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postr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I don’t know if I need a therapist now

I don’t know if I need a therapist now My therapist takes August off, and starts sessions in September. But this year, I decided not to continue, telling her “I don’t want to waste your time cause I d...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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My stutter has been bad my entire life, so I spent most of my early years inside in computers. I’m now about 10 years deep in a solid engineering career working as a lead eng for a live-streaming plat...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Thanks, but you need to be fluent to pass the verbal instruction part, and I can hardly string a couple of fluent sentence together.....

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Geology. I thought I’d be dealing with rocks, not people. I found an above average number of stutterers in geology. In some of the niches you would deal with people less often, like mineral exploratio...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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It lead me into web development. I thought I wouldn’t have to talk much. Turns out I was wrong. Lol...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I wanted to be a teacher. But a stuttering teacher? Meh...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I refrained from doing an MBA because of my stutter. Just the thought of giving presentations used to give me mini panic attacks....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Yep, never had a 'career' all I've ever had is low paid driving jobs where I'm alone all day.. I really wanted to be a driving instructor many years ago, I passed the 2 theory tests, but when it ca...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Had a great career doing corporate training in front of groups , and then came the neurogenic stutter, and there went that career. Now I do information design at a desk....

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Stuttering has limited my professional opportunities many, many times. I have read and overheard what people really think of working with a stutterer. We are a punchline to most. I finally just stoppe...

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Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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How has stuttering affected your choice of career

How has stuttering affected your choice of career I know it’s held me back in every part of my life, and now I’m at the point where I need to make a decision on what I go back to school for. What’s e...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2023
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Were you able to crack another big offer ? I have this fear that my children might miss on great opportunities due to stuttering ....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2023
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Do check whether IELTS is accepted by the universities you're applying for because I heard it is being phased out. As far as TOEFL is concerned, we have the option to apply for considerations and we ...

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School & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2023
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My brother is a stutterer and a professor. He said to me once that his first lecture was awful. It got better and he also stopped giving a shit. 🙃...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2023
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I'm going to celebrate that I successfully argued against being forced to make phone calls at my job. Some dumbass senior staff was saying it was part of the job and I should quit if I don't want to m...

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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2023
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Agreed unless it’s severely impacting your mental health, I’d say it’s a good challenge/chance to practice. I’m thankful for being pushed to read aloud and give presentations. Definitely have had an...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationEmployment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2023
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Hey budd I am in the same place as you, I think that in these cases we should be stoic and not stop until we find a job, not to think too much about whether we will be accepted or not because of our s...

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Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2023
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Honestly just look at celebrities that have a stutter or the president of usa for god sake. These people achieved the most with our disability. My ex is a district manager and occasionally his store m...

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commentr/StutterOct 20, 2023
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Yea same happened to me an interview recently and got hung up to. Which is definitely not good as I need a job but got other jobs lined up 😂😅...

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commentr/StutterOct 20, 2023
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Lol the same thing happened when I got called for an interview, I was hung up on :/ but I still got others lined up, just keep going, learn to get used to it you’re not alone....

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