I block horribly on a few words but am nearly fluent otherwise.
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I block horribly on a few words but am nearly fluent otherwise. Hey yall. So, my situation may be a little different. My stutter is not too bad for the most part. Nobody I know knows that I stutter. I'm good with word substitution when it's needed, and I would consider my stutter very mild. It holds be back when speaking to people I know but isn't detrimental and isn't even noticeable. Now, here's the tricky part. There are a few words I just cannot say. These words are my name, the college I attend, sports I do...words that are crucial to my identity. I block for what seems like ages when these certain words come up. The reason I don't stutter bad with people I know is because I know these certain words won't come up. My name, college, etc. is already known by them. I am more relaxed because I don't know what I will have to say. Before I am about to meet a stranger, I know that these certain words will inevitably come up in conversation and therefore I stress about them and get all worked up. I get extremely anxious. I hope what I wrote made sense. I'm in college and the whole not being able to say my name thing has been pretty detrimental to my confidence. I'm afraid to meet new people. I don't stutter when drunk. Probably because my mind isn't obsessing about those few words as it normally would prior to meeting a stranger. As you can tell, my stutter seems to be anxiety-induced. Tips? Thanks and your help is appreciated.