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postr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
18 points

Biggest interview of my life this weekend

Biggest interview of my life this weekend Hi everyone. I have a really important interview this weekend for a scholarship to my dream school, and my stuttering has been getting me down. I wrote about ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
1 points

I've been a nurse for six years. I can help with questions. As someone who stutters, nursing school sucks. Get through it and you'll find your niche in nursing. It's worth it. ...

School & WorkTherapy & Professional
Employment & CareerTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
1 points

RN here, get after it! This profession has done a lot for my speech, it's probably better than it's ever been - I still have my less-than-great days, I stop and explain if I have a block and carry on....

School & WorkCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerValidation & EmpathySelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
1 points

I’m a nurse with a stutter and it’s vastly improved my speech! Good luck :)...

School & WorkCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
1 points

RN here, going on 16 yrs. I work in clinical research, helping studies get off the ground. I go out and train the hospital staff, doctors, nurses on how to run the study, then go back out when they en...

School & Work
Employment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
1 points

Good luck dude this is going to be awesome and will open so many doors for you! I've done everything i've every wanted to do with a stutter! Sure it hasn't been easy but there is no other option. ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
74 points

Fuck stuttering, I'm getting into nursing school.

Fuck stuttering, I'm getting into nursing school. Avoidance has got me nowhere and let me full of regrets. This is just no way to live, so for once I will face this fear full on. So... nursing schoo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
2 points

The more interviews you do, the easier it will get and you will probably become more confident and fluent. Telling whoever's interviewing you isn't a bad thing, either. I told my interviewers that I...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling OthersHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
1 points

It was a clerical job with minimum qualifications of high school degree and I still wasn't able to get past the first round of interviews....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
3 points

don't normally do this but clicked on your profile and saw you're a waiter - awesome job! i got thrown into a journalism career at 19 and it was the gauntlet i needed to get over stuttering and learn ...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerDating & RomanceHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
1 points

Holy shit, I was in the army. Talking on the radio was an absolute nightmare. It got to the point where it was assumed that I don't speak on the radio haha ...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
3 points

If you want to be in a forest with nature, then do so. Be a nature photographer, sell your photos online, print the photos on t-shirts, mugs, and sell them on Etsy or other online sites that deal with...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
3 points

A bit of advice from me, a 40-something person who stutters. First, $600 of debt is nothing. That is the amount I pay on one credit card every month. Debt is a part of life for everyone, regardless o...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
2 points

I really hope you find the way that you don’t need to speak and you feel comfortable and you pay back and then you start to re-approach stuttering with hope. In fact, I was similar to your situation. ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
19 points

How to avoid blocks to start a sentence?

How to avoid blocks to start a sentence? Hey guys! I am having a lot of issues to start a sentence especially while I have to talk over the phone. Also I work for a airline and sometimes I have to tal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
1 points

Your experiences are very similar to mine! In the past, I've been able to fly under the radar really well by substituting words. Many people have told me that they never noticed unless I told them. My...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
2 points

Did u try working as lifeguard, currently im working at the pool and i don’t speak much, im just sit front desk and people come in, sing up, get change and swim, i dont even have to speak to them ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
3 points

Covert stuttering

Covert stuttering Hi everyone I am what you could call a covert stutterer. In short this means I often hide my stutter by using different words or not even engaging in talking when I want to. End resu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
3 points

Only a few months ago I had a block stutter, but now I'm getting better. I got my first job at 17, then I quit it at 20 due to my naivety. I was depressed for many years and I couldn't see any future ...

Speech & StutteringSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & CareerHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2019
3 points

That's really a great idea about adding your stutter as a strength. Dealing with the reactions we get on a daily basis really does add strength to our character. I know I am very forgiving of people w...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career