that you stutter? You do not have to but honestly I think saying it up front would help so that they don’t try to blame it on anxiety and believe some myth nervous energy is the rea...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
1 points

Thanks !! Yes , i try different tactics time by time, i dont know if I prefer saying that I stutter before the interview cause i guess it makes me more tense, but however without saying it i m tense t...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
1 points

I know exactly how you’re feeling, the feeling of being small in a place that seems huge. Almost like your a pebble in a world full of boulders. This year I’ve had to apply for jobs. I applied to so...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
1 points

I'm sorry you're going through this. Job interviews, especially for a job we really want, are always difficult for us. What I did and how I landed my current job was right off the bat before the inte...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2021
1 points

This ^ you are such a kind professor and they will appreciate your caring approach. For me personally, it helps me to stutter less if the person i am talking to looks me in the eye and doesn’t look aw...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling OthersPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2021
24 points

They pulled me into the office and told me someone said I was drinking on the job and that that's something they could fire me over. I let them know about my stutter and how I've literally had it sinc...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2021
1 points

you can try to use a publicizing statement before a meeting or presentation. something like “you might notice that i stutter, so i wanted to let you know that it doesn’t influence my work and is just ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
2 points

Right right! Yea, honesty is key. It does cause anxiety in the short term but in the long term we can have a lot of connection with others, and feel desensitized to stuttering if we tell people we do....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2021
1 points

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I told her in the end and she said that my stutter wouldn't affect my grade at all. It also feels so good to have told her and to have that worry lifted off my shoulde...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2021
8 points

Well done! You gave yourself a lot of confidence and more benefits of disclosing it than putting yourself under a lot of pressure in forcing yourself to be completely fluent :)...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2021
1 points

Tell the interviewers that you have a stutter. Accept that you will stutter during the interview. It will be fine. Hope it goes well....

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterNov 23, 2021
128 points

Did it !

Did it ! Hi guys i want to keep u updated, i had that interview that i was frightened of yesterday , i did it guys, i told the interviewer that i stutterer and he seems understandable , he told me he ...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathySelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2021
1 points

Say that you have a stutter and maybe even make a joke about it to break thé ice. Worked for my presentation in college...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2021
5 points

Have you thought about disclosing your stutter at the start if the interview? If you tell them upfront that you stutter, this may put you both at ease and you won’t be nervous about if they are wonder...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment