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postr/StutterOct 21, 2020
3 points

I'm so over feeling unworthy and depressed of myself ...cause I stutter !!!

I'm so over feeling unworthy and depressed of myself ...cause I stutter !!! I'm so over feeling sorry for me. I am who I am (a stutterer - genetics for me), if people dont like me...well they can move...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideGenetic & Family FactorsHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
1 points

Did a business deal or hardship ever come up where you thought , I've stuttered my whole life i been through hell to say just a word therefore I def can handle this shit ? Sometimes our hardships pu...

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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
3 points

But be your authentic self, and do things out of your comfort zone. Re wire your brain to not react negatively to stuttering. If new people seem confused as you stutter, pause and let them know, they ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Authenticity vs. MaskingHope & MotivationOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
3 points

Eh Idk. I mean my stutter sucks but I can’t pity myself. The world isn’t going to stop moving, which means I gotta keep my chin up and keep grinding...

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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
3 points

I know how it feels, but you get used to it. About a year and half ago i was desperate for a job, i had at least 3 or 4 interviews and i felt that my stutter fucked up everything. Somehow i started to...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
1 points

I have horrible moments like this too. We’re going to keep getting through these. Keep your head up. We know our names. We know what we want to say. And sometimes when the stars align, we get to say i...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
1 points

I'd just like to add one thing: It's not that a stutter is going to forever keep you away from working in a capacity where the stutter might surface. You might still end up a place like what you're ai...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
2 points

>Just because I suffer does not mean I am owed anything. I always tell myself to not pity myself, no matter how shitty a hand I'm dealt. Admittedly, when put into perspective, someone else always ...

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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
3 points

Never giving up is such a good perspective to have. I have yet to meet people who have given up on their life entirely because of their stuttering. I agree with another poster who suggested speech pro...

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Hope & MotivationMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
1 points

I have a severe stutter and I always let my interviewers know beforehand that I stutter and that the interview will take longer as a result. Own it and disclose it so that it’s not a surprise to them....

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterOct 21, 2020
139 points

We are living life on hard mode...

We are living life on hard mode... ... and we just have to accept it. This sub is great in general for discussing and helping each other out, but we as stutterers also need to take action to go forwar...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
1 points

I feel you!! My stuttering hasn’t ever been bad enough to affect my life until now. I’m 19 and trying to be more confident in the world, to hold my own and be able to feel comfortable feeling adult if...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
7 points

'I know at my age I should have my crap together' none of us have got 100% of our crap together, you run your own business, you're married (happily I hope) your craps together far more than the vast ...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
1 points

I've been there as well. The job that you do land will be super sweet because of the struggles. Don't give up....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
2 points

This is insane, I just came here after having a break down because I had a zoom German class and considered leaving several times. I don't have any advice for you except that you've gotten this far in...

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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2020
1 points

Don't worry about it. I am 13 myself and I have been stuttering my whole life (granted it's pretty good compared to other people but still) and all you have to do is be confident and see a professiona...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2020
2 points

Good luck, you’re going to be alright. I have some interviews coming up this week as well. I mediate a little in advance before the interview starts and that helps my speech a little. No matter how it...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2020
3 points

YOU CAN DO IT!! I believe in you. After the interview, you should treat yourself to some nice food :)...

Emotional Experience
Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2020
3 points

Good luck!! Be yourself and don’t beat yourself up if you stutter....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2020
1 points

Being a teenager is a big deal but once u are an adult, u worry less and ppl around u cares less. You will realize nobody is perfect. Everyone will at least hv couple of flaws. No one is perfect. They...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career