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My every close relatives try to convince me that stay at my current college,i have three phone call today ,one is scheduled tomorrow. I am doing good like i entitle to talk rudely with my parents tell...

Hey, it is time you stop defining yourself by your stutter. It shouldn't deter you from what you want to pursue. There are fine examples of people in journalism and other industries that have a stutte...

Need help from my Stutter fam

Need help from my Stutter fam I know this isn’t your typical post. I guess I am just feeling hopeless and don’t feel know where else to turn. I moved to a new city and felt so confident about the job ...

For me, that is the hardest thing to deal with being a person who stutters… it’s the blocks that get you the confused and shocked looks and the crazy assumptions made about you. My current job I work ...

Damn. I feel for you brother, sucks to have ones inability to communicate clearly be mistaken for lack competence. Happened to me more than a few times now. Whats your move now? Gotten another job?...

I just finished college two month ago. I got my first interview 3 weeks ago. It was the first professional interview I ever do. It was in English (which is my second language). I got straight up rejec...

I actually did take that approach. First thing I said was I want to be up front, I stutter and it in no way impacts my ability to do the job. What I feel got me was the questions, I feel like my answe...

I will die on this podium: every job interview I have now, I tell them straight up I have a stutter. It’s not because I’m nervous, but I just can’t help it. Every job that I’ve brought it up in the in...

Job Interviews

Job Interviews Let me start by saying, I try not to be one to throw pity parties for myself or encourage others to do that. But man, job interviews have really got me down and feeling shit about myse...

Made it worse Now i barely have energy, after work, to try and do anything related to speaking (Working as it supporter for over 6 months, typically 30 phone calls a day)...

I feel America is a good country. I'm from India and I have been doing my masters here and it has been amazing. Everyone is so kind and considerate. My stutter has been pointed out in many of my job i...

I attended a workshop once, presented by a professional that had a terrible stutter. No one cared, and after 10 minutes (literally) it wasn’t noticeable. He presented for two days. It was the best wor...

I think the same way sometimes . I am a lawyer and i recently lost my job was finding it hard to communicate and fucked up 1-2 times in court which gave me a lot of anxiety everyday just doing things...

The short answer is no. Social security doesn't care that YOUR career requires a lot of speaking. The general question is, can you stutter and still work "a" job. That is, a job that doesnt require...

Social Security disability claims based on speech loss are rarely straightforward, because they typically involve other impairments. I do not believe a stutter alone would qualify you for SSI or SSDI,...

Had this problem too, but I let it get to me and dropped out. Regret giving up the most, started speech therapy a few months ago and it's tremendously helped. I was unemployed for a while cause my men...

Do Stutters qualify for SSI/SSDI?

Do Stutters qualify for SSI/SSDI? I’m about to enter the real world soon after college and was wondering if I could qualify for these benefits since stuttering is technically a disability and could af...

Would love to hear your experience and how you overcame at 45. I’m a 34 year old attorney and ready to try anything...

Wow, a stuttering salesman. Respect. > It’s so damn hard but you just gotta let go and stop caring. I’ll stutter my way through a five minute cold call and still close the deal. And if I don’t...

I have to ask, what the actual fuck did you get for posting this? Did it make you feel superior or good about yourself? I’ve stuttered all my life. My speech therapist in the third grade told my mom ...