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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
3 points

I’m not sure this is helpful but I can tell you my story. Im 53 and was a lawyer for 21 years. Similar problems with speaking and bosses and colleagues. I found a speciality - contract drafting for...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterJan 4, 2021
27 points

Stuttering affecting my future career.

Stuttering affecting my future career. Hello everyone! I am currently going to school to become a future health care practitioner. I am feeling like success is far away as I am finding it harder and h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

I stream on YT and just started on Twitch. My YT has about 22k subs. Check me out if you feel like it. YouTube.com/theworshipportal...

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Employment & CareerPublic Awareness / Media
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

Yep I start off in the interview about my stuttering, like hey heads up, and then I will begin. It also helps when they ask you dumb questions. Because the more questions we have to answer, already te...

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Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

Thats so good to hear man. Did you just explain your situation at the start of the interview? I feel like my stutter mainly comes out when I feel nervous or tense. I just tried contacting a few speech...

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Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

I am not fully fluent. Maybe 65 percent. What I did though was during my interview for this job. I laid it all out there, respectfully. Basically saying hey I know I stutter this is who I am, but that...

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Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

Did you ever treat your stutter? I'm about to apply for jobs and I'm just so nervous about stuttering during the interview sessions....

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Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
1 points

This has always been the biggest fear of mine. Or being pulled over and the cops think ur drunk driving...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

I mean, ultimately it depends on the person and I’m not trying to speak for everyone here, but in my personal experience I didn’t like when it happened. I felt like I couldn’t express myself properly,...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
4 points

Definitely not alone. Past experience, when I have applied for jobs. Company sends me emails all of this stuff so excited, and they want me. Until they call me on the phone. Then it's like their whole...

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Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 4, 2021
6 points

Ever feel like you are just lucky to have a job you don't deserve

Ever feel like you are just lucky to have a job you don't deserve I have a mild stutter (sometimes its really bad). I work as an analyst for a hedge fubd and it is a high pressure job. Most of the tim...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2021
1 points

Brother, quick advice from a stutterer himself. If you let yourself spiral down the anxiety train it’s just a constant cycle. Easier said then done but you have to make sure you snap out of it quick b...

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Stress & Fight/FlightMindset shiftHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2021
1 points

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE, let's hope it's a better year than the shit year we just had. UPDATE: The employee, in this incident has been fired. My boss spoke to the owner of the hotel. Who discussed t...

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Validation & EmpathyStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2020
2 points

usually I just get through it, I’m forced to communicate w people everyday with work. but when I’m off of work I really don’t want to talk with anyone I don’t want to...

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Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2020
3 points

I run my own business and had a similar experience with a customer a few weeks back. I am having a relatively smooth day until on the way out she asked "I don't think I got your name." <sigh> ...

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Self-Advocacy & BoundariesFrustration & AngerEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2020
2 points

31 year old woman here! Engaged with four blended family kids. I’ve stuttered since I was 4. And I’m a certified paralegal hahaha why do we gravitate towards law?!...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Seeking TherapyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2020
1 points

I'm here too!! :) 23F. I have fluent-moderate-severe episodes, depending on my stress level and the people whom I'm talking to. Unfortunately, I've had to give up my dream career (becoming a therapist...

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Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2020
3 points

Had a Zoom interview with Activision a couple weeks ago. Went terribly due to me stuttering the whole way through. So that....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2020
8 points

38 yr old married stuttering woman with two kids (6 and 15). I’ve had a stutter since before I can even remember. While it got better with age it never fully went away. But ever since this damn pandem...

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Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2020
1 points

There is something about starting new jobs or going through major life transitions that can cause a resurgence of stuttering in some people. I’ve experienced this myself whenever my career has taken a...

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Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career