commentr/StutterOctober 29, 2025

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I know you're stressed. The good thing about this community is that we know exactly what you're going through. My name gave me trouble as well. Nine times out of ten I'll be asked to repeat my name because I butchered it the first time. A trick I've learned is that I put my name at end of a sentence. So I'll say the first part of the sentence in my mind and when I reach my name, I'd say that out loud. So I try to trick my brain into thinking there's an uninterrupted flow of words (because as you know, we don't stutter when we're speaking to ourselves mentally) Doesn't always work but I've had some success with it. I truly wish you all the best. You're not alone my friend.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy

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