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commentr/StutterOct 20, 2022
1 points

Even if you’ve accepted that you don’t want to improve your public speaking, you’re still giving out bad advice. A person is asking advice on how to become better at something and your advice is essen...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2022
3 points

I think this is terrible advice. This is how you end up completely inept at public speaking which is one of the most important skills you can have in a professional setting. Doors close for you. You...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
1 points

I’m not incapable of doing the job. But I do understand you. It’s like it makes the company look better if the manager put you where you are best. I’m not the best at drive thru but I’m very good at m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
4 points

OP is not incapable of doing the job though. I also worked the front counter and drive thru at a fast food chain. I got a couple mean comments from customers, but who hasn’t? My coworkers never compla...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
2 points

Am I wrong to think that if we can’t accomplish a job like normal people, then we shouldn’t be doing that job? E.g., instead of being customer facing, maybe be a cook? If it makes the entire team lo...

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Employment & CareerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
1 points

If you've already made the decision to quit, then technically there's no need for you to report the comments. But consider that a future worker (or even other current workers) could be bad-mouthed by ...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
3 points

Thank you for those words. The manager isn’t really a manager I would say more of a shift leader. Well she didn’t entertain it though. All she said was in Spanish but in English she said “ Yeah he’s s...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
3 points

Don't quit because of an asshole like that. Don't give them that power over you. It's a little alarming that your manager entertained this person without chewing them out (or perhaps they did, but no...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2022
2 points

1. **Has your stutter changed over the years? Did it get better/worse when you got to adulthood? When did it begin?** 2. In primary school I started mildly. In high school it became severe. In Univers...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
4 points

I have found it helpful some of the time. When I am just reading out loud without thinking about what I am doing, or where my air flow is, it is not helpful. But, when I really focus on my airflow and...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesEmployment & Career
postr/StutterOct 17, 2022
6 points

does reading aloud actually help?

does reading aloud actually help? Hi all, i used to read aloud earlier. But the habit is long gone. I don't always stutter but sometimes. I'm a freelance tutor so whenever I give lectures it bothers m...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2022
1 points

Me, my brother, and my 17 year old AP STEM centered, gifted daughter all suffer or suffered from childhood stuttering and severe social anxiety. My brother and I both outgrew our stutter, but the sev...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 16, 2022
6 points

Stammerer wanting to work in the PR industry

Stammerer wanting to work in the PR industry Hello everyone as the title suggests I’m a pretty bad stammerer . But the PR industry fascinates me a lot . spending time with journalist - talking, meetin...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2022
1 points

Been in the Navy 13 years now with a stutter. Actually a RDC (drill instructor) now. Just be confident, people will poke fun but fuck them. Just be your self, be confident! If you have any questions r...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2022
2 points

Wait a minute, you’re stuttering but you work at a call center? You’re my hero then. I think this is exactly the problem I have that caused me to dehydrate. I’m never thirsty. I only have dry throat....

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
3 points

Oh lordy, that's a conversation all by itself! Long story short, I stuttered *terribly* when I went through my initial Private Pilot training in school back in 2003. The entire concept of having to ta...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
1 points

I got a question. Is the training hard with a stutter? Do you still stutter when talking to atc? I also wanted to become a pilot ever since I first stepped foot on a plane when I was 8. I’m 16 and hon...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
1 points

I was talking about this the other day. My nephew is starting his career training as an accountant and when I was in his shoes many years ago I held back from applying for many jobs. Even though I ch...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
1 points

Honestly it has. I’m working on not letting it bother me but my dream is to run my own automotive detail business...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
24 points

Sure ain't! I started flying right out of high school in 2003 and just made Captain at my airline two weeks ago....

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Employment & Career