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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2022
3 points

If it makes you feel better one time I had a job interview and when I got to the front desk to tell the lady what I was there for I stuttered so bad and my eye started twitching and everything it was ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2022
5 points

You have to embrace it.. The sooner you do the better. It would drive me insane if I thought about my stuttering that hard lol. 😂 It may get better as you age. I got my stuttering upgrade at age ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2022
7 points

I hate speaking like this. It's horrible and embarrassing every day. But I'm absolutely determined I'm still going to try my best to do what I want with my life regardless. I'm young and I don't want ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2022
4 points

Yeah I know without doubt my life would would of taken a diff course if I didn't have a stammer, my school life, and definitely my working life, and it does sadden me knowing what might, and should ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2022
1 points

I stumbled upon your post today. I can totally resonate with you. I'm 28 and have given more 50 interviews till date. I have stuttered to an extent that the interviewers have asked me to type on notep...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2022
2 points

Yea, great advice. My stomach felt like it was eating itself alive beforehand, but negotiated a good starting salary, which im proud of....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2022
2 points

Thanks, glad to hear! This was kinda the point of this post, to show that stuttering should not hold us back. It went way better than I thought, and people in the professional environment seem way mor...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2022
3 points

I think it's amazing you're a PWS and also a SLP. I've thought about doing that but the self doubt always creeps in. What has your experience been like? With college or finding employment?...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2022
1 points

Congratulations. I got also my first job offer 6 months ago, don't be scared. It may be nervous the first week. But just act normal and don't be shy. Engage in convcerstaions, be social. It will hel...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
2 points

Congratulations Bud! It's very true that there are many people who realise and see beyond ones Stammering/Stuttering. You try to do your best and don't let yourself get in panic mode which usually...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
3 points

My fault for not specifying, but yes it has to be new people. You’re going to be comfortable around people you know and you don’t want that. You want to practice with the nervousness and fear of talki...

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

i’m still in school, so i’m forced to talk to people all day every day. always remains the same. but i guess i’ll try branch out to talking to more people?...

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

The harsh reality is that therapy only works for a select few when the stutter remains past puberty. To put it bluntly, you need to put yourself out there in a position to where you are forced to talk...

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

Stuttering is not a weakness it is simply a challenge. Everyone has their daily battles, some people can hide their battles but ours is out there (coming out at the worst times). Congrats on the job!...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
4 points

Congratulations mate! You deserve this and that's why you have been rewarded with the offer! Get out there and don't hold back, work on accepting yourself as a person with verbal indifference....

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
postr/StutterNov 1, 2022
75 points

Just got a job offer

Just got a job offer Hi friends, I just got my first job offer at the first tech company I applied to, after a three stage virtual interview process. They want me to come in the office tomorrow to m...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2022
3 points

My situation is similar to this. I work as a customer representative (Call center) and some days things are fine and other days I just want to quit and cry myself to sleep. It's so annoying when the s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2022
2 points

I'm the exact same. Rejection terrifies me, not just career-wise, but romantically and when it comes to meeting people in general. I think it's down to my serious abandonment issues stemming from a ba...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2022
5 points

I know how you feel mate. I fight this battle every day. I work in a client facing role within investment banking so struggle bad with clients at times on certain names that begin with B, W etc. My ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2022
4 points

I’m exactly like you right now OP, I’m 26 and I noticed my stutter coming back since 2020. I had a stutter when I was a kid but it was not as bad during my middle school or college days until 2020 it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more