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commentr/StutterApr 7, 2016
7 points

If I were to do this (and I have thought about doing it) I would frame it like a disclaimer: "Just a little note, if you notice I pause or repeat words it's because I have a stutter." ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterApr 7, 2016
7 points

Announcing you have a stutter in a presentation

Announcing you have a stutter in a presentation I'm 23 and am doing a presentation to my research group next week about some physics i have been doing. Been thinking about announcing I have a stutter ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2016
3 points

hey man, I got married 2 years ago this summer and I definitely stuttered a couple of times. We wrote our own vows though, so I kind of changed it up to words that I knew I could say. If you don't alr...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2016
2 points

Currently in NY and looking to move shortly after getting married in August (hoping I can get through the vows without a stutter)... who knows, maybe we'll end up across the pond?...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2016
1 points

I consider it a bad habit. I need to just go with the flow, focus on controlling it, and let them figure it out for themselves. Or else only advertise it when I need to make a point. ...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2016
1 points

Thanks, just finished second day and people seem not to care about it really, It's just what I said , the problem is how I deal with this :/ But I'm getting by, the job is 80% of the time working with...

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Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2016
4 points

Well, this post reminds me of something that I was forgotten trough my busy job with a lot of phonecalls, meetings and talking to a lot of people on a daily basis.......I Stutter too...... I get rar...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2016
2 points

Yeah agreed it it does get better. When I interviewed for my job I was pretty bad, kinda had a hard time communicating, it def was awkward for everyone. When the classic what's you biggest weakness ca...

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2016
1 points

When I meet new ppl I bring it sometimes up when I block. Not always, depends if I'm gonna see them more or not. But also depends on the person... ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2016
3 points

You have to use your personal judgement to evaluate 1) when to advertise, 2) how to advertise, and 3) how to react to their reaction. For example, you shouldn't introduce yourself by saying "I'm Bob...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2016
3 points

right after you stutter. just casually say 'oh yeah sometimes I stutter when I speak'. ...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2016
2 points

One of the first times this happened I was taking a Greyhound back and someone in line struck up a conversation with me. I knew if I wanted to talk openly and not come across as weird or shy I would j...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & PrideSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2016
1 points

I really enjoyed this video :) I especially liked the part when you were talking about how stuttering really isn't a big deal, like just being reminded of things like that really do help. I'm 16 (goin...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMar 19, 2016
3 points

How do you go about advertising your stutter?

How do you go about advertising your stutter? After watching the vlog posted in this sub, I decided I should advertise my stutter. How do you bring it up in conversation? When do you bring it up in co...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMar 18, 2016
19 points

I just recorded my first vlog where I talk about my stutter & how I work through it (around the 4:50 mark)

I just recorded my first vlog where I talk about my stutter & how I work through it (around the 4:50 mark) ...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2016
9 points

When i went to school i would just send an email to the teacher explaining that i had a stutter and that i could not do the presentation. Most of the times i could just do the presentation one on one ...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
School & Academic LifeDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2016
1 points

Maybe. He does know how I feel about it though. We're fairly close and we've talked about stuttering before, and the topic of it being something against which I've "risen up" so to speak has *definit...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2016
2 points

* Also this is particularly hard because you don't want them to think you're stuttering because of nerves, its a disorder that we deal with and the only way for us to feel comfortable is to be underst...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2016
2 points

If someone doesn't know I stutter (such as an interviewer for a job), I always disclose. We will stutter until we can change our perspectives of our superiors. I havent been able to break down that ba...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 29, 2016
1 points

This is definitely a tough situation for me as well. Are these people who know that you stutter, or who you've openly spoken about stuttering with? I realize this isn't always possible, but explainin...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy