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Am 23m unemployed right now cause worked for family, and didn't notice they were breaking me down so I wouldn't quit and stay working for my brother. But my dad repeatedly told me I'd be mistreated an...

Isn't it wonderful to finally be able to express every feeling? To me, finally not having to be aware of every word, and every facial expression, lightens the general burdens of life. Congratulatio...

It’s definitely a disability in the sense it puts the person with a stutter at a disadvantage. Most job listings have some mention of a desire for excellent communication skills. Many college courses ...

YES!!! Anything that detracts from the norm in our society is a disability. The inability to orally communicate limits the individual in many ways. Though many stutterers find success academically and...

What great advice. OP needs to take steps to remove herself from that horrible situation. There are various social programs that could help. Every states are different. She should do everything to bec...

Oh really that kl! I’ll definitely check that out I’ve always wanted to be a nurse And I’ll check it out thank you again With the boot camp sound interesting too we definitely need more women in t...

You can do nursing. Several schools have tuition free nursing programs. Just google around. https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2022/phillips-school-of-nursing-launches-innovative-tuition-free-...

I Live NYC btw And I never new that stutter was considered a disability imma check that out thank you I am currently in mental health therapy for a year and half now Speech therapy I only did for ...

Check if you qualify for assistance. I know in New York they have programs to help adults with disabilities. As much as we don’t like to think of ourselves as disabled, a stutter does qualify as a dis...

I've worked in 4 retail stores, my job which i have been working now, is depends too much talking on phone and face to face. Because we are selling technical products and you have to explain specs to ...

Hey, sorry for the late response. I can't really say specifically what's helped with the PhD program except understanding when presenting your work at conferences, etc., that you're essentially the "e...

Show respect? I'm not showing any respect for anyone who dismisses "experts" (really showing your hand there" as you say. And has nothing but a bunch of anecdotes and personal opinions. I serously d...

Based on my own experience, I think I disagree. I’ve been unemployed for about 6 months and I can’t even get a minimum wage job right now. I have 5 years worth of work experience on my resume, there ...

I agree 100%. Stuttering sucks, but unless your career path is heavily speech-oriented, having a stutter won't impact job prospects in any significant way. I'm a PhD student and one of my professors s...

My goal is fluency, why is that bad?

My goal is fluency, why is that bad? I am 20 and have started with a new speech therapist over the course of the last year and throughout sessions I get reminded continuously fluency should not be the...

I think your classmates moving higher than you is more on you and your personality than it is on your stutter...

I think your classmates moving higher than you is more on you and your personality than it is on your stutter...

I get ya, I wish you the best of luck. I was in a similar place when I was around your age. I am now in my thirties. Still have a severe stutter. That said, I have a good job where I am paid well an...

You’re 18. You have so much time. I was a complete shut in until I was 24. Like I only played video games because I didn’t want to face my stuttering. As I got older I became more accepting of myself ...

46, married 22 years, 2 adult children, good job with lots of communication involved. I have a moderate to severe stutter depending on a lot of factors. You can live well with this....