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I'm in med school where you have to narrate histories every single day. Do some people get annoyed and impatient? Yes. Do I get made fun of? Yes. Are some people complete assholes? Yes again. But peop...

Who do you go to to get a medical certificate for stuttering?

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I don’t think the reaction here is to improve your stammer, it’s to realise they were idiots and not internalise their stupidity. Improve your stammer for yourself not to stop other people’s reaction...

people suck. Unfortunately our situation "provides" us with radar for some toxic people - like the ones you encountered. Their is nothing wrong with stuttering. If you want to work on it a speech ther...

They're ignorant losers. They've done you a favour by showing you their true horrible colours early so you don't waste any more time on them. There are plenty of ways to improve speech but don't do ...

You did the right thing by respecting her wishes and your reaction shows how much you love her. I’ve had people laugh at me or mimic how I stutter loads of time, I get mad on the inside but project a ...

Call the Restaurant and ask for a manager and explain you situation and say you strongly believe there employees need more sensitivity training around people with speech impediments Feedback can be r...

As a stutterer, this has happened to me several times. However, I've realized that people might laugh/get mad/ignore if they don't know how to react to someone stuttering. Usually they don't do it o...

I've never gotten anyone fired because I guess the workers that I've encountered are smart enough to not laugh at customers (at least right in front me). I have beaten people up for it back in school ...

I would suggest that OP brings it up again and see if they can email the restaurant's owner. They could easily not bring up the specific name, but rather say they had an \[unnamed\] waiter who laughed...

Fun story: my mum has actually gotten people fired for taking the piss out of my stutter. A cashier made the big mistake of mimicking my stutter TO my mother, (I stammered on cookies and he went “so c...

I’m sorry to hear that you and your fiancée had to go through that experience must have been hard unfortunately it does happen, a lot of ppl lack self awareness when it comes to stuttering, I she does...

I am always open and upfront about my stutter in interviews. It frankly is a disability and there’s no shame in that. It’s a struggle that we have to deal with and that’s okay. Many many people would ...

Your stutter isn't getting in the way, ***you*** are getting in the way. The most successful people are those willing to put themselves in uncomfortable situations, and for us stutterers almost every ...

First of all, know that you are COURAGEOUS!!! I am in the same boat. Since Covid, I was removed from all human interaction and placed at home working remotely through Zoom and Teams. I give 3 to 5...

I do not have a stutter, but I think I can help, as I had to make like a ton of appearances before tons of people. My best advice is to simply ignore the audience. Pretend like you are talking to your...

Yo man, i know what you mean like ur worried ur stutter will affect your job, it shouldn’t matter what your speech is like, if your good at the job your applying for then thats all that matters, i kn...

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, I have a question that I would like to share. What do you mean by "it is about them" ? For example if someone is laughing about your stutter or he doesn't ...

My stutter is mild to moderate but I've dated quite a bit and have been with my bf for about 7 years now. I've always been open with people I date about my stutter and if they are willing to listen, a...

I once had a guy make fun of my repetition and (my slp would be proud lol) I stuck up and told him I have a speech disorder, which usually puts people in their place. I usually don't hold it against t...