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I‘ve been fighting for a long time, but can‘t take it anymore.

I‘ve been fighting for a long time, but can‘t take it anymore. I‘m 27 years old and I have been stuttering since my „hello-world“. As I grew up, it affected my self-esteem and made me become an antis...

I let everyone know before I begin an interview, and it helped a lot! No one mentioned it, and they loved me. Offered me the job 4 days later (: it can feel worse for us than it seems to others. You'r...

You're already doing well just thinking about how they will be taking the situation. Just stay patient and keep neutral body language. I'm sure prefacing the interview with a "you mentioned your stutt...

I am a software engineer and have stutter. Most of the time, you should do well. There are casual presentations, meetings etc. that could require you to speak to people, but generally you can take a ...

As a note, I declared my stutter beforehand as "other disabilities" on the pre-interview form. I think it helped because it took the weight off my shoulders, and also prevented them from assuming it ...

Don't let your stutter hold you back, I let my stutter dictate every facet of my life for 35 years. Think about 35 years of isolation. When I turned 40, I told myself "no more, no more will my st...

In past interviews I’ve acknowledged the stutter if it has come out at all. It’s often a good answer to a question about a challenge you’ve faced...

Disclose it to them! It's unfortunate that stuttering is always stereotyped with just being anxious when 9 times out of 10, if I'm with a friend who makes me feel comfortable, I end up stuttering but ...

Telling them is a really good opportunity to earn some points, and you will likely feel a lot more about about your stutter afterwards, which is even better. Most employers would be impressed if an i...

Even though phone and now zoom interviews were difficult , I never disclosed about stuttering. However, after I landed the job (high success rate) I always made sure to let my direct supervisor know s...

I stuttered really bad during an interview, I still got the job, but came off as really nervous. I hindsight, I wish I had have disclosed my stutter. My advice would be to do so if only to take the pr...

I actually wrote him a letter basically explaining that he's not the only one going through it and even Samuel L Jackson still struggles. Your situation sounds pretty much the same as mine....

First of all, I think you are #AWESOME. Second, I am 51 and later in my corporate career, I disclosed my stutter because I can't really hide it. 99% of employers were receptive and supportive. ...

To tell potential employers or not to tell them

To tell potential employers or not to tell them I am a long time reader of this group, but this is my first time posting. I am 50 and female and I have scattered my whole life. Therapy and the meth...

"did you forget your name?"

"did you forget your name?" I work in retail and oh boy is it rough. My stutter takes the form of speech blocks and singular repeat stutters (like di- did you need help?) People don't seem to notice ...

I feel like s/he didn't apologize but rather tried to clarify upfront what the nonfluent speech means. I like to do the same sometimes, as my stutter can come across as "not being prepared" or "strugg...

I sent my professor an email.

I sent my professor an email. I moved to the US last month for university. I was extremely nervous because I was traveling alone and I've been having speech blocks since the 7th grade. I decided to go...

I don't think it's useful to tell him to slow down, but kids do what we do, so when we slow down he might as well, after some time (Weeks, months..). Haha yes, if she asks you to take out the trash, t...

Thank you for the clip, I'll give it a watch. I love the technique of taking a little pause in the sentence. You're right it'll really show him that he doesn't need to talk fast if daddy and mommy do...

PODCAST: stutter proudly

PODCAST: stutter proudly hello wonderful people excited to announce a new podcast called *stutter proudly* on the first episode, i recite a poem i wrote on stuttering, called "proud to stutter" (tex...