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You should not dropped out the college. It would be problematic as most companies requires atleast bachelor degree for job. You can take online career quiz or contact any career counselor for additi...

This is good feel-good advice, but it's hardly realistic. I knew better than to try for any safety-sensitive positions that involved speaking, such as pilot....

Do an online test to see what career you would likely enjoy. Software developing would be a a great career if you end up doing well and enjoy programming - bunch of coding and not much speaking. Also,...

I’m so sensitive about it . I would cry if someone even mentions it. It makes me feel less than. I love sales and would excel in sales, i’m a creative person. However since i stutter i don’t feel capa...

> When brainstorming about potential careers and paths, I will always mentally cross out things that seem to require too much speaking This is the wrong approach. It's going to result in your unh...

Career Advice with Respect to Stuttering

Career Advice with Respect to Stuttering To preface, I am 20 years old. I dropped out of college earlier this year after one semester (for a combination of reasons which isn’t really relevant). I was ...

I imagine he would disagree with you. Many of us are able to be reasonably fluent when giving prepared presentations. It's the unprepared conversations (social interaction) where the disfluency really...

In the Marine Corps with a stutter

In the Marine Corps with a stutter I have to do scripted drill relatively often. I struggle with G sounds, and Q’s. I would hate to have my platoon sitting there waiting while I try to spit words out,...

Feel you on this, used to install marble/granit countertops and stuff in past. Had to quit, cause you have to be social to progress in that field. People who clearly knew far less and little experienc...

I’m a speech therapist who stutters and it’s gets extremely hard, but I excel in my craft. Yes my speech makes me feel less than but the fact that i’m a beast at my job is what pushes me through. Lo...

Yea I've felt this way too. Kinda like stuttering is the weakest part of you and it's the limiting factor. Unless you find a way to reduce your stuttering to a point where it no longer becomes an issu...

I really feel this a lot OP. Like somebody else has said, I'm also quite afraid for my future as any & all interviews just.. end up with my stuttering on overdrive for no reason. Same with frien...

I relate to this a lot. I recently graduated college and have been working full time for over a year now. Work is going great and my boss has complimented many times on how I exceeded expectations for...

You remind me my of early days. I used to be very successful online, but not that much in real life. It worked well for me in the end, as I’m now happily married. I truly understand your bitterness m...

I would add that the more important your knowledge is to somebody, the less they care if you stutter. Becoming an expert in something gives you the freedom to stutter, which will make you stutter less...

For a number of years I was the Tech Sales guy in a couple of big IT consultancies. I'd accompany the main sales guy who got appointments, did cold calling and all of that. I would accompany him to sa...

I visited once a dentist who stuttered. Cool guy, had very good reviews. Had few smaller blocks....

I like getting out of the house. Meeting new people when I can even if I am nervous to talk. I enjoy music. I do enjoy live music and bands when I get a chance to go to events. I go to the gym. I expl...

The answer is YES! To me, it’s not the stutter but the confidence projected that would impact a patient. Just my thoughts, wishing you well! Your friend, Craig...

100% my family's primary care physician has a severe stutter and runs a successful private practice....