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I am a speech therapist and I like to know what has worked for different people who stutter. I’ve spoken to a few different adults (through everyday life,) and it’s interesting. One grew out of it, (...

I agree, exposure therapy does work. Getting jobs where you have to go out and talk to customers, like working at restaurants or front desk, i think it improved my speech a lot But I still have days...

I worked harder in college (eventually) because of my stutter. Over compensated, overachieved is the term, I think. It helped a lot. Be practical about your education. Unless you are absolutely passio...

stuttering is ruining my life.

stuttering is ruining my life. Now I wasn't always stuttering growing up. But as I got older my stuttering got really bad. It's to the point I cant hold a simple conversation/ talk on the phone. I tal...

I’ve been kind of free associating in my responses, seeing where the ideas led. I like where they led. I am not angry, except at first when your advice sounded like some internet surfer dropping in tr...

I've spent my whole life avoiding jobs that require manly talking or using phones, all I've ever really had was low paid driving jobs.. My stammer put paid to any real career options I may of had or...

Little vent sesh

Little vent sesh I have to do phones/customer service at my job an hour or two a day and it's not the whole day so usually I can get by alright, but damn this week really sucked. I was "um"-ing all ov...

The phone can certainly be one of the hardest things when you stutter, and when getting a job is on the line it's double the stress and anxiety. I recently went through all of this when my girlfriend ...

It’s always amazed me how we, as AWS, are largely denied disability rights. It’s so difficult for us just to function in our daily lives with unreliable speech, let alone get an opportunity to intervi...

Thats brutal. Been there before. In previous interviews I've opened with, "Just to let you know, I stutter. It isn't a big deal, and it has taught me a lot of patience and grit, which I think will ben...

Work calls

Work calls How do y’all handle work calls? I get stuck on Hello and keep repeating the word several times and just can’t stop. Have y’all found any techniques? I have made calls in while and I feel ho...

if it helps at all, i usually preface job interviews with "i have a chronic, uncontrollable stutter. this is a medical condition. please be patient with me." or something along those lines. in school,...

I feel you bro. Im also 17 and have fucked up so many parts of my life. I also struggle saying my name. It really sucks...

I don’t mind at all. I work in healthcare administration and am in a leadership position. I’m consistently speaking publicly whether it’s conducting ad hoc trainings (either live or virtually) or lead...

Stuttering does suck man. In a situation like this it’s easy to think everyone is out to make fun of you and the embarrassment weighing down on you feels permanent, but when I face shit like this I li...

The fact that you want to work at 17 is the best part! Keep trying someone will appreciate you , I promise!!...

Don't beat yourself up. I've done the same thing. Just continue on. My suggestion would be to get a job with a company like 'The Mosaic Company' or 'UPS'. Both of these companies don't require any edu...

I'm not to good at advice, but one thing I usually do when asked my name over the phone is spell it out. "First name is.... Last name...." I can spell my name MUCH easier than I can say it. That said...

Stuttering sucks. I've had job interviews ruined because of it, and I know something as simple as not being able to say your name hurts bad. But never be ashamed over it or let it define who you are. ...

I feel like I myself wrote everything being said here lol. I am a 48 year old hairstylist in a very affluent salon in a very affluent suburb. I'm above average in looks for my age. I have a pretty con...