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commentr/StutterApr 6, 2025
1 points

The best you can do is talk about the elephant in the room before the interview gets in the serious area. Tell them you stutter, tell them it doesn't mean you're joking around, and that you are just ...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2025
3 points

I think I'll start saying I have a stutter at the beginning of an interview as well. And yeah I also get ghosted by most of the people who interviewed me. Staying positive is hard when I'm living on ...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2025
8 points

I always let people know I have a stutter before I even start answering interview questions, but I've still ended up being ghosted by recruiters. It feels like some of them would rather just disappear...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2025
6 points

Hey check out the study by Courtney Byrd on disclosure of stuttering. Basically it says when you disclose, you shouldn't apologize because that will make people view you negatively. So you can say thi...

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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
2 points

At first I don't but when it becomes really apparent I apologize and tell them I stutter. I never start the interview with "Hey I stutter is that okay with you?" I just go for it until I can't get wor...

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Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
2 points

35m here, I've always given the interviewers a heads up about my moderate stutter. So far it's been okay for me? Weirdly enough I've gotten the most acceptance in the trades! Went from retail to uni...

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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
1 points

I personally dont disclose mine because I dont have to. I barely stutter these days and it's not very noticeable at all. If u have a severe stutter that might interrupt the flow of the conversation th...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterApr 5, 2025
5 points

Does anyone else not want to disclose your stutter when you meet people?

Does anyone else not want to disclose your stutter when you meet people? I know a lot of people encourage disclosing your stutter when you first meet people, and honestly I get why people do it, but f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
1 points

**Recommended interventions:** *(summarized)* * Accept stuttering. Accepting it doesn’t mean we aren’t trying to reduce struggle and tension * Desensitizing to stuttering * Understand that most peopl...

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commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
3 points

The best part about having a stutter is that it’s a good was to filter shitty people from decent people. If I go on a date and a woman gives me a hard time for my stutter, I won’t talk to her again. ...

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commentr/StutterApr 4, 2025
2 points

Fellow highschool student here. Here’s some advice: - I go through the exact same thing saying my name. My best advice to you is to never avoid those situations. Don’t run from things that you know ...

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commentr/StutterApr 4, 2025
1 points

Anything that begins with S....... including Stutter. I can't tell people that I have a problem sometimes 😕...

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commentr/StutterApr 4, 2025
8 points

Did she know about your stutter beforehand? Otherwise she could feel uncomfortable about it. In general the best way to go about is to tell them beforehand. Even then, it does kill the vibe as you sai...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2025
2 points

you have to disclose. i know it’s hard and nerve-racking but it’s the only way to go if you want a chance of being graded fairly.. i have many regrets during my uni days when i didn’t disclose and som...

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2025
10 points

you got this. disclose your stutter to your instructor if you can, you’ll feel a lot calmer...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
3 points

First of all. It isn't a rant. Your feelings are valid and very common among stutterers. I had a presentation recently and it was a stuttering car crash. I even had a beer before, which sometimes hel...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
5 points

Greatly reduced its impact But there is so much to say on it, I wouldn't know where to start unless we talk about topics here and there.  From mindset to a better overall understanding of it and not r...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
11 points

Let people know that you have a stutter before you interact with them. There is nothing you can really due to permanently cure your stutter so you are going to have to find ways to live with it. From ...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
1 points

If you think you would not be able to manage your stutter in the interview, it would probably be best to self disclose in the beginning. This may help set you more at ease and the interviewer will kn...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
2 points

Travel Agent here to provide general information: Your concerns are completely valid, but your stutter should not prevent you from enjoying international travel! First, Customs agents are trained to ...

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