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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
1 points

Yes, so i heard… i might focus web dev and do game dev as a hobby. And Thanks. I will take note and do this once i reach UNI.....

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
1 points

49 year old lifelong stutterer here. As a kid, I told myself that I'd never let it hold me back. Also, I have an identical twin that doesn't stutter (WTF). Anyway, I spent 4 years in the military, the...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
1 points

Younger I was a severe stutterer. despite this, my parents encouraged me to not let it rule my life. And boy they were right. Don't get me wrong, there were hardships especially during my teenage year...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
1 points

Yes all achieve-able. Im a 23 year wildland firefighter who worked my way up the ranks on a Hotshot crew and now a District Fire Management Officer. I stuttered all the way to the top and continue to ...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
1 points

Moderate stutterer here, and I used to be much more severe as a kid. Just sharing that I work in the tech industry (founder/product manager, not developer which is arguably much more talking) and was ...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
1 points

First, I'd go web development as there are more job opportunities. Second, there is a reason for the stereotype of the "computer geek". Many people who work in tech tend are introverted, so are a bit...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
1 points

I had to go through a lot of hardships like that. Worked at a factory and as a delivery guy for years, even though I had a BA. Finally decided to go on the web-dev route and achieved it at the age o...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
5 points

Damn! For real? I heard there is a daily stand-up for devs. And also you do daily meetings. How do you deal with it? Do you just stutter all the way? And man good for you. I hope i’ll be able to get m...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
8 points

Hey buddy. I’m a severe stutterer too. It gets really bad. Sometimes I can barely get a word out in meetings. I’m a web developer and happily married. All those those goals you laid out are possible. ...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
2 points

Yeah, it must be that too. Most of the times, i'm also afraid to take the first step or dive in to see and fail. Maybe that's that. Also, This only happen sometimes but, in my work, when my superior n...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
3 points

Dude all of that is achievable - like I still have a stutter, no longer severe but noticeable and I'm about to enter my PhD in internet studies with an eye to moving into something games production du...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2023
6 points

All of the above are achievable and more as a stutterer. There are stutters who have become lawyers, doctors, actors - just about every profession....

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postr/StutterAug 20, 2023
20 points

This Stutter is hindering my choices for my FUTURE

This Stutter is hindering my choices for my FUTURE Hey guys! So, as the title states, yes, it does stop me from doing what i had planned to do. What i was really planning to do is: 1. Get my GED Cert...

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commentr/StutterAug 19, 2023
2 points

Adult stuttering can feel like this. I have spent 30+ years dealing with it on the daily. There is little useful advice other than to reorient you to the fact that 90% of jobs and career opportuniti...

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commentr/StutterAug 19, 2023
1 points

Might be anecdotal experience, but I gave my interviewer a heads up that I stutter just before doing the test and he was very understanding. They’ve seen all kinds of speech impediments so you definit...

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commentr/StutterAug 19, 2023
6 points

>not confident, weak and strange Thanks, those are the exact words I'd come up with. I wanna get into politics but it's just so much harder with a bad stutter....

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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
1 points

I stutter super bad at work and have to meet with directors all the time and do presentations. It suckssss...

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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
3 points

I’m not upset about having a stutter. I’m 54M and talk the same way I have as a child, with a little self-control. Got on SSDI due to having a severe stutter and a hand issue....

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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
38 points

It’s different for guys. Being seen as not confident, weak and strange. For me personally, it’s ruined my life. It may be cute quirk for some but debilitating for others. As long as your confident i...

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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
1 points

Thanks alot! I do think i need a form of therapy to actually so progress tho? I work as an it support for 6 months now, have 30 calls everyday, with people who obv dont know i stutter And so far it...

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