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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2014
2 points

Luckily I still have some of my old high school and college friends around me. They help introduce me to other people but my speech is especially severe right now and i don't think i'd be able to make...

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postr/StutterOct 13, 2014
2 points

Need help with my unusual stutter

Need help with my unusual stutter Hi Reddit, I have had a stutter ever since I was a little child and thankfully it has all but passed now. In fact I can usually speak perfectly fluently and eloquentl...

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postr/StutterOct 7, 2014
7 points

What was your BEST case of stuttering? How did it shape your high school - college years?

What was your BEST case of stuttering? How did it shape your high school - college years? In my sophomore year of college I had to give a presentation towards the end of the semester. You know how at ...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2014
1 points

What I find so hard to accept about my severe stuttering is how much it complicates my life. Finding friends, a girlfriend and a job that matches my education level becomes that much harder. How do yo...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2014
5 points

I'm only 16 currently but my advise would be to tell the employer straight off that you stutter and explain to them the severity of it etc etc. An understanding employer will give you the time to spea...

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postr/StutterSep 25, 2014
6 points

Interviewing

Interviewing I'm currently waiting to hear back from about an interview I did for a dream job and I only have self doubt because of the amount I stuttered during the interview. I knew it was going to ...

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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2014
1 points

If you never went to school, and you knew you were smart, other people (say, potential employers) might be of a certain opinion of you, and that'll impact how you'll be able to interact with them, and...

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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2014
2 points

You make a very good first point. But I still have many aspects in my life that I allow my speech to affect me. I still use it as an excuse when I don't want to talk to people. I just graduated with a...

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2014
1 points

English 18. Stutter has come and gone. But I'be improved enough I'm an English teacher in Thailand. Still stutter but only when I'm drunk really ...

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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2014
1 points

I lived in Vaughan for a while(wonderland) but moved to Markham about 6 years ago. i'm more like your step brother; i haven't let my stuttering get in the way of socializing or public speaking. Than...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2014
3 points

You are thinking right I tell you. Though it sucks to stutter when meeting someone you like, life is much more than that. I am 28 and severe stutterer. I have had an awesome job in software business f...

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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2014
8 points

Most of us had parents who either didn't want to address it or tried to "fix" it and I it doesn't really do much good. Many kids develop stuttering around the age of seven so its not uncommon. There's...

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postr/StutterSep 6, 2014
7 points

Like most of you I have been stuttering for as long as I can remember, my stutter has also accounted for some of the decisions that I made. I just wrote this down for motivation hope this helps you to get though your struggle.

Like most of you I have been stuttering for as long as I can remember, my stutter has also accounted for some of the decisions that I made. I just wrote this down for motivation hope this helps you to...

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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2014
1 points

Keep your head up. I've been stuttering my whole life and I went through exactly the same things you're going through. The truth is, yes, it sucks, but it also gets better. You have to learn to accept...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
4 points

Keep your head up. I'm a police officer and I stutter. ...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
6 points

At the NSA conference I met a trial lawyer who has a pretty strong stutter but he's practicing and speaking in court rooms all the time and making it work. He said a key realization that helped him wa...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2014
10 points

Hey man, don't give up. I've stuttered my whole life, and of course I chose a profession (lawyer) where I have to speak for a living. I have anxiety about speaking all the time, but its how you reac...

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postr/StutterSep 4, 2014
17 points

Having a stutter sucks

Having a stutter sucks This is going to be a little long and is pretty much just a rant. I have had a stutter for as long as I can remember but I didn't really feel insecure about it until high scho...

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commentr/StutterSep 3, 2014
1 points

This is very unconventional. I'm honestly not sure what they were thinking--interviews are supposed to be private. I imagine you weren't the only one who wanted to get the hell out of there. I would b...

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Employment & Career
postr/StutterSep 3, 2014
5 points

The group interview

The group interview Hi, lifelong stutterer here. I had a unique job interview today. Got there, and the woman checking us in said something about a "group interview." It didn't quite register at first...

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