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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
1 points

I’m glad to hear that everything went good for you. If you don’t mind me asking, what were the interviews like? Was there anything different about the one you got the job for (did you stutter less, di...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
3 points

What you’re doing is rejecting yourself before letting someone else actually reject you. Don’t do that. We have to be brave. We have to let people rejecting us, but more importantly we have to have th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
1 points

Bro if you don't wanna pursue higher education then the construction industry is always open, if you can't use your voice properly then get into a more hands on job, construction jobs are high paying ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
3 points

I too also stutter it truely did bother me and I always felt that I was essentially a waste of skin. After graduating school and landing my first real job the stuffer was never an issue. Flash forward...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
1 points

An ethical employer will not see your stutter as a problem they will be hiring you based excellent grades and you willingness to work. Never down play what you have accomplished this far in life...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
8 points

Get your education. Whatever else happens to you, your education is something for you. You can lose everything and still have your education. The worst thing you can do is stop moving forward. You d...

School & Work
School & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
25 points

Putting off college due to fears of not being able to get hired afterwards

Putting off college due to fears of not being able to get hired afterwards I do not have a traditional stutter, I have a very severe block stutter. It’s so bad that I’m basically mute. I actually wish...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
5 points

I’m 24. You will probably read a lot of comments here saying that you will be miserable all of your life. Although I feel very bad for the people who say that because they might feel that way, I mist ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideDating & RomanceEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
2 points

I’m 35, black(half white/half black) stuttering since I can remember,married for 10 years…I work at a grocery store 5/6x week(talking), I have a podcast on YouTube (therawgrasppodcast)as well as a vl...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & CareerCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
5 points

( trying not to sound like a prick here) I have also had a stutter since I was 4. I know it feels you with dread, knocks your confidence and can hold you back sometimes. But I have travelled and l...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & CareerMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2023
7 points

I'm 43, stuttered my whole life. The only thing that made it any better was both leaving high school and then speech therapy when I was around 20-21. I don't think I was able to understand the gravity...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2023
23 points

Awesome. He communicated and carried himself so well through that interview, Stutter and all!...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2023
2 points

Medicine interview on Tuesday please give advice

Medicine interview on Tuesday please give advice I have a medicine interview for medicine for a university in the south of England and I am having to get the flight there from Ireland. Obviously I ha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2023
52 points

Does anyone else feel like people don’t respect you because of your stutter?

Does anyone else feel like people don’t respect you because of your stutter? I feel like most people that I interact with don’t treat me like a grown, respectable man. I hate to have a victim mindset,...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2023
3 points

I work as a software engineer. I started from a bottom tier consulting job and worked up from there. I've had some good and bad interviews. It gets easier the more you do it as you get normalized wi...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerPreparation & Rehearsal
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2023
6 points

Any people working in tech?

Any people working in tech? I'm trying to land my first role as a Software Engineer. I feel like my moderate-to-severe stuttering has been holding me back in interviews. Are there any Software Enginee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 17, 2023
12 points

Stuttering at work

Stuttering at work At my new job I work with new people almost every shift and introducing myself is extremely difficult. Any advice on it? Is it weird if I have my name like written down? Any alterna...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringDisclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 17, 2023
5 points

Fear and Regret

Fear and Regret My stutter has been really bad lately and Im getting ready to graduate college soon. Yesterday I didn’t go to a networking event at my school because introducing myself in comes with s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2023
5 points

Every job interview I have had, I stuttered and never got any calls back. It sucks. People can be so judging. I have a masters degree and have presented at 4 geology conferences, but still cannot land...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2023
3 points

Ofcourse it does. Imagine being in a position of confidence when meeting new people, while doing what you enjoy and focusing on that, instead of only having insecure thoughts about what others will th...

School & WorkCommunity & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHumor & Community ToneHiding & Concealment