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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
1 points

Yeah, most of teams I was in had daily standups for 10-15 minutes to describe current affairs and 1-2 meetings a week like retro or sprint planning. Not much talking tbh but I don't mind it these days...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
2 points

Thanks for the Motivation, I was able to get through college and do the presentations but for work I end up being a business analyst and it was stressful due to facilitating a lot of meetings and unfo...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
1 points

There’s a difference between stuttering in front of a large group of people in college and in the workplace. The former is full of idiots. What can you do. The latter is a professional environment whe...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
1 points

I'm going for software engineering too, just started school! I was wondering how much talking do you have to do on a daily basis? I was hoping to find a career working from home where I'm just quietly...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
2 points

Don't!!! I struggled my whole life, also my professors while doing computer science forced me to do the presentations and they were veeery bad. BUT! I survived became stronger and 20 years later I'...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationFrustration & AngerEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2024
1 points

I felt the same way in college. But you'll surprise yourself. Did you ever think you'd get into a top school? I didn't until it happened. I didn't think I'd get a job after college...until I did. ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2024
5 points

dm me if you want to talk about the approach I used to overcome fear of stuttering. Btw, I'm a data scientist, and I give presentations to 20-100+ audience on a weekly basis...So if you are not intere...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2024
1 points

You know what. If it is really bothering you, make an appointment atbyour lecturers office and present there. If they don't budge, escalate it. They need to accommodate you, you pay the money. Comple...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJul 23, 2024
35 points

I think I'm gonna give up my dreams

I think I'm gonna give up my dreams Growing up my family didn't have a lot of money, so education was my only hope. I was bullied and laughed at because of my stutter in highschool, I thought universi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2024
1 points

I have it my personal profile section right at the top. I literally just point blank say I have a stammer and then explain how it helps me in both my personal and professional life, I feel that it ma...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
2 points

Been stuttering since I was 5 something, was shy, bullied in school, was invisible to girls in college as someone put it down in the comments, still hate phone calls and interviews, even talking to my...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
1 points

Negative self talk won't help you. I'm 43 and I have served in the Army and retired from it. I served over 21 years as a first responder including being a cop all with a stutter. You have to want to b...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
2 points

Been there all my life and I'm almost 43. Granted as a child I was 50x worse than now. I was told growing up I couldn't do what I wanted. I served over 15 years in the Army most as a NCO. I served ove...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
3 points

I mention it when a stutter happens and also make sure I include situations where I’ve spoken in previous workplaces to back myself up when I say my speech never got in the way of my performance. It...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
4 points

Yeah me too, I have it in my CV and my LinkedIn. I'm working on my self acceptance and openly standing to it is an important step for me. If they have a problem with it, they won't invite me to an int...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
postr/StutterJul 22, 2024
2 points

Psychiatry /medication

Psychiatry /medication Hi all. Hope all is good. My stuttering has been really out of control lately. Can maybe get 2 words in before a pause of about 30 seconds. Really getting me down and getti...

Meds & SubstancesSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
3 points

Never, it’s not important. What’s important is your commitment, work ethic, attire, and attitude toward the interview. Nobody cares that you stutter more than you....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2024
1 points

Sorry way later, it was 3 big time bosses running the town I live in. One was the mayor, firechief and some.other manager of the town hall or worker there . Damn it sounds crazy when I put it like tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2024
1 points

I would say yes, able to do that job with mild-moderate stuttering. But whenever someone hired a person for a job they chose the best people for the job. If a persons’ job is 95% talking, dysfluency c...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2024
3 points

thankyou for this! i’m due to start a job in a chemistry lab in a couple weeks :) got out of this job asap...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career