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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2024
3 points

Hey! I have the same type of stutter. I know how awful and frustrating it is. I used to think small when I was your age. In other words, I tried to find a career path where I didn’t have to talk. Inst...

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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2024
3 points

I hate the thought of having to go through interviews too. But we don't have a choice. We must make a living to survive. How's your stutter? Is it severe? I don't think it would matter much if it's ju...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2024
2 points

Go for what interest you! A lot of us in this sub have or had jobs that you wouldn't initially think a stutterer would have. Personally, I've been in the military, was a correctional officer, survei...

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Employment & Career
postr/StutterApr 5, 2024
10 points

Moving soon and already scared for job interviews.

Moving soon and already scared for job interviews. Hi everyone, I’m a long time lurker but first time poster. Long story short, I’m moving to Florida soon and am also thinking about making a major ca...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2024
3 points

Thanks man, that s give me more hope. My job also requires a lot of presentations (engineering field) which make me anxious and stutter more. After a long period of trying to handle it, I lose hope an...

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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2024
5 points

I’ve learned how to manage it well. I keep things short but if I’m comfortable around the people I’m around, I don’t mind stuttering. I’m 31 by the way. I didn’t really come out of my shell until I wa...

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postr/StutterApr 5, 2024
33 points

Really wanna vent it out!

Really wanna vent it out! Seriously guys, how are you handling your stutter? I'm one of those people who's always up for speaking despite the fear of stuttering but honestly it fucking affects me a lo...

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postr/StutterApr 5, 2024
14 points

Help a girl out!! Will take any suggestions.

Help a girl out!! Will take any suggestions. I am a 20 year old female and I have had speech problems ever since I could talk. I’ve had multiple SLP’s and some have tried to “fix” me, others basicall...

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Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterApr 5, 2024
18 points

Awful Job Interview

Awful Job Interview Just had a job screening that went awful. Even though I practiced so so much, I still had a of stammers on several words in a sentence. It was extremely embarrassing. Whenever I th...

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commentr/StutterApr 4, 2024
3 points

Well since there’s no cure for stuttering I’ll try it, my stuttering has gotten so bad and I need to speak well because I’m in sales lol...

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commentr/StutterApr 4, 2024
3 points

It's definitely a tough situation your in. Wanting to excel in your career and move up but also feeling like your speech is impeding your progress.. I think this is a common problem and concern for p...

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commentr/StutterApr 4, 2024
1 points

Never thought about that tbh. It depends on what kind of a job you work ofc. If it's remote it is an option....

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
4 points

if US: I got an ADA but it didn't help me from the sighs, skepticism and disinterest. I still got railroaded out of the job. luckily have a new job no talking woo. If you want the job but aren't com...

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postr/StutterApr 3, 2024
7 points

Speaking-heavy job

Speaking-heavy job I've had a mild stutter since I could speak. Its severity has changed over the years, but now my main blocks are words starting with B, C, D, P, and S. I do better speaking casually...

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
3 points

I’m a line aircraft technician and have to discuss maintenance issues with pilots, flight attendants and/or anyone else involved. I understand you’re feeling about having a block. The reason I’m on he...

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commentr/StutterApr 2, 2024
1 points

This is my everyday life at work and I have been viewed as an incompetent person who doesn’t help anything, yet im one of the people who actually knows stuff at the workplace. Nobody sees the good in ...

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commentr/StutterApr 2, 2024
6 points

I am M23 and my stutter is relatively hard, in my opinion... In most situations I am not able to say what's on my mind, but when I am with my family or friends, it is sometimes totally alright, somet...

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commentr/StutterApr 2, 2024
3 points

And probably jail, times have changed… But going to the gym is a good idea anyways. Confidence helps a lot....

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Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2024
1 points

Best of luck to you. I wanted to do an MBA but decided not to because of stutter. This was when I was younger. You are much braver than I was....

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
1 points

The more you do it you’ll eventually have “preset phrases” engraved into your brain that you will commonly use. Every new job I get I go through that rough patch until I start knowing and predicting w...

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