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Why has my stutter come back over the last two years? And why do people treat me like I'm unintelligent because of it?

Why has my stutter come back over the last two years? And why do people treat me like I'm unintelligent because of it? From the first time I could speak, I developed a stutter. I was in speech therapy...

There are known actors who stutter yet have a splendid career. Again, that's not meant to be anecdotal, only showing a possibility. I've even tried acting myself, and stutter never entered. It's a cur...

>I can't get my words out so I change the word into something else That's a common avoidance/dodging tactic, yeah. It's not a sure shot, though, since you might end up stuttering on the word you'r...

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Advice Please I have had a on and off stammer for a few years, sometimes it can be gone for 5 months and sometimes it will stay for the same amount of time (I'm 16). It's not really a stammer it's jus...

I had speech therapy on and off for several years while growing up. It gave me techniques to deal with my stutter that I still use today but overall I think it was being forced to speak at my job that...

I struggle with this every day. I’m a probation officer and have to use my first name on a daily basis. It’s a fluid F start but I learned how to deal with it by just saying my first name really fast....

Bro, don’t be embarrassed. I’m a juvenile probation officer and I have to deal with teenagers who talk shit to me all day. Luckily, I can easily talk shit back as they can and I gain their respect. My...

I tried therapy a lot when I was younger. I even tried out the earpiece device with no help.(forget what it was called) It's weird for me, deep down there are jobs i would want to do, but that's if I...

A lot of these posts popping up about stutters holding people back in life recently eh? Like most people say, and ill say it again, you cant let it get to you. I dont know how bad yours is, mine has...

Thank you! It was *much* less stressful than i actually thought. They gave me a relatively empty area, and everything was simpler than I bad thought. :)...

I hope it went well for you today! I worked in food service for years and it was definitely tough sometimes. Any new responsibility I'd take on I'd have to adjust and relearn how to avoid stuttering....

Ok, what would be your dream job? What kind of job would you enjoy doing? What are your living arrangements currently? ...

No i'm in Belgium. I've tried that but haven't got any luck lately. I'll just have to get it together and go ask in person. ...

yes, I totally understand you would want to do it naturally. are you in the US by chance? Maybe look up jobs online and apply that way? ...

I didnt work as a cashier but I worked in an oral surgeons office and as most people said, once you find a script stick to it. When I had to do pre op questions and post op care I found a script that ...

Yeah I'm figuring that it'll just be repetition, so hopefully it won't be as bad as I'm thinking haha...

I worked as a cashier once. The constant repetition of numbers really helped my speech. It was 99% saying the cost or saying a greeting. You'll get used to it quick and it will help you build confiden...

Thanks for the advice! That is a good idea, to let them know I'm new. I'm pretty sure I'll get comfortable, except I will be moving locations a lot, but once I get the hang of it, hopefully I'll be mo...

I had a job where I talked to the public for most of the day. Just find a script and stick to that if you stutter doesn't worry about it. Most people are really nice. Just get into a rhythm and do ...

Hey, I was considering making an individual post out of this topic to connect with stutterers starting new jobs. I wasn’t a cashier but I worked at Best Buy. I was sometimes considered the gaming supe...