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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2017
3 points

I always pre warn people that I stutter. So when I do, it's not a shock. Keep your head up!...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2017
4 points

Yeah, if you do get the second interview, bring up that you stutter in the beginning. Tell them it's normally rare and doesn't interfere with your work, just occasionally means it takes you a little ...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterApr 27, 2017
9 points

Just fucked up a job interview by stuttering. I have another interview coming up.

Just fucked up a job interview by stuttering. I have another interview coming up. Hey Everyone, So this is my first time reaching out to any community about my problem. I'm actually surprised one ex...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 27, 2017
6 points

First Contact

First Contact Hello everyone, Lifelong stutterer here. A couple years back, I joined the McGuire Programme and have had success in overcoming this stutter. Still plenty of work to do, but I wanted to...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDating & RomanceDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2017
1 points

You should inform all your teachers that you stutter, if you haven't already. Have you tried speech therapy?...

Social & RelationshipsTherapy & Professional
Disclosure & Telling OthersSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2017
5 points

I know this is not the answer you are looking for but the fear that you describe is probably much worse than your stuttering problem itself. It sounds like you are anticipating stuttering and difficul...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2017
2 points

It can help both parties to start off with, "I'm a person who stutters, so if it seems like I'm struggling with my words, please be patient." ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterApr 25, 2017
14 points

If you could make it that you never stuttered, would you?

If you could make it that you never stuttered, would you? I bet the average fluent person (and even average person who stutters) thinks that we wish we never stuttered. They might think that our liv...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2017
2 points

What's in a name? For people who stutter, it's a bad head space full of self-perpetuating thoughts fueled by fear and anxiety. My suggestion would be to intentionally stutter. My name is Christopher, ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2017
5 points

I stutter with the letter D, so saying my name, Dylan, is super difficult sometimes. I usually same something right in front of it like, oh my name is..., or something like that. If nothing works, I'l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2017
9 points

If you find yourself getting stuck, just stop (rather than trying to brute force it) & say something along the lines of "oh, I have a stutter by the way so if I start sounding kinda crazy or whate...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterApr 22, 2017
11 points

Its hard for me to say my name... any advice?

Its hard for me to say my name... any advice? I can usually avoid stuttering by prolonging the words or preceding everything with 'uhh'. But its really difficult for me to say my own name. I hate in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling OthersBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2017
4 points

But saying you have a stutter up front usually makes things less stressful. Usually. ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2017
1 points

Sounds like I've met someone else with a severe stutter as well. Some stutterers are more mild, but you sound similar to me. Mine's very severe, I tend to block and have repetitions on every other wor...

Speech & StutteringSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2017
1 points

Engineer here (currently unemployed but going on interviews). I think it is important to disclose that you stutter during the interview. Some people may not be aware of what is going on, and you disc...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2017
2 points

This is exactly my fiance and I. Most of the time I'll stutter when saying my name. So with restaurants or if we're meeting new people she'll say my name. I think sometimes it enables, but she is just...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2017
2 points

Surprisingly, in my life I only met 2 stutterers. And I never brought it up and my speech was perfect after I heard them talking and stuttering. If I would do it again, I would bring it up. ...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & Support
Disclosure & Telling OthersPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2017
4 points

My SO usually orders at restaurants when we go out. She puts her name down at the wait list. She used to help fill in the blanks a lot. But I talked to her about it some time back. I told her that it'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2017
8 points

I think it depends on the person. My s/o right now started putting my name down for party of 2 at restaurants because I always experience a block saying my name. I never asked her to do it, but I'm ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2017
1 points

Be upfront. This was quite a shock with me. My SO and I met online. We talked online for a few weeks before we met. He didn't tell me about his (moderate to severe) stutter, and on our first date I ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment