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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2018
1 points

I just don’t feel it should make any difference to us. It’ll just give us an excuse to sit in the back corners never talking, which won’t do any good. I always hate being singled out for it. My stamme...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2018
1 points

I tried applying for warehouse and night jobs but I don’t think they’ll hire someone with medical issues. Places want fit and healthy people not people that might seize up during a shift. I’d get fir...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2018
1 points

I can’t get money if I can’t get a job. I doubt I can go. I can’t go anywhere alone because too many gangs are out. ...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2018
1 points

You can't let your stutter hold you back, I was at the same crossroads as you. I wanted to become an attorney out of high school but I convinced myself to not pursue that career due to my stutter. Tru...

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commentr/StutterJun 5, 2018
1 points

I think speaking is inevitable in any field you take even software engineering or radiology ( i have no idea but most people say it doesnt require much talking ) . If you want to succeed , you ll have...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 5, 2018
5 points

I am in career choice dilemma ? Need help

I am in career choice dilemma ? Need help I know i have done this kind of post before. But i really need honest advice here. I dont totally agree with the mindset " you can do whatever you want to , j...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerPropositionality & WeightHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2018
2 points

Tell me about it haha. I've been trying to find a new job ever since he came in but where I live, jobs are very hard to find. So I just put up with his shit....

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2018
1 points

I’ve tried 6 years job hunting and interviews. I’ve been applying to entry level/simple jobs like store jobs to even custodian jobs that accept no experience. I can’t even get one word sometimes, I ca...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2018
7 points

_(Just in case: r/SuicideWatch.)_ Sounds like you're making use of an option that improves your situation. Are there any sort of programs available to you for people on disability?...

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Helplessness & AgencyAccess & Rights
postr/StutterJun 2, 2018
6 points

Having to get disability because of stutter

Having to get disability because of stutter Did anybody else have to do this? It came to this resort because no job wanted to hire me then plus having a tremor/convulsion at work could get me fired? ...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2018
1 points

> I just feel like the "you can be anything you want to be, and don't let stuttering impact anything" mindset is something that feels really good to believe I think you misunderstand the spirit of...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
1 points

On #2 familiarity makes the stutter easier to understand. Teaching is fine because the students can get used to it. I fight for it to be labeled a disability so the school will pay for speech therap...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
1 points

that's fair enough and i respect that. i didn't mean to offend you. my own experience was a little different - went to college, studied liberal arts, was basically told that the world was my oyster a...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
4 points

This hits a nerve for me because growing up I had many people telling me to have "sensible goals". Telling me I couldn't do this, I shouldn't try that, telling me of what I was not capable. I let that...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
1 points

Ok, you might have misunderstood me. I'm not saying that it's impossible for the adolescent, but I am saying that if his severe stutter does not change he will not be a news anchor on public televisio...

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Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
1 points

> You're telling people to give up. I'm not telling people to give up. I'm saying the best solution is probably fluency shaping, and definitely not "hey kids, it doesn't matter how long it takes y...

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Positive Therapy TechniquesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
6 points

You're telling people to give up. That's the last thing an impressionable kid needs to read. I'm not sure how people would define my stutter now, but when I was a kid it wasn't mild. I went through ti...

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Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
4 points

> The banner of this sub is slam filled with people that don't agree with #2 That's why I labeled it controversial. >I couldn't face myself if I gave up and let this rule my life I don't mea...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
11 points

The banner of this sub is slam filled with people that don't agree with #2 If you want to give up in certain situations, that's on you. I work in a career that requires me to speak more often than I'...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2018
11 points

I agree and disagree. It depends with situation. They're are times were I don't stutter at all, and this kinda gives confidence that I'm somehow cured then all of sudden it gets real bad. This makes i...

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