postr/stutteringJune 11, 2024

Help with stuttering at work

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Help with stuttering at work Hey, so at my job I’m forced to say things to my customers/clients and sometimes it’s just hard. I usually stutter on the main word of a sentence, for ex: someone asked what did this food contain and it contained banana but I just couldn’t say it; it just made a awkward situation for me. Also in general I only stutter around customers and my family. When it comes to my family I’m pretty sure it’s because I’m too comfortable with them but with customers I don’t know. I think it’s just me thinking I’m going to stutter with a customer so it makes me stutter. Any advice from ppl in a similar situation? Extra info: When I was younger I was nervous about a lot of stuff which is what I’m pretty sure made me stutter. But now as a adult I consider myself a pretty confident person but the stuttering just holds me back sometimes, like I’m not nervous to talk to ppl at all unless the stuttering kicks in. Stuttering does not stop me though and I will always try and talk to someone even when I’m not forced to like a customer.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages

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ordering_service_encounter