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commentr/StutterAug 11, 2021
10 points

Hi there! I've had a stutter for my entire life. Sometimes it's worse than others but never is it not noticeable. I have been flat out told that a company won't hire me because I have a stutter. While...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling OthersHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2021
1 points

I’d definitely recommend to just disclose to the interviewer in advance that you stutter. It can feel humiliating or embarrassing but just know that there’s no crime to stuttering and everybody has th...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2021
6 points

This! After months of speech therapy with a great speech therapist, I've disclosed my stutter to so many people this year alone than I would've done a year ago. It helps to take some pressure off my s...

Therapy & ProfessionalSocial & RelationshipsCommunity & Support
Therapy ExperiencesDisclosure & Telling OthersValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2021
4 points

Keep sending job applications and eventuelly you get a job. I sent like 50 Applications when I was looking for a job, literally every semi-suitable job offer, anything. If it is gonna be your first fu...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2021
2 points

You son of a ..... You did it . But on serious note , it's like what it is showed in the movie "she's put of your league" it's not if you are enough for her. Are you enough for you ? If you are comfor...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2021
1 points

1. Never ever finish her sentences. 2. Never make any weird face to listen her closely when she stutters. 3. Never bring up the topic of stuttering around her it's just soo uncomfortable, even in a ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2021
1 points

Yes he always talked about stuttering, but up until right before the election he always talked about it in the past tense like its something he overcame. Meanwhile it was apparent to anyone who stutt...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2021
8 points

You must realize that stuttering is caused from tension you create from trying not to stutter. It’s cruel because stuttering is just trying not to stutter. Once you accept this and quit trying to “not...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2021
6 points

I worked with a professor who stuttered - he called me for general teaching help but I also wanted to address his stuttering since I know how students react. I suggested that he acknowledge it from ...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & SupportCauses & Variability
Disclosure & Telling OthersValidation & EmpathySituational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2021
1 points

In my experience, college is nothing like high school. High school kids are all jerks. People in college are much more empathetic. The thing that worked for me pretty well was, right in the beginning ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & SupportSocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingValidation & EmpathyDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2021
2 points

I’m a man in my mid 30’s. I’ve stuttered my whole life. The best advice I can give anyone is be open and honest about your stuttering. Admit to people who you talk with that you stutter. The worst thi...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & ConcealmentAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2021
1 points

>How can I get a job or a bf if I don't tell people? Let's process this line of thinking. In your world, telling leads to getting, say, a bf. Because, well, surely this guy sees beyond your stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2021
5 points

Have you ever mentioned your stuttering to them? It sounds weird to us but some people simply don't realise it's a stuttering/ make up their own story Some years ago I talked to this guy I didn't kn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2021
3 points

If you have a still face (speaking with little facial movement) when you speak, try exaggerating/express more of your facial movements when speaking, for me this helps lower the chance of me stutterin...

Speech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Physical TensionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2021
6 points

To agree with and to add on to what piksel and our Belgian colleague has said, disclosure can be a great way to break that particular ice. You don't have to say "Hi, I'm idiosyncraticmoose and I sutte...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2021
7 points

You have a unique opportunity here to be open with and about your stuttering. Sounds counterintuitive, but will pay off......

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
2 points

If they don’t explicitly ask, I wouldn’t tell them. I never got a single job where I disclosed to the interviewer I stutter, no matter how many years experienced I was. (They also legally cannot ask y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2021
8 points

I’m sorry you haven’t had anyone to talk about your stutter with. I imagine that must be difficult. I’ve done the opposite and I think it really helped me. Communication is key in any relationship. H...

Community & SupportSocial & Relationships
Validation & EmpathyDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2021
4 points

Maybe she read something recently which she thought would help. Sounds to me like she thought it would be encouraging, but obviously didn’t come off that way. I’ve stuttered and have talked about it ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2021
9 points

Just tell her about your stutter, when it started, tell her how it affected you as a child, teen or adult, explain how it feels when you stutter and explain how sometimes you can't control it. If you ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others