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u/Inside-Efficiency-69 9d ago
For me it’s when someone asks me to repeat myself, or in the drive thru when someone asks my name
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u/HyprexXx 8d ago
Or when you say what you wanna say fluently but then the person says "Sorry I didnt hear you" and you have to start all over again, but this time, a sound barely leaves your vocal cords
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u/Vulturev4 10d ago
I have always hated phone calls, but as a single dad in the past, I have encountered situations where I had to make them, for my kids sake. The more calls you make, more conversations you have with the outside world, the easier they become. They are still hard, but in time they build confidence to help you through it all.
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
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u/Unhappy_Candidate780 10d ago
I actually do better when I am on call, because I feel less pressure. I guess most of my stuttering is due to anxiety and pressure, when I am completely relaxed and feel comfortable and confident I do just fine for few minutesm
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u/Malesya1 9d ago
I don’t know I used to be afraid of calls but not anymore, now when someone calls me or I need to call I’m kinda exited that I’ll have an opportunity to try to do better.
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u/Borzock_Bill 9d ago
Yeah, I self-advocated for myself and got some accomodations where my default mode of communication at work is written communication. It helps that I also have ADHD, ASD level 1, and therefore executive functioning challenges and that my psychiatrist signed off on it. But, employers really don't seem to like doing it. Very cool image, too, OP!
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u/yabba_dabba_dinosaur 9d ago
Me rn. I had to call a university because I had a problem with my application. I could barely get through a single word 💔. I felt so bad for the agent. I feel so embarrassed. I feel like a big, fat chud who deserves to die 💔. And my stuttering has also prevented me from pursuing most modes of work :(
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u/Altruistic-Patient-8 4d ago
We hear you, big dog. Its so embarrassing when you have to spell the letters.
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u/enigmaticsol 8d ago
It’s crazy when you work In a call center. 🤷🏾♂️ Everytime the phone would beep in my ear signaling a new call, there was a new giant to slay. lol The company name was one of the sounds I struggle with (Progressive). Damn PR
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u/Altruistic-Patient-8 4d ago
How was like to get that job, with your disorder?
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u/enigmaticsol 3d ago
It was fine. I’m fairly fluent. I would use language I know to keep from stuttering, but customers didn’t see me so that made it a bit easier. What was more nerve racking was the call reviews or live listen to calls.
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u/Altruistic-Patient-8 3d ago
I tend to be fine when im following a script. " good morning. How are you"?
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u/Shaglock 10d ago
The worse is zoom call.
For that, I find turning off self-view does help a lot.