Search

commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
2 points

A lot of us have been through this, you're not alone. I've had interviews where they have even smirked after stuttering Keep trying. Eventually you will find people who understand you for your skill...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & SupportSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & EmpathyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
5 points

depending on which country you live in, you can absolutely declare before an interview that you have specified needs (i.e., not having a phone interview due to your stammer) which they should, if they...

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

Do you tell the interviewer ahead of time that you have disfluency? Stuttering is a disability. In my opinion you absolutely should let them know. Do you stutter less when you read? If so... RE phon...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAccess & RightsFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
31 points

Hey, you do belong in this world, we were not born to work❤️ if the phone screening is difficult for you, could you let the interviewer know in the steps preceding the phone interview that you stutter...

School & Work
Access & RightsEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
1 points

as a fellow stutterer i found the love of my life a year and a half ago. We’re still together and happier than ever. he’s very accepting of my stutter especially because his dad is a stutterer too! he...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Dating & RomanceAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2024
3 points

Bro, u stuttering ain’t going to stop u from girls wanting u. Make ur money, go gym, get jacked, and don’t be boring. Girls will want you and will bypass ur stutter just like they do wit me, u jus got...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationEmployment & CareerDating & Romance
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2024
2 points

Yes. I’m fluent when relaxed but I block on every single word when stressed. I think stuttering forced me to work on my personality sooner (I’m not that physically attractive either, unfortunately), a...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & CareerDating & Romance
commentr/stutteringJun 30, 2024
1 points

It's so annoying and especially at work. I'm a PM and when I stutter I feel like I don't even belong because my job largely involves clear communication and I don't want to give the impression that I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2024
3 points

I've been feeling the same past couple of days. I'll soon have to do more speaking than usual, and the thought of this brings me down. It's like, why me? Why do I struggle to talk? Why do my days have...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2024
3 points

>stutter >pooner >computer science are you my fucking clone wtf...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/stutteringJun 29, 2024
1 points

I'm 38 and I have been stuttering all my life. Of course I had the same problems as others - in school, with girls, ... I was in depression about 10 years ago. Mostly because of a job - I had burnout ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2024
1 points

It can but that won’t help you get a job or keep a job because it’s would be difficult and very costly to try to actually enforce it, and in at will states they can just let you go for anything. Or do...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2024
3 points

Have had all communication jobs, despite my severe stutter. My Depression has led me to be single....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSadness & HopelessnessEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2024
8 points

Unfortunately, for me, it has. Ironically, I have a job in customer service and some people act like total jerks about it. Others don’t seem to care. My boss understands I can’t control it and wants t...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 28, 2024
4 points

Again

Again Hello, first off want to give some background, I live in a 3rd world country but haven't really been poor, cant complain. I just turned 18 and all of my life I spent it dreading this moment. Im...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2024
3 points

It may be difficult, but you should never let your stutter hold you back. If you don't pursue the career, you will regret that decision. The only thing to do is go for it....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2024
43 points

Yes, stress feeds stuttering, and Biden has the most stressful job in the world. He is constantly sleep deprived due to regular worldwide travel. He is now physically weaker due to aging which impedes...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2024
1 points

I'm an SLP who worked at a stuttering camp for a summer (and specialize in stuttering the rest of the time). This observation from camp has always stuck with me. These are generalizations, there were ...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Therapy ExperiencesSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2024
5 points

Depends on the severity, but most likely yes. The key phrase is "if it significantly impacts your normal life". Mine counts as a disability and my job works with me to accommodate. I Have also had my ...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Access & RightsEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2024
3 points

I think so. I always request extra time during timed interviews on account of a disability. Only one company asked for a letter of verification from my doctor, which was easy to obtain....

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others