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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2021
1 points

You’re not alone in this. Hang in there! 🤗it’s not easy but we will pull through. How long you been in this job role?...

Community & SupportSchool & Work
Validation & EmpathyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

Mine started when I was 5 and I’m 23 now and still have a stutter. Its’s not as bad now but it’s still pretty much around all the time especially in my retail workplace 😫 CBD helps me a lot now but i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & SubstancesSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med OutcomesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
1 points

This exact same issue is happening to me right now! And I don’t know whether or not to bring it up in work when no one has asked me about it .😫 I would just rather not bring any attention to it. But...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
3 points

I personally landed in a position that requires very little speaking to actually do my job. But in my local stuttering group there’s lawyers, teachers, PhD candidates who are frankly all less fluent t...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
3 points

Thank you very much for your answer. I appreciate it. After getting harsh comments I was starting to believe that I am a very rare case or something like that. I have one question. Do you think th...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2021
3 points

I’m going to stop you right there when you say you won’t get anywhere in the business world if you “can’t talk properly.” You can talk properly, because as long as you’re communicating the message, it...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2021
1 points

Hi, how did you get into cyber? I’m in MBA school rn for cyber and I find it hard to find entry level positions or internships. I live in nyc. Any advice would be great, thank you! Also with a stutter...

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commentr/StutterSep 16, 2021
9 points

It sucks but there is no magic cure for stuttering. The only thing that has helped for me was lots and lots of practice. Literally doing my own exposure therapy. I had a hell of a time in college, and...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2021
3 points

Practice, Practice Practice. I train via Zoom hundreds of medical staff every other week and I was terrified until I asked a buddy to Practice with me. Also, I disclose my stutter before I begin ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2021
2 points

I completely understand you there. I worked my first job over the summer working in a pub and fuck it was really hard sometimes. But over the 3 months I was there I didn’t meet a single person with a ...

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Personal StoriesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
3 points

I'm a teacher with 20+ years experience. Some days can be challenging, but the students usually aren't a problem. I open every year by talking about my stutter, coaching them on their reaction, and th...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
5 points

I am a teacher. I’ve taught fifth grade for more than 20 years. Some years I’ve been more fluent than others, but in general my speech is a struggle pretty much every day. What has worked best for me ...

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Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
3 points

I am a severe stutterer and never thought I could ever be a teacher. Luckily I was introduced to the Edinburgh Masker Speech Prosthesis and it changed my life. I could speak like a normal person. ...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerSituational VariabilityAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
1 points

Also, one more point to bring up. The BEST part is that I look forward to teaching. What everyone told me that I could not do because of my stutter, I look forward to with excitement and passion....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
1 points

Go for it. With teaching, the thing is that YOU are the driver of conversation, so you can operate at your pace and can pacify your stutters by using whatever fillers you use or whatever mechanism you...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
5 points

Do it. I teach 100 to 500 people and it's WONDERFUL. You can do it !!!! I am in your corner cheering you on...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
3 points

Thanks. I’m (usually) pretty good at presentations (guess it’s somewhat similar to how a lot of stutters got in to acting as it’s a bit like a performance. Seriously thinking about it and there are so...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerRoles & Performance
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
13 points

I regularly teach classes in my field. I love teaching and wish I could do it all the time. I have a moderate stutter in regular conversation but find that in my “teaching mode” I do stutter less. I...

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Employment & CareerSituational VariabilityAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterSep 14, 2021
19 points

Realities of teaching

Realities of teaching I have just turned 30. My background is civil engineering and flood defence work. I am looking at a career change and have been told by numerous people I may make a good teacher....

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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
2 points

It was actually kind of a weird set of circumstances that connected me with this particular doctor. I was getting into a lot of trouble in my early teens. Home, school, and then some serious legal tro...

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Therapy ExperiencesEmployment & CareerHope & Motivation