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It provides a barrier regardless. There is no job in which you don't have to speak at all, even to actually get the job, and there are also other disabilities where you're technically able to work but...

It is understandable but it doesn’t make you independent. Dating, job interviews, marriage, and more, these will require you to be yourself no matter the speech....

Hey sweet, thanks for the response. I'm also in the GTA. That would be cool to meet up with a bunch of local stutterers. Also, I'm a project manager, but more on the business end than technical. &#x...

I second this. I started telling people and it's really improved my life, especially at work. Amazing how much anxiety it lifts....

Are stutterers in their mid 20s-40s interested in creating a social/professional group?

Are stutterers in their mid 20s-40s interested in creating a social/professional group? Is anyone in the mentioned age group interested in forming a sort of network/social circle where can we discuss ...

At this point in a way we’re paying to get farther in a career but being paid to be made fun of and isolated...

I got disability recognition and help from the government to pay for my bills because I find it hard to work because I struggle with talking to others....

Are you serious. Stuttering is a disability. I get pension money from the government because I’m too anxious to talk at work. I’m constantly anxious to the point of not being able to communicate. Stut...

This is a journey unique to each person…There is no silver bullet fix that will work for everyone. I am 45 years old and have always stuttered. The best thing I did was to legitimately stop caring wha...

i am 22 now, my parents never interfered with my social life and i think everything was fine, i was top of my class, i had friends, i never got bullied, i am a final year medical student right now. th...

I felt like you when I was in college. I got tired of being scared to speak. After my first year I needed a job during the summer so I decided to bartend. I thought that would be a good job to have to...

Yes. Same with a few police departments. The fire departments were more sympathetic….But I have a dick and only speak English, so I wasn’t considered....

I was pretty pissed, it was the regional E-9 who overrode all my cadre and convinced the 06 in charge of the region. I tried to appeal, it was shut down twice. I had 2 interactions with the E-9 tha...

This sucks man. I was considering OCS but the recruiter did mention during our very first meeting that my stutter could be disqualifying. He suggested I could try to submit a medical letter or a certi...

I used to be in your shoes. I isolated, didn’t date, didn’t work, was severely depressed and coped by smoking weed 24/7. I eventually quit weed and started taking antidepressants. I then was able to g...

I’ve had bad days and worse days, good days and great days. I’ve lots jobs, been told mid interview it wouldn’t work, been barred from military service (3.5 years in ROTC, just to be told to fuck of...

How are you able to have a normal life?

How are you able to have a normal life? I have been stuttering since I was a child, as a defense mechanism, I isolated myself my whole life because of it. Which obviously had a major effect on my m...

I am a manager working retail and it’s hard for sure. When I’m telling people their totals everyday I get the look because I can’t say simple numbers anymore Just try your best to accept it for wh...

I have a stutter, sometimes can't say my name is others name that are difficult. I dreamed about working at a callcenter, but it's not for me with my stutter. I wish you strenght and i hope the thera...

Yea from what you've described they're definitely avoiding you for some reason. Co-worker A seems to be toxic. Or He may also be austic or just very socially awkward. And yea maybe consider going to H...