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commentr/StutterNov 13, 2019
1 points

I'm the opposite of you, I stutter the most when ordering food. I have to rehearse what I'm gonna order five times in advance lol...

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commentr/StutterNov 13, 2019
7 points

Ha, I just had a phone interview with a job recruiter, I think that for a moment I fainted a bit as I was choking my ass off on each and every word. My severe stutter comes and goes, sometimes it seem...

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postr/StutterNov 12, 2019
19 points

Who else can relate?

Who else can relate? Who else pretends to forget what they were going to say when they feel that they’re gonna stutter?...

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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2019
3 points

Thats really cool! I dont know how to bring up my stuttering in my workplace without it being awkward and stuttering all the way through what I want to say. I want to inform people more about this, bu...

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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2019
5 points

I’m currently going through the same thing. I’ve had some tough experience with job interviews, mostly including speaking over the phone with job recruiters. I can relate to despair when hearing my vo...

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postr/StutterNov 11, 2019
3 points

New to Reddit - Job Interviewing Tips? SOS!

New to Reddit - Job Interviewing Tips? SOS! As many fellow stuttering folks might agree, job interviews are the worst, truly (for me, it's the in-person ones). At least you don't have to introduce you...

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Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2019
1 points

Same here. I find when I keep eye contact I block a lot harder for some reason....

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2019
2 points

If there are no one around and the place is calm I can somehow circumvent my stutter and order but if the place is crowded, I'm dead....

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2019
4 points

Phone calls are the WORST for me. Luckily I do pretty well in IRL conversations, to the point where many people didn’t even know that I stutter until I told them...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2019
3 points

As a kid I would break eye contact to finish my words properly. I still do it sometimes but I’m working on doing it less!...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2019
3 points

It used to be almost everytime I was asked to speak/talk knowing people watching me, like in school, when ordering at a restaurant, basically anywhere. Then I got a job in retail and had to talk all t...

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postr/StutterNov 10, 2019
9 points

Where do you guys stutter the most?

Where do you guys stutter the most? For me it is definitely when i am paying for the bill after i eat in somewhere, like ill order fine and everything but when the person on cash asks me how my meal w...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHiding & ConcealmentFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterNov 10, 2019
21 points

One conversation changed my life

One conversation changed my life Guys, sometimes one conversation is all it takes. I’m 17 years old. I play cello in a pretty advanced youth orchestra. We had a guest conductor who’s world-renowned. ...

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postr/StutterNov 10, 2019
7 points

I Conquered My Fear

I Conquered My Fear Last week, I went to a tech convention to promote my business. I didn't have a vendor booth but I had swag to hand out and I needed to figure out a way to talk to people. A friend ...

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Hope & MotivationEmployment & CareerHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterNov 9, 2019
2 points

Teenager Stuttering That Comes and Goes

Teenager Stuttering That Comes and Goes Hey, I have a question about my stutter that I can't really find any information about online. I thought some of you bros could help me :) I'm 17 and I have a ...

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postr/StutterNov 9, 2019
16 points

Possibly my most embarrassing moment yet.

Possibly my most embarrassing moment yet. So I’m in high school and I went to a big important football game with my friend. I saw this girl who’s in the grade below me and she’s really cute. So she st...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+1 more
postr/StutterNov 8, 2019
6 points

My stand up went well.

My stand up went well. So last week I made a post how I was gonna do stand up and people asked to do a follow up to say how it went. Its Fucking sweet as hell. About half my set was jokes about my stu...

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postr/StutterNov 5, 2019
41 points

I Feel Like A Big Ass Baby

I Feel Like A Big Ass Baby Hello, longtime lurker and lifelong stutterer. I tend to be pretty confident about my stutter and I've overcome a lot of fears with practice talking in front of people. For ...

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commentr/StutterNov 4, 2019
1 points

Thank you so much for your encouragement. I’m surrounded by very supportive family and friends. And of course my fiancé. I’m the type to go straight to the worst case scenario. I’ve been so obsessed t...

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postr/StutterNov 4, 2019
64 points

I killed a stand up comedy set.

I killed a stand up comedy set. Just wanted to share cause I know this can be a very gloomy sub where you start to think you arent 'normal' cause of your speech impediment. I struggle with social pr...

Community & SupportAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Humor & Community ToneHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more