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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2021
2 points

Just do it. You may stutter but over time you will become more comfortable with experience. I spoke at 2 tech conferences last year and one of my sessions had over 1M views. Sure, they were pre-record...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2021
3 points

Thats what i do, and today i have a great job which includes like 80% of talking. But very often, the interviewer reacts like im sharing too much privat stuff. Thats wierd, i mean it effects my work s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJan 21, 2021
11 points

This feeling, when you gave 100% but it was not enough :(

This feeling, when you gave 100% but it was not enough :( Today I job job interview on phone. I was not that nervous like in person and I really hope I would not stutter. At first it was ok. I could s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJan 20, 2021
5 points

How do you guys deal with your stutter if you’re in a job that forces you to speak and present often?

How do you guys deal with your stutter if you’re in a job that forces you to speak and present often? ...

School & Work
Employment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2021
7 points

Hard to love your speach problem when it's ruining your life. I can't get my dream job or even any other decent job. My parents hate the way I speak and they always tell me that I s...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Frustration & AngerSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2021
2 points

First of all, thank you for this post. I'm glad you had a supportive circle of friends when presenting and congrats on continuing to your masters degree (welcome to the club - I have a Masters degree...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2021
4 points

Hello, I’ve stuttered all my life took better control of it in high school but it does rear it’s ugly head every now and then. I literally had an interview today, a friend of mine that worked there to...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2021
4 points

First of all, you should be proud that you took the interview and that you received positive feedback from the interviewer. I don’t think that you bombed the interview if that was the case. Does the r...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJan 18, 2021
3 points

How to overcome rejection

How to overcome rejection I just bombed a 30 minute phone interview for a finance summer internship. The interviewer was very polite and gave me feedback to all my answers and said that it shows I did...

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commentr/StutterJan 18, 2021
1 points

I agree with everything that everyone has already said, and want to add to your comment about strong verbal communication. I am just starting my career as a teacher, and as a person who stutters, this...

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Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2021
1 points

Thanks for the response! My issue is that the career I have deals with people and requires quite a bit of strong verbal communication. I’m worried the interviewers will see stuttering an inability to ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 17, 2021
36 points

Stuttering during interviews

Stuttering during interviews I would say I have a “mild” stutter. Most of the time, I can speak fine but it does occasionally rear its ugly head. Its like my brain wont let me say the word and I stumb...

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commentr/StutterJan 17, 2021
3 points

Yea stuttering has been shown to be very genetically linked. Im 24, graduated, and got a job now. Something I think about too....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2021
2 points

Please, I urge you to not give up. I know it can be discouraging but you owe it to yourself to push through. I’m 25 and have stuttered my entire life.. and I let my stutter dissuade me from pursuing m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2021
1 points

I bought this program last year and I have been practicing the techniques he teaches daily. Long story short, my stutter visibly reduced and I became a better communicator at my workplace too :) Like ...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Positive Therapy TechniquesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2021
1 points

Thank you for posting this. I've been writing about my stutter in the grad school applications I've been filling out this month. Definitely feels good to be honest about who I am, especially since it ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Authenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2021
1 points

I am 23,female, just finished my masters in molecular chemistry, currently applying for phd positions. Does my stutter frustrate me? Yes. Does it cause me anxiety and depression? Yes. Does it make my...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Frustration & AngerSadness & HopelessnessEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJan 15, 2021
11 points

What do I do?

What do I do? I'm a 16 year old Male, and developed a stutter around 13, life wasnt too bad until around a year ago my stutter seems to have become much worse. Over the summer I got a job at a fast...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJan 14, 2021
3 points

You are not alone! I get days feeling the exact same. People think I’m rude or being aloof when I don’t feel like talking much, they don’t know the struggle we have tho. The thing that frustrates me t...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2021
7 points

I do not stutter, but my brother does. When he was in middle school he had a teacher tell him he would never get an A in English. When he was in high school, he had an entire english class laugh at hi...

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