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postr/StutterSep 6, 2020
6 points

Career in Law Enforcement

Career in Law Enforcement Hey Everyone, Hope all is well. Looking to pursue as a career as an FBI Special Agent; specifically in the cyber crimes. Anyone work in law enforcement? Do you find your s...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
1 points

Don't feel confined and restricted to using a speech therapist/pathologist to improve your speech. There are many other things that you can try doing yourself everyday (even if it were for a few minut...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesSeeking TherapyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
10 points

I’m 43 and run a successful business. And I still stutter some. There is a path forward....

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
2 points

Hey man. I'm 31 and went through all the same things you have. You can get through this. I know it's hard, but please don't do anything bad. Stay here with us, we'll help you through whatever you're f...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
2 points

i’m a 39M and a pws. i was covert (could hide my stutter) for much of my life, and one way i was able to do that was by avoiding situations, social engagements, and yes, even interviews. when avoiding...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & Career+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
15 points

Here's what I do. When I go for an interview, I tell the hiring manager that I have a speech impediment when the manager greet him or herself. When you don't tell them, then they'll think differently....

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
3 points

is it okay? i mean yeah like youre not gonna get arrested or anything. is it good for you? not really. youre better off just going & if you dont get it just tell yourself that you tried because tr...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
postr/StutterSep 6, 2020
13 points

Job interview

Job interview Hello, I am a student in uni and I applied for a residence job thinking there won’t be an interview but there actually is and i am scheduled for it. Now I want to know if it is okay that...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
1 points

I have my voice issue (which most people misdiagnose as being half-asleep or nervous), then when I go to an interview in a mask I can't frickin' see (glasses fog up, even with every single tip I've tr...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Energy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
2 points

Be very upfront about it, and turn it into a strength. The employer will eat that shit up. Also now a days, jobs have to a certain percentage of people that have a disability (I think 7%), so who know...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
5 points

Hey! I just wanna want you to know that I know how u feel. I am looking for a job and my last interview was a disaster too. I could not express myself the way I wanted and I know I would have nailed i...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerHope & MotivationValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterSep 3, 2020
41 points

First job interview...

First job interview... Fuuuuuuuuuck was it hard. I lose so much confidence after situations like this, even if it goes well. I drank two shots before the interview (virtual) hoping to calm down but I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
3 points

I've been working at a grocery store the last 6yrs and im a stutterer as well. Even though I'm considered a mild/moderate stutterer, I do find it difficult to help customers out on the sales floor. Im...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
3 points

I also work at a grocery store I’m in dairy department less talking ofc I stutter when people ask where the milk is have real trouble with m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
7 points

Don’t be scared. You will be put into a bunch of uncomfortable situations but if you persist those uncomfortable situations will become comfortable and you will do things you were never thought you wo...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
4 points

I have a mild stutter so it's not a Huge problem in my life but it's definitely there. I've been working about a month. I really like it here...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
3 points

How long have you been working and how bad is the stutter? I've always had a moderate stutter but it got worse when I talked to people I didn't know. I moved and started working at a retail store and ...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
4 points

I'm 16. It's good to get a job but holy shit is it not harder with a stutter...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
2 points

I’m not in the market for a job right now but do stutter in social situations with new people. Since the interview is with a stranger, who may or may not be intimidating, why doesn’t everyone practice...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalMindfulness & BreathingSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
2 points

I recently graduated and I am lookinf for a job now. I have been in a few interviews, some of them went ok (I stutter a little, although I could not express myself the way I wanted), some of them went...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment