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commentr/StutterNov 19, 2022
3 points

Yes this happens to me a lot! I work as a receptionist so talking on the phone for long periods of time can be so exhausting. At the end of the day sometimes i tell my boyfriend i dont wsnt to talk th...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Energy & Biological RhythmsEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 19, 2022
1 points

100% me. I’m currently IT Director and have a pronounced stutter when it comes to very specific words. I often find myself also substituting for a word I know I can say, even if it’s not the best word...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2022
1 points

My dh enrolled in nursing and was unable to complete the interviewing a pretend patient fluidly and was asked to leave the program because of his communication. Definitely discriminatory!...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2022
2 points

I'm currently a warehouse manager but I've been really interested in pursuing a career in IT and this is the one thing that's kind of holding me back from pursuing it. I already feel I come across as ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2022
2 points

I’m an optical engineer, I deal with this every day. Just gave a presentation yesterday actually and blocking is so frustrating sometimes… but I try to just let it go and get the information across as...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2022
2 points

Dude, I study electrical and computer engineering, and I am about to graduate. I struggle to say it fluently, but there are people who can say it but have no success in this field like me....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2022
3 points

I’d honestly like to know this too, I got my first big job as a network admin a couple of months ago and feel like I come across as a total idiot unless I’m typing things out… I feel for you man it’s ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterNov 16, 2022
24 points

Not sounding like you know what you’re talking about

Not sounding like you know what you’re talking about Hey everyone , So I work in IT and I have to deal with customers in person and on the phone. Nine out of ten times I have the answers to their que...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterNov 16, 2022
6 points

Why do I have to call companies to ask a few questions?

Why do I have to call companies to ask a few questions? Currently, I am a sophomore at highschool and I am going though speech therapy. I'm often comfortable about my stuttering because I simply see i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2022
1 points

When I first started my job, I started to get a lot of chest pain and discomfort in my chest, similar to what you describe. I work in a call centre too so I'm talking all day everyday. It isn't too b...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2022
2 points

Thanks for the post, specially because you are cured and it would be easy to forget us who still can't say our names :) . I always wondered if overcoming the stutter would make you a very extrovert pe...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2022
3 points

Sort of a staged process, but heres a short list of some things: - start off by finding a good speech pathologist, id recommend against any that think ‘remedies’ are solutions rather than actual exerc...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Treatment DecisionsHome SupportSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2022
3 points

I know that feeling. It happens to me sometimes. Every time something like that happens it makes me feel powerless. Especially in the work place....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2022
2 points

I am afraid as hell about going in any profissional career, that sucks a lot when you have dreams and don't know If you can achieve them just cause of stuttering...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2022
2 points

thank u. i've been thinking of quitting this job and switch to being a secretary bc it pays more but im so scared. like everything is so professional and i stutter way more when i try to act smart and...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2022
2 points

I also work in retail, have had many times where I just can’t speak, to colleagues or to customers. There’s nothing you can really do about it to cure it totally, but I’ve noticed my speaking is bette...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2022
8 points

One thing to touch on other than basic stuff is the issue of people who stutter being afraid to look for jobs and have jobs...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterNov 9, 2022
72 points

you guys ever stutter in a formal conversation and when it ends you wish you were never born? because same

you guys ever stutter in a formal conversation and when it ends you wish you were never born? because same i work in retail and it just makes me wanna be unemployed but i cant because i need the money...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Frustration & AngerShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2022
8 points

I'm fluent enough that today I went out of my way 4 times today to talk to people I didn't need to talk to. I had a handful of job interviews in the last months, and had no fear about my fluency, ha...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2022
2 points

Nah bro. For some jobs don't even mention it unless it's super obvious. It sucks, but a lot of employers don'r want to put people that stutter in front of clients....

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Employment & Career