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postr/StutterDec 22, 2023
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Conversation with a girl in university

Conversation with a girl in university Yesterday i saw a girl sitting, and i asked here if i can set next to her, she said yeah its fine sit. i sat down and starting doing my things. After like 10 min...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterDec 21, 2023
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In the Marine Corps with a stutter

In the Marine Corps with a stutter I have to do scripted drill relatively often. I struggle with G sounds, and Q’s. I would hate to have my platoon sitting there waiting while I try to spit words out,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2023
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Steve is the bane of my existence, and where I'm from everyone and their mothers are called Steve so times can be challenging! Iced Tea can still be a struggle but because of the natural pause between...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2023
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Yes definitely. I think this is very common among pws. Usually they have problems saying their name, specifically the first phonetic sound of their name. And they subsequently have problems saying oth...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2023
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So you'd struggle on the word "steve," but what about saying "Iced Tea?" Does it seem any different? Do you say it as one single utterance, or as two clearly separate syllable? Like, "iced (pause) tea...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2023
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Yes it happens with me a lot....i even struggle to pronounce the sharp sounding words starting with T,D or N...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterDec 20, 2023
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Do words ever feel physically stuck

Do words ever feel physically stuck Does anyone else feel like they have to physically push words out of their throat? Like I know exactly what I want to say right before I say it but I have to stand ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2023
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For as long as I can remember I've struggled so much with words beginning with "ST" such as Steak. I'm fine with words beginning with T, but if I put an S behind it it's a mad challenge....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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The letter A usually gets me. Hs too. I have friends named Hayden and Adrian and I hate having to say their name...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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I think you gotta understand that because there was fear surrounding the word “deductible”, the unprocessed fear will eventually surround the word “theductible” too. I believe most people have a roo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationTrauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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I totally feel you on this..my wife wanted to name our daughter Samantha…I really struggle with words starting with S…I practiced for months trying to say Samantha casually, and I stuttered even by my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
2 points

Me. I have difficulty saying words starting in vowels but not all. But it's really A, E, I, O, U....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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Does anyone struggle on words beginning with certain letters?

Does anyone struggle on words beginning with certain letters? Heya all! I'm currently in my late twenties & I've had a stutter as long as I can remember, certainly since around the age 9-10. For ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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I really feel this a lot OP. Like somebody else has said, I'm also quite afraid for my future as any & all interviews just.. end up with my stuttering on overdrive for no reason. Same with frien...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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Confused

Confused Hello all, first off let me say that this group helps me a lot and reminds me that I’m not alone in this journey. So basically I have a mild stutter my whole life, you probably wouldn’t even ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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Having a bad period

Having a bad period My professional life is going great, I'm improving at work and often get complimented on being bright. However, I have struggled with stuttering all my life with people (girls and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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1) Talking on the phone. My stutter is almost always at its worse when I have to talk on the phone, and it just creates so much mental anguish and suffering. Emailing or texting isn’t always an option...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2023
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all my pictures are literally a week old with no filter so its not that, they seem super into me BEFORE we meet, like they are texting me multiple times a day, happened 3 weekends in a row now. We m...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceFeared Words & NamesHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2023
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Yea I know, it's many other sounds. I'd suggest you start making a list of all the problem sounds. So jot down the word and the specific phonetic sound that you blocked on. Then you can practice on yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2023
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It’s not just B sounds. It’s literally anyone’s name or the name of a place. I can speak perfectly until I have to say its name. No one in my family stutters. I do have some pretty heavy unmedicated A...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesStimulants & Caffeine