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postr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
11 points

it's just one of those days, I feel like giving up.

it's just one of those days, I feel like giving up. It's just a bad day that's been on and off for the past 2 months. My stutter keeps flaring up, this is the second night I haven't had any sleep and ...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
1 points

So true. But stutterers tend to do well in technology. We are more intelligent than we’re given credit. Keep the faith and don't let life destroy you.....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
1 points

Right on. I have found stuttering to be an anchor stuck in the mud. Confidence, little tricks and synonyms are the tools I’ve used to get out on top. I work in a very technical field where synon...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
1 points

Hi folks Here are some advice if I were back in Uni 1. What major? - if my stutter was very bad and I was focused on making money I would major in Math or Engineering - I would then do quant fin...

School & WorkTherapy & Professional
Employment & CareerSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
14 points

Job potential

Job potential Hi guys, I'm 19 years old and currently in uni. I'm one of the top students of my major in economics. I've actually been called an 'excellent student' by various professors and tutors I...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
6 points

learning foreign languages for stutterers

learning foreign languages for stutterers I'm very frustrated that because of my stuttering I can't achieve perfection and fluency in the foreign languages I'm learning. and also I can not use them in...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
5 points

Stutterer trying to learn French

Stutterer trying to learn French Hi guys! I'm 35 yo, and I've been trying to learn French for the second time in my adult life. I tried in 2018, but I was doing not so well because I couldn't say the ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
1 points

my family never made it a huge deal so i was never embarrassed about it. With time my stutter has gotten better now I’m 24 and have my stutter pretty under control. I never went to speech therapy but ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkTherapy & Professional
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & CareerTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
2 points

**I cannot recommend persevering with speech therapy enough.** It's well known these days that the sooner speech therapy is started, the more effective it is and the higher chance there is that the in...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & BullyingSchool/Clinical Advocacy+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
14 points

My husband is a stutterer and our son (almost 8) also stutters. I will say that my husband has said that our son's life experience with stuttering has been so different than his own experience growing...

Identity & DisabilityParent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideHome SupportSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
15 points

My experience as a stutter

My experience as a stutter I had a speech impediment for as long as I can remember my life is miserable I didn’t have much of a childhood because of it children my age and adults never took me serious...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
1 points

Does my stutter affect interviews - yes, it affects every aspect of life. Does it affect how interviewer sees me - sadly, yes. I’ve been working with my current boss for over two years now to the poin...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
1 points

Most teaching isn’t lecturing. You can teach a high school science class very effectively with minimal lecturing. I have no doubt there are science teachers out there who stutter severely and are doin...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
1 points

Do you really want to be a science teacher? Then you could find ways to do it. But it sounds like you don’t, and of course there’s no reason to push through what would be a lot of genuine difficulties...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
1 points

Are you any good with data analysis or computers? Depends where you live I suppose but many jobs are doable at home these days and courses can be done online without talking to anybody. Maybe use you...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
3 points

You can’t live like that anymore, beating yourself up for stuttering and deciding your life is over before its really begun. Why do you need to live a quiet and isolated life? I stutter and I sure don...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
5 points

Nah man I stuttered ever since I could talk. Just saying it’s possible to have a speaking career and still stutter. The world doesn’t end and the adversity can help you grow as a person....

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
-1 points

OP, you may not think it, but you’re already self-aware enough to realise that you need help, which is a good thing. This means you are ready for change and change is good but you mightn’t think that ...

Community & SupportSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsEmployment & CareerSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
10 points

I’m lawyer with a severe stutter. I stutter at every hearing, every deposition. I still get paid and have good relationships with clients and some judges/opposing counsel. It’s rough, especially at f...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
2 points

I think my stuttering is characterized as moderate to severe. I'm in engineering and manage a team of other engineers. I find the more specialized job has worked well for me, as I built my expertise t...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment