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postr/StutterAug 12, 2017
4 points

Do you think you could be a Therapist or Psychologist with a Severe Stammer?

Do you think you could be a Therapist or Psychologist with a Severe Stammer? Title. I really like learning about why peoplr do things but I block on almost every other word. Do you think it would be p...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2017
2 points

Stuttering will never fail you. Only holding yourself back will. I work in a speaking job and stutter my butt off every day. All anyone cares about is you get the job done. They don't care if you drag...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterAug 10, 2017
5 points

Scared to fail

Scared to fail I'm about to start my Registered Nurse program this fall. I'm a 22-year old male who has stuttered ever since I can remember. I'll say my stutter has it's good days and bad days. Somet...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2017
5 points

Talk to the professor about it. I was in this position for a class. I talked to the professor and he let me present to him after class, 1 on 1. To be honest it was the worst decision I've ever made. ...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2017
2 points

Take a step back and realize this is a great opportunity to learn what the class is there to teach you- solving problems that might occur in real companies. Definitely inform your professor- perhaps y...

School & Work
School & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2017
1 points

You had guts, very admirable. As a 26 year old, I would of never thought even attempting to get a job as a cashier. However, I am weaker, but time is hope. ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2017
4 points

*As a disclaimer I typed this up a few months back, and it's quite heavy and direction-lead, I don't mean it to sound like an order, it's just what I did personally, other things may work for you too ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftMindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2017
7 points

I know that feeling. I've been there, and I'm still there for the most part. Not sure if you've tried speech therapy, but that helps. Ultimately, just remember that people don't care when you stutte...

Community & SupportSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Validation & EmpathyEmployment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterAug 6, 2017
29 points

So fucking depressed and held back in life cause of this shit.

So fucking depressed and held back in life cause of this shit. I don't even know what to say. I hate myself for this. Life looks bleak when I stutter. Each time I stutter I feel just a little bit of j...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2017
2 points

During college yes, made some of my best friends. After college I moved to a new city and it's been hard. ...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Friendships & BelongingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2017
4 points

I'm cured. It still sounds weird typing that. The physical act of stuttering is 100% gone, but I'm still working through what it has done to me mentally. I posted about my experience a couple months a...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2017
1 points

Journalism. I approach strangers and talk to 10+ people every day. It's been a fantastic trial by fire to get over the mental aspect of my speech impediment. Took a few years to get truly comfortable ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2017
1 points

He just grew out of it from what I've gathered. He focused more on his life - became an entrepreneur very young and built a very successful life. From my experience, fighting the stutter will only ma...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2017
1 points

I struggle with bipolar so I'm "double lucky" but any advice between stutters can't be bad, we may come from different backgrounds and have different situations but we can all share our insights. Oddl...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & CareerFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2017
6 points

Yeah, "accept it" is easier said than done. I'm just slightly younger than you and hold a highly technical leadership position as a contractor. It's a requirement that people have confidence in what I...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & CareerSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2017
1 points

Honestly, reading the comments makes me terrified about going into medicine because now I know what's coming. This year I will be a senior and I am starting to look at the application for medical scho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2017
15 points

Consider yourself a badass.There's alot of stutter's out there that don't have the balls in the first place to apply for jobs.(aka lack of confidence)...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2017
1 points

Thank you Sir... For sharing your experience... I was really nervous about getting a full time physician but now I have a little more confidence​....

Community & SupportSchool & Work
Validation & EmpathyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2017
4 points

I lived my entire life afraid of what people would think of me because of my stuttering. As a child I got made fun of and called names like retard. I believed people would think that of me my entire l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2017
1 points

I used to have a very severe stutter into my late 30's and I am still in my late 30's and I am now making cold calls to businesses for my company and successfully doing it. It took a massive amount of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationEmployment & Career