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postr/StutterJan 25, 2024
4 points

Anyone here working in the medical field??

Anyone here working in the medical field?? I’ve let my stutter hold me back in every area of my life but im at the age where I need to figure my shit out. I went to college for two years intern sing t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
2 points

Nope I made it in it all depends on your MOS and also I met a Drill SGT who stutters in my Training Company...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
2 points

even so, we are out of the army, even out of almost all the basic jobs that exist, don’t worry....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
-5 points

I would hope they keep stutterers out of the military. Communication is important especially in dangerous situations and stress triggers stuttering. I wouldn't want to be the death of my brothers beca...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
1 points

Yes i do hv a degree but it only helps u land in an interview. In india it kind of becomes imp. But these days you can self teach urslf too. You have enough content in internet. The craziest part is...

School & WorkCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
3 points

I got rejected from all the branches except the army. Thank god that I didn't force myself to join. My father who's a ex vietnam vet tried to force me to join for years because I couldn't get anywhere...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
2 points

I got the run around by an AF recruiter before even getting to meps. I think now he was just trying to discourage me to save him the time and effort to try and get me through, not knowing i could mak...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
13 points

I gave the medical entrance exam of AFMC pune India (armed forces medical college). It had two rounds, one was the written examination and another was the physical fitness. After qualifying the writte...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
13 points

Good to know if my country ever tries to draft me to war. I’ll really exaggerate my stutter during the physical....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
11 points

Honorably Discharged with a lifelong stutter. Never knew they could disqualify you for that!...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
7 points

I was also disqualified, at MEPS but it was due to my 80% hearing loss in my right ear. They didn’t say anything about my stutter. My stutter is only blocks so I’m fairly good at choosing words that I...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
16 points

I was disqualified from the Navy at MEPS for stuttering. My recruiters helped me get a waiver by recording me saying the sailors creed fluently. It took many tries, but my recruiters were patient an...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
27 points

Years ago, I was on the pathway to get into West Point or Annapolis and was told that my stutter would automatically get my application rejected. Sadly, the US military has forgotten about **Joshua ...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
5 points

I got “offer “ just army guy ask me if I wanna go?!?! I say I could go but don’t have a much will to go,so he is send me to the hospital if I don’t “lie” about my stammer,so this is how I don’t get in...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterJan 25, 2024
20 points

I wanted to know if I am the only one who was not accepted in the Army because of stuttering?

I wanted to know if I am the only one who was not accepted in the Army because of stuttering? personally, even in 200 years, I would not have thought that I would have come to this point because of my...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+1 more
postr/StutterJan 25, 2024
6 points

Work - Moving Higher

Work - Moving Higher Does anyone else refuse to move higher in their job? I think this is linked to my dad who had a “stressful” job and brought his stress home when I was young. He never laid a finge...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Trauma & PsychologicalEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2024
5 points

I agree with you it truly is a disparity. You and many others in this subreddit may relate to with this but people have fits of anger or disgust when grouped up with us. The other case of this is NO O...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingLoneliness & IsolationFriendships & Belonging+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2024
12 points

This has been the key to my mental health. Grinding through school then 12 hour work days, i don't have time to worry how inconvenient my stutter is. Theres a threshold where you have to not care, b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJan 23, 2024
4 points

Experiencing hard stutter with the other language.

Experiencing hard stutter with the other language. I succeeded to git rid of 90% of my stuttering in my native language (Arabic). But, English still a big rock. Yesterday I had a job interview in E...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJan 22, 2024
3 points

Video job applications

Video job applications I don't stutter much, but lisp and clutter, and this sub seemed the most relevant and alive, but: Does anyone know how to deal with job applications that ask for like "1 minute...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more