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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2022
6 points

I wouldn’t class my stutter as super severe, but it definitely impacts my daily life. I work as an electrician. It’s a skill that’s requires one to use their hands and doesn’t require a ton of social ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2022
6 points

I am currently in warehouse work which is nice as there's not loads of talking and non of it is to the public....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2022
44 points

It matters in a lot of jobs tbh. If not customer facing, then with your team and supervisors. You can only hope that your team is good with it. ​ I'm a software engineer and I have a very...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterDec 19, 2022
20 points

Jobs for those with severe stutters

Jobs for those with severe stutters Just wondering what jobs those with severe stutters have. What are the jobs where stuttering doesn't matter? I know people with mild stutters can usually take on an...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2022
4 points

Being up front and honest are solid first steps, but the phone thing is a bit much (but I get the idea, and I think it’s a clever approach). I can attest at 35 that most women aren’t gonna lose inter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2022
2 points

I found a use for it until I got into the workforce and the areas I wanted to pursue required quicker response times so I had to figure out other options...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
3 points

Another issue is the fact that fluid speakers only stutter when they are nervous or lack confidence, so they assume I am nervous. This makes it practically impossible to get a customer service job and...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerDating & Romance
postr/StutterDec 17, 2022
0 points

Crazy

Crazy It’s crazy how so many people stutter like me and didn’t even realise . 17 and I have been stuttering since I was born really and still haven’t found the cause , could it be genes as my parents...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
1 points

Stuttering is certainly ONE of the traits that DOES define us because it's something a part of us!!! But we are also defined by are personality...our kindness.....!!! Indeed stuttering CAN prevent yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
33 points

I think the major point here is that we all struggle. Some more than others. We should be trying to lift each other up though and meeting people where they are. I absolutely agree that some people are...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyMindset shift+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
4 points

Do you want to be a laborer, or do you have bigger dreams? Nothing wrong with being a laborer if that is what you want. But if you are choosing that because of your stutter, you are going to be unhap...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterDec 17, 2022
94 points

As a severe stutterer I hate when people with mild stuttering give us lectures on acceptance

As a severe stutterer I hate when people with mild stuttering give us lectures on acceptance I can’t relate to anything they say and the toxic positivity when someone who has an occasional stuttering ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2022
2 points

At work, At work, At work. Stuttering at work is what I hate the most. Jobs give me so much anxiety....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2022
1 points

Yea I’ve struggled with suicidal thoughts for around ten years not all due to my stutter but the stutter is a large contributor. Especially breaking into EMS and firefighting, I constantly feel inferi...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2022
1 points

Ive been in sales and customer service for 5 years, been working from home since 2020, its helped my case very much. Before that i bartended and that helped even better. Most of my stutter came from s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2022
1 points

I have a speech impediment. It's not a stutter but regardless I can relate to this. I have huge gaps in my unemployment due to companies not hiring. Their reason was that I "didn't speak clearly du...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterDec 14, 2022
22 points

So, It's been 14 years in sales!

So, It's been 14 years in sales! Not sure why exactly am I posting this experience but it'll help me think out loud and might help others that feel related to this. I still don't know how I managed ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2022
1 points

Yes it us a disability. Pretty much all careers require being able to communicate effectively. I am stuck being a cleaner because it's the only job I can find where I don't have to talk. I wish that...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerAccess & RightsQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2022
2 points

Dat true. The only CEO i saw that stutters is Musk but he doesn’t have it that bad.....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2022
1 points

I have very little kind of stuttering. That means I have some difficulties with some words and sounds but in overall I’m not very struggling with stuttering right now. But! There were a few situations...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career