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commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
2 points

Do whatever you want, you have probably worked really hard to be in the position you are in now. Don't let your stutter bring you down. Practice reading English out loud (trust me it helps)....

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
3 points

If you wanna be a doctor, then be a fucking doctor. The quality of doctor you can be & the fact that you stutter have no correlation whatsoever....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
1 points

Many won't laugh. But you have to agree that we Stutters have a tendency to fall back in the interviews because they would think that we are too anxious and not capable enough....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
2 points

Honest question - Isn't that dangerous being an EMT that stutters? Of course it depends on the severity of the stuttering, but if you stutter and take to long to speak it could literally cost someone ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
1 points

Thanks for sharing. I am afraid that if I stammer in front of my senior doctors, they will start to look down on me....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
3 points

I work as a EMT and I stutter over the radio and in front of patients sometimes and besides embarrassment I have never had anything bad happen. ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
1 points

If you can, I'd get a professional opinion. I was 90% about to quit my course when someone proposed that idea to me. It gave me the confidence I needed to decide whether to continue. Even if they told...

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Advice RequestsEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
1 points

I would like to be a doctor, but then I always worry about the quality of a doctor I would make. Appart from the knowledge, communication is also a vital part of the job, that leaves me thinking....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2017
1 points

If it really bothers you to stammer in front of patients, co-workers, etc, then you might want to ask yourself if you'd actually be comfortable working as a doctor. Then again, I'm studying engineeri...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterMay 22, 2017
2 points

Medical student as a stutter

Medical student as a stutter Hey guys..... I wanted some honest opinions. I am a Stutter as long as I remember and I would grade it mild to moderate, depending on the situation. I have tried some the...

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commentr/StutterMay 20, 2017
2 points

Time and exposure is how to overcome your stutter. I hated high school. Sweaty palms waiting for my turn to answer a question every day. Horrible experience. Adulthood is way better. You've just g...

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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2017
4 points

I use the phone with strangers several times every day for my job. Lots of stuttering and drawn out explanations for why I'm calling etc. But it doesn't impact anything about the job and I get it done...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
1 points

I had a similar experience. In elementary school it would usually happen for a couple weeks at the beginning of the year before teachers caught on. Also kids would usually make a comment during their ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
1 points

I improved greatly when I joined the Army, basic training just squared me away in many ways. Plus I realised I wasn't a complete tool because I was so much better then the other recruits in many thing...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
1 points

It's like sometimes I'll block when they're asking me a question, or the usual "ums" and "uhs", and you can see them getting frustrated, so then i get stressed out, and i start stuttering. So i get th...

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
3 points

Almost never. I think it happened once during school, but even then it was a bullied kid grasping at some way to become a bully himself, kind of a unique situation that didn't hurt me. As an adult, I...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
2 points

Had literally a few comments here and there in school. I got through pretty much unscathed. I got into a few fights but it wasn't related to my stuttering....

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
2 points

From one stutterer to another, I think that's generally true. To be actually famous, like James Earl Jones or Joe Biden (both used to stutter), you kind of have to be a good public speaker. And the ru...

School & Work
Employment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2017
2 points

I work in Game Operations for an NBA team. During game days we constantly have to communicate on personal radio headsets which makes me very anxious sometimes. We also have weekly meetings with the wh...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2017
4 points

I have 2 interviews this week for some law enforcement agencies. Had 2 in the past month as well. I stuttered at first because I always get nervous but I usually end up calming myself down and start s...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & Career