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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2023
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Spontaneity is certainly better than planning every word. For job interviews I never plan exactly what I'm going to say. I'll prepare relevant things to talk about but not how I'm going to phrase them...

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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2023
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I guess my job is exposure therapy? I have about 30 calls a day It made my stutter worse...

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postr/StutterOct 2, 2023
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Struggling to get a job

Struggling to get a job Hey guys I wanted to know if you are finding it difficult to find a job, I have a strong stutter and if I would have an interview, I don't know if I can do it except to write w...

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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2023
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Not a pilot but I do work at a major airport. I'm able to drive on the airfield but I have to get clearance from the tower and airport operations before doing so. At first I was nervous, thinking I wa...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2023
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I’ve been riding along with my dad in his Piper Arrow slowly learning things and will eventually be getting my pilot’s license, but I have had the same concern with declaring things in a timely manner...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2023
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Canada offers disability tax credits but the criteria is very vague with respect to people who stutter . You also need a speech language pathologist to do an assessment for your application. I’m a bla...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2023
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I am Steve, 47 years old. For nearly three decades, I have been struggling with depression. I suspect it started when I began to stutter at the age of 3, around the time my parents separated. My child...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2023
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I had this same thing happen to me! U just gotta let them know well done for hiding it for a year !! What an achievement moved jobs and my new workplace doesn’t know either. But my old workplace i had...

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Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2023
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Yes, I recently got hired for a position, and this time, I made sure to inform the interviewer that I have a slight to mild disfluency. I am usually a covert stutterer, but informing them helped me st...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2023
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I’m a firefighter and I stutter really bad sometimes. Blocks like crazy, can’t say certain words. It made the interview process to get hired stressful to say the least. Here’s my advice: Thiamine and ...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2023
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My JOB has been refusing to answer any of my questions about accomodations. They referred me to a new girl who clearly has too much work and not enough experience. They would not answer my questions ...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2023
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Biking home from my own university now, my heart goes out to you. A speech impediment is a very unique disability isn’t it? It’s one of the least visible, and yet it’s so impactful, because communicat...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2023
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Sure that can work most often times, but when your in a military setting, like I am, and you can't have filler words, its really hard. I get it....

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2023
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I have seen your post if you are interested in open mic and stand up so i am going to live show at laughter nation - best of stand up by Manik manha ans swati sachdeva ,so if you free you can join it'...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2023
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Just be open with your clients so they know what to expect and to be patient. It wouldn’t bother me one bit if my trainer stuttered. Especially if he told me in the beginning of the session that he ma...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2023
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I sympathise with you entirely. I have a severe stutter. My priority for calls where I do not know everyone is to introduce myself as a stutterer. If I try to hide the stutter, everything becomes wors...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2023
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Do NOT wait for next year. Do NOT let your stutter run your life. Go after this. Did the leave a voicemail? Reach out to them. TODAY! YOU WILL REGRET THIS THE REST OF YOUR LIFE if you don't act ...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2023
2 points

I dont want to anymore but when i was a kid i wanted to be an actor more than anything. So i put myself out there and took some acting classes even went as far as getting an agent.(never amounted to a...

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Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2023
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Email them immediately and explain. You have a disability and they need to be aware of it. Don’t just sit on it....

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postr/StutterSep 27, 2023
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Tips on becoming a personal trainer with a stutter?

Tips on becoming a personal trainer with a stutter? Hi everyone, I graduate college with a kin degree in December, and will most likely kick off real life as a personal trainer and see how things go… ...

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