commentr/StutterJuly 2, 2024

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in a very similar situation to you. Focus on the underlying anxiety, not the speech itself is my biggest piece of advice. As far as medication, propanolol helps for situations in which you may have to introduce yourself. One way I try to get around the name block, is precede it with something else, like "Hello my name is" flowing into your name like "isJohn" or whatever.

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Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentFluency TechniquesFeared Words & Names

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