postr/StutterApril 7, 2022

Does anyone else stutter really bad with specific words that start with wh?

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Does anyone else stutter really bad with specific words that start with wh? Who, what, where, and when are all words i physically can’t get out of my mouth often. It’s unfortunate because these start at least 20% of my sentences so I sit there trying to sound it out in my head before trying to get it out which often leads to me just shutting the fuck up. Its so frustrating when I know I can say it but the moment another person is around I just can’t get it out. I don’t even know if its a stuttering problem since I don’t remember stuttering as a kid and it just feels like it developed one day. Its so annoying because I know I wanna say something but I just can’t. I think part of it is anxiety because I have been made fun of before for it so it just makes me nervous when around people as I can say those words pretty fluently by myself. I just have to overcome anxiety.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment