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postr/StutterApr 27, 2021
11 points

HireVue Interviews

HireVue Interviews Have any of you done a HireVue interview? It's a video interview software where you're given questions and you get around five minutes to record yourself answering it. Companies u...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
1 points

​ That is one of the reasons that we stutter: negativity. We think about all the times that we have failed in our speech and those memories are constantly in your mind. The key is to get r...

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postr/StutterApr 26, 2021
7 points

Had an interview, did absolutely terrible

Had an interview, did absolutely terrible Well first I’m an idiot that forgot to factor in the time difference so the interviewer called 2 hours earlier than I was expecting. Second, I was so nervous ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
1 points

Just think of it as something to put on your resume. You will likely never see any of the people in your school once you leave, who cares if u mess up...

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postr/StutterApr 26, 2021
2 points

Should I pursue a school leadership opportunity

Should I pursue a school leadership opportunity I've recently been told about some leadership opportunities at school. In a perfect, stutter-free world, I would probably go after these. My hope is th...

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postr/StutterApr 25, 2021
34 points

i’m so over my stutter..

i’m so over my stutter.. i’ve been stuttering ever since i was born since it’s a genetic thing. my moms dad stutters, my mom stutters, i stutter, and my two siblings does. out of everyone, i have it t...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2021
2 points

I struggle with my own name more than anything else, sadly. For the times I just can't say my own name, I resort to "Sam", which I have no issue with pronouncing. I call it my public "ordering" name,...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2021
1 points

Don't work on that if you don't want to. But then, don't write any rants in the future either, because you're apparently very satisfied with your condition. BTW, when I was in high school, sometimes I...

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commentr/StutterApr 24, 2021
3 points

I only know my experience. I stuttered from 10 -25 yrs. old. I haven't stuttered in 36 years. I practiced a technique I believed in and joined a Dale Carnegie class where I had to talk in front of a c...

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postr/StutterApr 24, 2021
2 points

Does anyone else mainly just struggle with names?

Does anyone else mainly just struggle with names? My stutter is almost unnoticeable most of the time. A lot of the time most people don't believe me when I tell them and 99% of the time the only thing...

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commentr/StutterApr 24, 2021
1 points

Ay you see I was called over so it wasn't fully my decision. I go to the pullup bars now and I'll often get talking to guys there just because of our common interest. Hoping to build my confidence wit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2021
0 points

I totally agree with you :) A stutterer can always control his stutter to an extent where he doesn’t appear speech disabled!! There are always ways!! The one thing that helped me the most is voice mod...

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
1 points

Being nervous doesn't but anxiety has a lot to do with it. Do not plan your words. Speak immediately and speak with passion and joy. Speak with a smile on your face at all times. You said that you tri...

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postr/StutterApr 23, 2021
27 points

My stutter is making me so damn depressed.

My stutter is making me so damn depressed. I'm 16 atm and I've stuttered ever since I was 5. I've never particularly been bullied by it which I find very strange, but I did have good friends who didnt...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
1 points

I practice doing lives in Facebook support groups and pushing to talk everyday in real life even though I stutter. You'll do great mate. Keep pushing through....

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
2 points

Oh well if you did it i can to and exactly, more income and practicing my fluency i would be dumb to say no...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
1 points

I definitely would, even though it wouldn't be optimal. As someone else opined, one of us has to be clear and be able to communicate at all times. As someone whose stuttering has come with lots of re...

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
1 points

Hey, just order with your voice. It will be hard at first, and maybe someone will laugh... but overtime the lunch ladies will know you stutter, and in your brain it will get easier to the point that i...

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
3 points

I’m also 16 and have speech blocks. I think if you keep doing the easy route you’ll be more scared later on when you actually have to speak. I would just say go for it! Most of the times if i stutter ...

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postr/StutterApr 23, 2021
4 points

I can't seem to implement the techniques and strategies I've learned in therapy

I can't seem to implement the techniques and strategies I've learned in therapy So my stuttering has been there pretty much all my life. It's a side effect of my cerebral palsy, but the neurologist ne...

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