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I’m starting a job tomorrow and I’m so scared...HELP

I’m starting a job tomorrow and I’m so scared...HELP So I’m 17M and have social anxiety and a stutter. I’m so scared to start and idk why. Any tips to help calm me down a bit??...

A job I had many moons ago was a dealer in a casino. I had to talk to complete strangers and in front of large groups of people. When I’d deal craps it was one of the most vocal casino games because...

Well I´ve had a moderate/severe stutter and after one intensive Stuttering Program I was 1 year without a single stutter event. Including talking in front of many many people. But I was talking a litt...

There are many teachers who stutter - you can no doubt be a teacher. And you’ll be one hell of a role model to all of your future students who stutter!...

You can 100% do it. Without any sliver of doubt. Not only will it be amazing for your speech because you constantly have speaking opportunities, but more importantly, it's something you want to do. ...

Well, depends how severe your stutter is. It would be the best of you found a teacher with a stutter and asked him. Wenn i was a kid, 6-15 yo, we made a fun of many teachers based on their appearance...

Talk-heavy careers

Talk-heavy careers Hello! Does anybody have experience with jobs that require extensive talking? I'm currently a paralegal so I already have a lot of experience when it comes to talking to clients a ...

I am a certified speech coach with them. There is only 7 of us. I stuttered for over 50 years. I gain fluency in 6 months. I coach people and do not get paid a dime. I do it because I believe in the m...

My current job is in a supermarket, before that cafes. I began forcing myself to answer the phones. Your confidence will only rise when you throw yourself in the deep end. Thankyou and good luck to yo...

Congrats on the new job! The fact that you even accepted a job that would put you out of your comfort zone is the biggest obstacle to conquer and you did that. With time as you get into a routine and ...

Well done for pushing yourself! I’ve worked in a supermarket for many years dealing with customers but I don’t go near the tannoy or answer the phone. I feel like I’m never gonna change my ways but ag...

I admire your courage, there's been a few jobs I've wanted but my stutter has put me off, in the end I've wasted my life doing jobs where I work mostly alone, but they really dead end jobs.. I w...

New job fear 😬

New job fear 😬 Hi all! Little background first, my name is Bianca, 23. I've had a speech impediment my whole life. So today I've accepted a job offer as a customer service representative. The job i...

Very interesting read. Would be nice to have the ability to lessen the potency of my stutter if not for just an hour or two. For job interviews, presentations, first dates, marriage speeches and so on...

Not extreme, but things I wouldn’t do if I was fluent: I’ve cycled through 2-3 different names when ordering at Starbucks. I’ve walked across multiple buildings to talk to a coworker instead of a 1 m...

Thanks for the suggestions.This is my first job and I've tried emails but it just made situations awkward. Some people as I said are supportive but atleast where I work, it's the minority. Again I'll ...

I've had many opportunities, both personal and professional, whittle away due to my stutter, so I know the feeling. Not to mention the emotional and mental drain. But despite, and inspite of all thes...

I suffered from a stutter from the time I started learning how to speak. I started speech therapy in preschool and cycled through various speech therapists as I moved around. I went to psychotherapy f...

I don’t stutter in my native language but when I speak English I stutter quite a lot, need to look for a job and it’s really stressful. Feeling unmotivated. Any tips?

I don’t stutter in my native language but when I speak English I stutter quite a lot, need to look for a job and it’s really stressful. Feeling unmotivated. Any tips? [deleted]...

Don't hold yourself back. Be a good person and people will understand, respect, and look up to you whether you have a stutter or not. I get blocks pretty severely at times, some days are worse than ot...