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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
1 points

This is really amazing. The person who interviewed and hired you is a saint. My stutter has been affecting my mental health, but I recently got a job too! I'm kinda nervous bc I feel like I don't des...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMar 6, 2020
7 points

Anxiety, depression and a job!

Anxiety, depression and a job! Hey all, first post here, only just coming across the sub. I've had a stutter for most of my life, at least the last 20 years. It's gotten pad and worse, had its ups an...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
2 points

Oh, I often wonder how I got myself into it in the first place. Of all the career paths available....

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
1 points

I found my stutter gets worse with stress in some aspects. I worked two previous jobs (one in public accounting, and one at a very large corporation), and both environments were very toxic. After jump...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & CareerFluency Techniques
postr/StutterMar 6, 2020
1 points

Call center Agent

Call center Agent I’m planning on applying on a call center agency for the soul purpose of practicing speaking to people and to eventually(hopefully) grow out of my stutter. I think that by practici...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
2 points

Hi sanidaus, Your testimony is inspiring. I too, am a stutterer and I am a college senior. Currently, my speech has been more obvious in my daily activities. I am no longer able to "control" it like...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2020
6 points

I understand your pain. I start a new Help Desk job on Monday and I am nervous about it. 8hrs a day on the phone will be hard. I don't wanna sound cliche, but we don't have much of a choice; we have t...

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Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2020
3 points

You are definitely not wrong for feeling this way. Having a stutter is difficult, and living in a world where atypicality is misunderstood is very stressful. People that don't stutter really don't und...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2020
1 points

I’m just starting out — Essentially I just create reports for our client base and update them on their positions — I graduate at the end of this year. Fairly easy stuff but I have to take incoming ca...

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2020
2 points

I'm the financial controller at my company. Mine is mild - it really comes and goes with the day. Somedays it can be very hard to put sentences together and answer questions, where as others I can spe...

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Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2020
1 points

I am a student and I work in research in the same time. No discrimination so far. I even did presentation at a few conferences, everyone was understanding. Country: Russia....

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2020
1 points

I, most likely, live in a different country than you, so the situation might be different. I developed a stutter at that age, it didn't go away. In my experience, local, general speech therapists ar...

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2020
2 points

Stuttering is not an end all be all. The vast majority of children outgrow it. Yes It can be tiring to listen to a stutterer speak. I was in college when I met someone else who stuttered for the fir...

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commentr/StutterMar 4, 2020
1 points

Pharmacist. I'm in a closed-door setting, so no face to face with public, only phone calls while I work. I generally do pretty well on the phone, but will occasionally have a bad call (stutter-wise) t...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2020
1 points

I work at a call Center and have a moderate Stuttering. In the beginning, it was kind of hard for me to do. But, I didn't lose hope. Just decided to do it as a time part so I could rejuvenate my Speak...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2020
1 points

What is a fin leadership role? Do you have a mild stutter? And yeah I normally do step out / have a private room. I still find it incredibly hard : (...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2020
1 points

I’ve landed myself in a position as a barber, a job I’d never thought I’d be able to do since having to speak to each client. A funny thing started to happen. I’d engulf myself so much into perfecting...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2020
1 points

IT consultant , I am more into technical solutions and there are ways to a avoid conversations when I don’t want to . I tend to stutter more the more conversations I have with the same person . And my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionCycles & RandomnessEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2020
1 points

I’m a freshman in college right now and my end goal is MD/PhD in genetics. From your personal experience, would you say there was ever any discrimination against your stutter and were you upfront abou...

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School & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2020
1 points

I'm in a financial leadership role at my company that requires a lot of phone calls and meetings. One thing that has helped me is finding a quiet space with limited background noise. One of the things...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerPreparation & Rehearsal