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I would agree with all your answers. 1) Sometimes slowing down and pausing does help me, but sometimes the other person(s) you may be talking to will simply help you finish out your sentence. That m...

I'm really happy this came up. --- I did the programme 6 months ago, so I'm fairly new off the course. As the other comment has said, it takes a HUGE amount of effort, but has improved my life great...

Well coming here, posting, owning up to the embarrassment is a first step and it's a big first step, so feel good about that. I've known a lot of people who stutter, lots of covert stutterers and this...

Anywhere it's frowned upon to use profanity. Years ago I fell into a terrible habit of throwing an obscenity into a sentence instead of a dozen umms leading up to the word I'm going to stutter on. Say...

I'm an engineer but worked an IT job as an internship. Did phone calls, customer service, support for engineers, etc... It's not that bad. The greatest obstacle is fear and not enough confidence. Gett...

I stutter a lot at work. When I'm at home or with family members not so much. I also tend of stutter when visiting new places or ordering stuff (basically talking to strangers)....

No, you're completely right, I'm really embarrassed about my stutter and avoid talking about it or confronting it at all costs. If I see someone on tv with a stutter or someone makes fun of stuttering...

It's quite the requirements and honestly, unless you're being burdened by costs associated with speech therapy or are unemployed because of your stutter it's kind of a stretch to apply for it. I woul...

Yeah, you would really need an SLP specialist to assess. A regular doctor is going to have no clue if it's fake or not. As an SLP who's had a few cases of people trying to falsely claim they have a s...

I spoke in front of a group of University of Cincinnati students about my stuttering. What I noticed when I did it was a lot of people wrote down multiple questions and then crossed the questions off ...

Often I don’t share that I stutter under this assumption. That is, at the time, I feel that I may be giving a way part of the power necessary to properly talk with the person. ...

Rarely I introduce my stutter in person . I tend to think it is obvious in how I’m stuttering at the moment. Seriously considering introducing my stutter over the phone more consistently (because peop...

I think a lot of the allegedly "recovered" ones are also very good at compensating/hiding/being covert/etc. This [James Earl Jones mini-documentary](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/james-earl-jones-re...

I don't know if you can really say that. Covert people don't really stutter, that doesn't make them any less of stutterers. It may have been more situational for them, but they've blocked the same way...

A key point of getting any professional level job, experience helps tremendously! So, good job on already seeking out an internship! As a small background to emphasize where I'm coming from. I alread...

I have been a web developer since 2002, and my stutter has had barely any impact on my career as far as I know. We spend most of our time communicating by typing anyway, and as long as you can stumbl...

Combating a speech disability and getting a job in the IT field

Combating a speech disability and getting a job in the IT field Hello, I am 17 years old and have stuttered almost my whole life. My dad stuttered when he was younger and said that he doesn't know ho...

I find that when things are going bad for me, I blame my stutter, and when things are going well, I forget I even have it. Right now I'm having a hard time at work, and finding it difficult to switch ...

Stutter ruins my life. Has anyone else been in this phase?

Stutter ruins my life. Has anyone else been in this phase? I just recently realized that all of my problems are caused by my stutter. I am socially awkward, only have a few friends, i am the 'loner' i...

Just found this sub, wanted to share my perspective.

Just found this sub, wanted to share my perspective. Hey guys I just found this subreddit and had to subscribe and share some of my thoughts on stuttering. Being 26 I have stuttered for 20 years and ...