postr/StutterMarch 24, 2025

Anyone ever lie about things just because sometimes telling the truth will make you stutter?

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Anyone ever lie about things just because sometimes telling the truth will make you stutter? Kind of a funny story even though it's really frustrating and I hate lying but for example I met someone yesterday in a lecture and he asked me if I've lived in Melbourne my whole life, I said "no, I have lived in the UK for 3 years" (I knew I wouldn't be able to say London without stuttering hard, as I struggle on L words, but still not lying yet). And he asked "which part of the UK?", and i said FUCKING SCOTLAND! I ain't never been to Scotland in my whole damn life. And ofc with my luck he said "no way! I lived in Scotland for a year, what part?". So with my year 10 geography from 2011 firmly implanted in my head, I said "small little area in Edinburgh". Setting myself up for failure here given the population would be pretty large there. Thank the lord he said Dublin, but nup not over yet, asks me "what part of Edinburgh? I visited there quite a lot". And my response was fucking "Girthwood." Completely made it up on the spot and genuinely sounds like the last name of a male pornstar. He goes "Girthwood? Never heard of it" and I responded with "yeah like I said, very small town." I got up to use the bathroom and decided to sit at the back of the lecture room when I returned then sprinted out once it finished so he wasn't offended I chose a knew spot. Anyways. been cringing at it hard all day but thought I'd laugh about it with you all now.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment