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postr/StutterJun 21, 2021
41 points

So I recently just graduated high school and I’m starting to get out into the real world. I’ve had a mid to severe stutter all my life and I’m just super afraid. I don’t know if my stutter is gonna affect relationships, jobs etc... I have very low self confidence and I just need help.

So I recently just graduated high school and I’m starting to get out into the real world. I’ve had a mid to severe stutter all my life and I’m just super afraid. I don’t know if my stutter is gonna af...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2021
1 points

I’ve stutter my entire life. As a child I was so afraid to speak, folks thought I was a mute. Stuttering always felt like it had a hold on me. One day I decided I won’t let this hold me back in life...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2021
1 points

I would definitely be a professor or some really good job,director or something like that , this thought is haunting me everyday...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2021
2 points

There are so many. It makes me wish I was better looking so I could have taken up acting. It'd almost he a prerequisite....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Roles & PerformanceEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2021
1 points

saying that a stutter is never severe try going to the military while stuttering guess what if the job/mos calls to be able to clearly communicate over the walkie you cant get that job/mos. Nigga plea...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & CareerMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
1 points

Before pandemic, supervisor at french restaurant/bakery. Paid well and I enjoyed it quite a bit, lots of work and responsibilities. Company got wiped out by pandemic. Now, deli clerk at grocery store...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
2 points

@ /u/tempInstance Please don't quit. I've been a Software Engineer for 15 years. I was just promoted to a team manager. I believe in you...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
3 points

I did the job for 2 years in order to avoid communicating cause of my stutter so I’d say it’s a good job if you don’t want to talk a lot....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
2 points

You can still achieve so much, though. I have a bad stutter, but I make good money writing business and government proposals. Yea, sometimes I stutter badly during meetings, but my co-workers still va...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
5 points

In this day and age you can find something that fits you. Something that helped me was forcing myself to work jobs that required me to communicate. Even at an interview for a job selling Verizon I let...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
5 points

Like what? Money? Nowadays you can learn technical skills and make a fortune by creating a business around them (e.g. coding), without even have to open your mouth. But most likely you'd be also able ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
37 points

This is so true, I'm 58 and it's effected my whole life choices, esp my jobs I have had, the career I wanted I could never have so ended up in low pay dead end jobs.. I still regret it now.....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 20, 2021
4 points

Job Interview at a Bank

Job Interview at a Bank Hi, I just got selected for a job interview with Bank of the West. But I grew up with a speech impediment throughout my childhood. My speech has improved over the years where I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
1 points

Congrats!!! Thank you for sharing this! I aspire to be an investment banker and this really made me feel better after experiencing a touch rejection...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2021
1 points

Hey, I’m actually a supervisor at an Amazon facility and I don’t really have too many issues with stuttering. Talking is very minimal on the floor, and once you are around people long enough, no one s...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2021
1 points

Go for it. I worked in warehouse / shop for a while, my stutter is severe / mild (it depends). If you won't try, u won't know how it will go...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJun 19, 2021
13 points

Can a person with a stutter become a speech therapist?

Can a person with a stutter become a speech therapist? I have a stutter however I always wanted to become a speech therapist to help others like me and prevent them from going through what I went thro...

School & WorkTherapy & Professional
Employment & CareerSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2021
1 points

Videography, video editing, and GFX. Pretty much slouched in front of a computer working with a team. Not much talking...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterJun 19, 2021
12 points

Can a severe stutter do warehouse job?

Can a severe stutter do warehouse job? I have severe stutter in English which is my second language. I used to work in kitchen, spoke very basic and short English with the other non-native English spe...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2021
2 points

Our goal should be functioning members of society. It's certainly a cross to bear that others have no idea the suffering we go through, yet we can't run away from our problem and hope it resolves its...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career