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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2018
8 points

Throwaway. Software Developer and general IT Consultant. Anywhere from $90k to $180k per year, depending on the economy. I'm also launching a line of nutrition bars on the side. On most days I'm a sev...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2018
3 points

The sky is the limit brother. Get rid of the belief you are worth less because you stutter....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2018
15 points

I'm a transportation engineer and make $60k in Pennsylvania. I know people who stutter who are/were a college professor (retired), vice principal of a school, VP of a company (retired, was also a Mar...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2018
6 points

They don't but in their ignorance they're also right. They don't understand how all-consuming the problem can be for stutterers, because from their perspective and in the grand scheme of things, it'...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2018
1 points

I stutter badly on my first name but not on my middle name, so I use that instead. My middle name is also a common first name, so that makes it convenient for me. Maybe you could use an alternative n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2018
16 points

Stuttering is definitely a problem, but your problem isn't stuttering. Your problem seems to be how you see yourself as a person who stutters. If you understood that stuttering is something that you d...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2018
1 points

Hey there! I'll just tell you about some of the interactions I've had with my wife recently, I think it relates a lot to your post. So, I'm a stutterer, 30 years old. Similar to your boyfriend, I too...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionPersonal Stories+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2018
2 points

A couple of caveats. My stutter was pretty mild, but complicated by some other speech impediments. I have no idea if this works for other people (a quick google search says that it worked for Emily ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityRoles & Performance+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2018
2 points

Hi man, totally the same here. I learned and used a second language when I was very young, and then learned English several years later and started using it actively only a few years ago. I stutter th...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2018
4 points

Hey I also speak multiple languages (3 to be exact). My mother tongue is Punjabi but I moved to the US at the age of 5 and English quickly became my primary. I usually stutter more while speaking Punj...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityFluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 3, 2018
7 points

Someone here not stuttering at all when speaking other languages?

Someone here not stuttering at all when speaking other languages? I cant exactly describe the problem and that is part of the reason im here. I ve stuttered since I was a child and I ve had good and b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2018
2 points

I've been extremely lucky. I was never bullied, I had fantastic speech therapists, I have never viewed having a stutter as being a negative thing. Yeah, its frustrating, it's inconvenient sometimes, b...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2018
1 points

Wow! Powerful way of thinking. You don't feel like your stutter gets you to uncomfortable and embarresing situations? I mean, stuttering is unique, but is it in a good way? I would say not... ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2018
1 points

I'm playing with the idea that to win you have to have confidence in what you say and that's what stifles the stutter. For me, when I get a phone call I'm more likely to stutter compared to if I call...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2018
1 points

I'm actually in exactly the same position as you (albeit only at my job for a year rather than longer). I've block stuttered since I was around 15. It was worse then and now I've reached a stage whe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2018
2 points

>doubting my ability to convey my story in speech because of my stutter I dreaded ruining the delivery as well. But I realized it was more important to me to actually deliver something than to do ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2018
1 points

Me too! Except with Pathfinder, though. I tried working up to running a campaign a few years back, but I failed back then. The closer I got to actually delivering, the worse I felt about it. This ti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2018
2 points

>how I can make it the norm This most likely is not possible. Just so you don't think it's due to any failing on your part. :) Stutter tends to vary with context (or rather, what we're performing...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2018
2 points

No. I’ve had therapy. Some good. A lot bad. I participate in a lot of self help. Who i am and how i see my stuttering is reflected in the journey. ...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2018
2 points

Very refreshing to hear all of these answers. I remember as a kid that even though everyone knew I stuttered, I would get made fun of quite a bit and so till this day I just try to hide it instead of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception