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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2017
2 points

Well for some reason I prefer face to face communication too if it comes down between that and the telephone. Telephones are scary man. But having to walk around is new to me. Did you learn that in ...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2017
2 points

Absolutely, but VERY rarely. During MTI School, they tell us to yell with our diaphragms to save our throats. For whatever reason, I don't really stutter when speaking like that. Since we do so much...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2017
10 points

Yes, but with everything in life not just holding the door. Ruined timing is one of the lesser known aspects of stuttering. It also makes us less funny because timing is everything in comedy. I'm not ...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2017
1 points

I don't think I have any lack of ability to express myself through speech, but I also assume the stutter is part of why I developed strong writing skills....

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2017
2 points

Yeah, there is no so much talking and stuff, but... for example.. giving advice to customer about plugs, lights, position... can be sometimes tricky, most of the time, they don't care, since i am frie...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2017
2 points

I just go all-out when writing to people I know via email or text in the hope they'll notice I don't actually have the charisma of a potato. That's doubly frustrating when people *do* say they love re...

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commentr/StutterMay 14, 2017
2 points

Im studying first year in the swedish equivalent of High School to be an electrician. Do you like the trade? I'd guess the electricians on big work sites don't talk as much/complicated as the electric...

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commentr/StutterMay 14, 2017
8 points

I'm 30 now & have an 8 year old son. Just like you, I always worried that he would stutter as well & it scared the hell out of me. I always thought that was the last thing I would want for him...

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commentr/StutterMay 14, 2017
4 points

I feel the same way. My stutter has been passed on from generation to generation going back to my grandfather but my dad and him grew out of it or got it down to where it's super mild. My half siste...

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commentr/StutterMay 13, 2017
3 points

I'm doing a co-op term as an I.T. technician at my college. I have to talk a lot and it gets tiring. But it isn't that bad....

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commentr/StutterMay 13, 2017
3 points

Working in forwarding agency. Have to deal with truck drivers constantly, with customs also. Have to do many phone calls. It's hard, but with time you get used to....

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commentr/StutterMay 13, 2017
3 points

I work at a recycling center helping residents with their stuff, and i do stutter but working this job has gotten me really good at small talk and forced me to be more confident in myself and that hel...

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commentr/StutterMay 13, 2017
2 points

In my previous job I was more of a project engineer. Very little design, mostly making sure construction it's going smoothly....

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commentr/StutterMay 13, 2017
1 points

Yep, the Air Force keeps sending me back for some reason. Of my 10 years in, I've spent 5 stationed here at Lackland AFB....

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commentr/StutterMay 13, 2017
3 points

Currently, IT desk job. Last job, I was a supervisor who frequently gave presentations to hundreds of people and constantly introduced myself to strangers in training classes and such. It was a real...

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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2017
2 points

Structural engineer, similar experience and in design. Presentations provide the occasional challenge to gauge how I'm doing but day-to-day interactions are easy enough that it doesn't bother me at al...

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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2017
1 points

Interesting, are you in design or field work? I'm looking to go into design myself, as it seems the easier of the two for a stutterer....

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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2017
3 points

Engineer. There's a lot of interacting with people, sometimes my speech is ok, other times it's really bad. It made me less anxious about the phone, but presentations and speaking to the bosses still ...

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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2017
3 points

I'm young but I work as a finance admin assistant doing filing and sorting for a business's finance department. Every time I go to work I say "Good morning, how are you?" and make sure I have a small ...

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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2017
5 points

Data analyst. I'm on the phone with clients several times a week. Most the time they just think it's a bad connection and ask me to repeat myself. My speech really had little to no impact on my job. I...

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