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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2020
2 points

It seems like someone wrote my story. I'm also 22, have been bullied, no relationships and just graduated from uni. I got rejected out of 10s of interviews and wanted to just curl up and die in my roo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterOct 2, 2020
9 points

I’m stuck

I’m stuck I’m a graduate with a good degree and I need a job ASAP. However, the only work experience I’ve had is at a restaurant I worked at when I was 17 - which I got let go from (had crippling anxi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2020
2 points

I don't know how I can move out. I'm unemployed right now and have no source of income to move out to another home/city. On the other hand, if I tried to search for a job, then nobody would hire me be...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2020
2 points

Heya! I’m a senior in university with ADHD (diagnosed as a child) and a stutter as well. I didn’t have the luxury of finding ways to cope and diagnose it when I was younger, but you’re doing great thi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2020
1 points

Stuttering can’t be cured(you probably already know this), I’m not trying to be rude but your parents should do research into it. If they don’t understand your stutter how are they going to try to te...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkTherapy & Professional
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / NeurodiversityEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
1 points

Oh I feel you. Not particularly with my stutter, but rather with mental health - I hate hearing "oh it's so easy for you!" and "you're so lucky" when they see how I manage my life. The thing what help...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
9 points

Hey man I have a stutter too, Im 16 and i got my first job interview tommorow. Thank you for this post man :) ....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
4 points

I honestly felt inspired. All of those school presentations, and now having work presentations, and all the times I’m nervous to speak in front of people... Biden went up there in front of tens of mil...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
3 points

There are many reasons we can give for not being good at something. Stutter is one of those reasons, but not in as fundamental a way as you seem to think. We usually have to build up experience with...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
2 points

I have several strategies that have been honed over time to help increase my odds of interview success. Disclaimer these are what works for me and they probably will sound like overkill as I write th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Preparation & RehearsalEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
3 points

I suck at interviews I always start off okay in the beginning but then once the first question is asked im blocking and blocking so much...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
8 points

If I didn't mention I had a stutter, I don't think I would have passed any of the interviews I had. I try to turn it into a good thing in my answers - how I have a stutter has made me to want to work...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
5 points

I have to do a lot of public speaking and briefing/presenting with my job. I barely stutter during either event. I've noticed the older I get (nearing 30), the less it happens during certain circumst...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2020
3 points

Just a quick glance at it - I'm not sure this guy's course is the cure-all it claims to be. There is a bit more research out on stuttering these days about the common genetic markers that we all hav...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

Absolutely. Don’t let your stutter hold you back from being a leader. If I did I wouldn’t have graduated high school in the honor roll and Vice President of my high school student council. I quit spor...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationEmployment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2020
1 points

if you are young you have a lot of time to practise some skill or study to increase your chances for a future job and your goal of independance . About finding a person that understands your pain that...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerHope & MotivationLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2020
2 points

Im currently in the last year of Law School, not in the US. I got accepted on a public tender last year for precinct chief but I have been working on the judiciary police since I was 18(21 now), here ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2020
1 points

Practice. Adapt. Overcome. I'm 29, and within the last 2 years 'mastered' the art of saying my own name (lol this late in the game :D) Seriously though, it's a matter of environment adaptation. You'r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2020
6 points

I’m a 20 year old female with a stutter and i’m not going to lie, it’s not easy. I’ve come to the realization that if someone doesn’t wanna date me for my stutter, i wouldn’t even wanna date that per...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2020
1 points

Must be nice to have friends that also play Destiny 2 I've played D1 and D2 on&off. Now im playing D2 more seriously, for the past 4/5 months,i never make raids because of my stutter. I've made L...

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