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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2024
5 points

The adaption is about finding a role that suits you and your disability. Yes, many jobs do require verbal communication skills (which people who stutter are not completely void of), but if that hurdle...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2024
1 points

Many jobs very legitimately require verbal communication skills. What if someone like OP has hard silent blocks that severely limit what they say, how they say it? We’ve all seen people on this sub ...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2024
2 points

My sixth sense is broken I think, for example when I'm preparing a presentation for school I work around the words I'll know I'll stutter on and leave the words that seem easy and I feel confident abo...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
2 points

I'm 27 and this is exactly what I'm going through. How do you manage daily calls and meetings? I'm petrified of working in the corporate environment, I feel I'll just be stepped on despite being more ...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

Mods took down the person that commented on him reading the “how to stop stuttering and love speaking” book and how it helped him. It’s worth checking it out I recommend it too...

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postr/StutterSep 23, 2024
4 points

new language is nightmare

new language is nightmare I'm not native english speaker, but i'm around it for more than 5 years so far, i think i'm good at writing, but when it comes to verbal communication (which i can't avoid), ...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
3 points

Bro, all the time! Never new how to explain it to someone, but this is it! I'll test run sentences in my head to see what words I might stutter on....

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
16 points

It’s not a sixth sense. In fact, your anticipation of stuttering in the word is what is *causing* the block. Word switching is actually harmful. Instead, make eye contact and begin slowly and on an...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
2 points

Have you noticed any improvement? Does he stutter with the therapist? I only noticed an improvement with a therapist when I got older and maybe haven’t talked that often in a while. I never stuttere...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
2 points

First off, you want to say you have a stutter to the recruiter, it'll ease your mind. If your can break down your name in syllables, try saying it that way, like " Ste - vie ", will sound weird but it...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

i second that you should ask what they’d like. personally, i like people to wait for me unless i’m really having trouble & they’re totally sure of what i’m going to say....

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
2 points

Yeah, I change the word a ton because I know I'm gonna stutter. Helps me with my vocabulary a lot so a win ig....

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

When I was younger I didn't really talk until the 5th 6th grade. First thing first buddy. You gotta own it. Its you, I know its harder said than done. I'm 37 and im just now learning to control it. I ...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
6 points

lol same.. tbh it comes in handy and also helped me learn synonyms to words, when I have to find one in 0.2 seconds haha...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

Ordering at restaurants is 🤦🏻‍♂️ I usually end up saying “I will have the same” to whatever my wife orders hahaha....

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

That's very true. And its great.. Your way of handling is working you. For ordering a restaurant too, earlier i use to prefer pick-up orders but then I pushed myself for over-the-counter ordering. I...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
2 points

This is a tough one man. Stuttering happens in the most unexpected situations. Yesterday I was ordering my usual drink at Starbucks..something I always say properly. But yesterday I couldn’t get the ...

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postr/StutterSep 23, 2024
34 points

Its sucks not to be able to speak your mind with fluency in job interviews.

Its sucks not to be able to speak your mind with fluency in job interviews. From last 1 year I'm trying to crack a entry level role but I'm unable to. Companies didn't reject coz i was stuttering. I w...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
1 points

Honestly, I just refuse to use voice recognition technology on general principle. I know my stutter and I know it's not going to work out and the process of not working out will involve a lot of suffe...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
0 points

Agreed. The more you try to force it, the less likely you’re gonna be able to get it out. If you think the first letter is what’s stopping you, try saying “resent” without the P or your name without a...

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