postr/StutterSeptember 15, 2025

I fuckin hate saying my name

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I fuckin hate saying my name why is it so damn hard for me to say it?? Today in class we had to do an introduction round because there was a new teacher. I was sitting in the corner, sweating and shaking like a dog, watching as my turn kept getting closer and closer. When it was finally my turn, of course I stuttered a lot when I tried to say my name. Everyone in the class looked at me weird, since most of them don’t know I stutter, because I almost never talk. When I finished, I felt this horrible heat all over my body, my eyes started burning, and I felt like I was suffocating. What depresses me the most is knowing perfectly well that this won’t be the last time it happens. It will happen again, and again, and each time it’ll feel worse. Before, it wasn’t that hard for me to introduce myself, but today I realized my stutter has gotten so much worse. I’ve been reading some posts here, and it helps a little to know I’m not the only one who struggles just to say their own name. I just needed to let this out. Thanks for reading this crap, if anyone actually does

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages

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