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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
8 points

Acceptance doesn’t necessarily have to mean that you stop trying to improve your speech. I guess basically not letting the fact that you stutter bother you is going to make working on it easier. If yo...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
1 points

Put your best self out there stutter and all and just know that a rejection from a job could be the single greatest thing to happen to you. Also if you said you barley stuttered maybe that wasn’t th...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
1 points

Very few people get the job on their first proper job interview. It’s all part of the learning curve and you just have to role with the punches 👍🏽...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
1 points

If you barely stuttered then atleast you won't attribute the failure to get the position to the stutter. I believe that in itself should help you feel good about yourself knowing you gave it your best...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2024
2 points

Sooo, one of my first job interviews i had a panic attack and sobbed. It was mortifying. I went on to get another offer after becoming a professional and was one of the top “notch” people at my job. B...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2024
2 points

No, honestly, in my field it's hard to get hired right now. I'm just suggesting to keep moving forward. If it is discrimination - you do not want to work for them....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2024
2 points

After reading I relate to what you’re experiencing, except I’m in my senior year 17M. It is true that what we’re experiencing is the battle of the mind we can be so much more, we can do so much more b...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2024
4 points

I had a job interview I knew I bombed. There was an online video thing I had to do. And I could barely answer the questions. Within the time limit. Went for the in person and I swear it was worse. A w...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2024
8 points

I've got 20 yoe in my professional field. Last year I applied to over 80 jobs, half a dozen went through multiple stages, and couldn't get an offer. Hang in there and keep trying....

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterJul 13, 2024
39 points

I just failed my first serious job interview at 25 years old.

I just failed my first serious job interview at 25 years old. Idk how to feel about it, I barely stuttered once which is why it's more frustrating. I took an L today guys....

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJul 12, 2024
17 points

Stuttering is so incredibly exhausting

Stuttering is so incredibly exhausting I have tried everything to better my stutter and it just keeps getting worse and worse. My confidence has literally shattered because of it. I avoid people and s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
6 points

I take up the task of calling for work. I speak slowly and softly. It comes off calm. I still stutter but I’ve been on the phone often calling vendors so I’ve been practicing a lot. I push myself ofte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
3 points

It’s true! I was in the same situation for months and it felt extremely dehumanizing. I think a lot of people view as neurodivergent or not capable of certain things, so they don’t want to take a chan...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
5 points

I stutter on my name the most, so I stand in front of the mirror and practice introducing myself to myself in the mirror. I look them in the eye and pretend it's someone else. I do feel a lot more con...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
7 points

Have you been open about your stutter with potential employers? Let them know that slip ups are NOT your nervousness, but a speech impediment that can be classified as a disability. They cannot reject...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
3 points

If you're being rejected based on your stutter then you shouldn't upset at all. These are not the kind of people you want to be working for if they are that shallow and pathetic. It reflects badly on ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJul 12, 2024
22 points

I think more jobs turn me down due to my stutter

I think more jobs turn me down due to my stutter I've been unemployed for 16 months due to the birth of my daughter. I had to relocate and quit my job and I'm pretty much starting over from scratch. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
1 points

My job requires me to get on a lot of meetings where I need to introduce myself and as someone who stutters while saying his name, I found that I'm most likely to stutter if I had to start with someth...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2024
3 points

Yes, I am a stutterer. Currently preparing for USMLE final exam. I wanna work as pathologist in Usa but stuttering is a big hindrance....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
1 points

Don't be hard on yourself, you've lost a battle but not the war. In March I was moved to position where there is no need to perform PA announcements for I failed during emergency drill, which is impor...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career