postr/StutterJune 25, 2025

How do you folks deal with red words?

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How do you folks deal with red words? not sure if red word is the right terminology, but for me it's basically those words which i absolutely stutter at ALL the time. normally i stutter less when talking to closed ones or on some days, but these red words are those on which i stutter even on good days, doesn't matter if im confident or anxious or breathing properly. at times, I'm forced to switch the word for something else, but sometimes it's proper noun (like the word cricket, god i hate this word so much), and it's so worse im forced to either shut up or change the topic how do you folks deal with such words? personally, no technique work no matter how much i try. it's like these words can never permanently come out of my mouth in the right flow. god i hate this so much

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages