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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
3 points

I am in my 40s been stuttering all my life. Married and have two kids, one stutters also. I have a stable job also which I really enjoy. I am telling you this because many stutterers like myself end u...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
1 points

Happy and sad at the same time that this is happening, people losing jobs to machines and kinda fucks up the economy. Non stuttering people don't really care probably but for us this is like a godsend...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
1 points

I got into a writing group. I figured, if I can't physically articulate myself, I could at least write. So I joined the creative writing club. There I met less judgmental, equally angst-y artistic typ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
1 points

As a male I sometimes get emotional. I feel like dying inside. By the way, they are not allowed to fire you (just because of a stutter) unless it legit stops you from doing your job. Some blocks and r...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Sadness & HopelessnessEmployment & Career
postr/StutterAug 5, 2019
2 points

I just finished a part-time job interview.

I just finished a part-time job interview. It was not that bad. I work at a cafe in the morning. The most awful moment for me is to say good-bye words to customers. I don’t know why, but I have the fe...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2019
1 points

I've had multiple gfs throughout h.s. and university. However only 2 serious ones in my life. In h.s. She was a weeb, I was a weeb. We were weebs together for 2 yrs. Broke up during uni, it sucked. L...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2019
2 points

/u/sampiren \- this really strikes a chord with me. I'm 36M stuttered pretty severely when I was much younger, it is less now but it's definitely still a big struggle. I can related to wishing I coul...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2019
1 points

This. Out of the millions of streamers less than 1% can make a living out of it. And the rest can all be done despite having a stutter....

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2019
1 points

"Stream and actually make money"? Dude, how easy do you think it is becoming a streamer who makes money, even being perfectly fluent? I have a stutter that has been more or less severe over the years...

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Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2019
2 points

Mostly by making it more difficult to make and receive phone calls, but I try to expose myself to it where I can and slowly ease through the blocks (I don't even wanna know what other people see or he...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2019
11 points

As a woman I can say definitely I should have leveled up way more by now. I am a small black immigrant to boot and the amount of shit I have to take is ridiculous. But compared to the shit my grandm...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2019
4 points

Bro stutter is not that of a problem. Threw life I learned most people won’t even notice your stutter anymore if you spent some time wit them. Don’t let your stutter rule your life or hold you back m...

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postr/StutterJul 31, 2019
37 points

There is hope

There is hope Started a new job today where I had to call clients and interact with a variety of people since it was my first day. While my speech wasn’t perfect I was able to get my message across an...

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Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2019
3 points

I think you have nerves, sort of like cold feet. Someone believed in you enough to offer you the job. Do it. The job itself is the best practice you will ever have. It will be the best decision yo...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2019
1 points

I hope that our army is as flexible as yours. I am currently taking coaching for ssb interviews from a retired Indian army officer. It's his words that the army does not accept stutters. This out of a...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2019
2 points

I too currently am an assistant professor and hence can relate to all your feelings. It is a daily struggle for all of us. And it is challenging. The sole reason I chose this profession is to keep me ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterJul 31, 2019
3 points

Any speech therapy I can look into?

Any speech therapy I can look into? I was just assigned to be a teacher assistant in the upcoming semester. I’m new to this school, to this city, and I’m an alien. If I want to earn some respect, I be...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2019
2 points

I had the same thoughts as you (age 32, stuttering since 3) - this past fall I was in a job that involved many daily calls to tax clients and internal revenue service (IRS). im awful on the phone - bl...

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Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2019
1 points

It gets way better in college, then starts again when you try to enter the workforce, and then you get too old to care anymore...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2019
1 points

I work as a business analyst in major global company. I have to talk sometimes, but not too much and I sometimes stutter a lot but people dont give a fuck as you are valued for what you create rather ...

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