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postr/StutterAug 30, 2023
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Does anyone stutter on words/abbreviations where the letter repeats itself? (abbreviations like SST, GTT)

Does anyone stutter on words/abbreviations where the letter repeats itself? (abbreviations like SST, GTT) I work in a pathology lab where one of the blood tubes abbreviation is SST and a blood test Gl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterAug 30, 2023
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Is your stutter worst in foreign language?

Is your stutter worst in foreign language? English is not my native language, but I'm really good at it. I have a C1 and I even got a damn high grade on my speaking test. Recently I started to speak s...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2023
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There are many parts to how I overcame stuttering and that was a very small part that I feel over time made a difference. The first thing I did was become a “closet” (word substituting) stutterer as b...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2023
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Do you stutter mainly on certain words or sounds? For example, like words that begin with “T”....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2023
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The word “stutter” is a word I can’t say without stuttering. I hate this lol...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2023
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Yes I was pulled over a couple years back for an improper turn. The officer seemed to think I was lying when I struggled to say my name until I gave him my ID it. I was tense and struggled to physical...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2023
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I have been placed in the back of a police car because they thought he I was lying about my name. He asked my name and I blocked. Then he got really suspicious and thought I may be drunk/high. I’m s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2023
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Haven't outright been accused of being drunk, but had them not believeI was a stutterer before (thank god I had friends there and after some convincing they believed it and mocked a bit), but one time...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2023
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I remember my first time when I caught myself stuttering. Before that, either I didn't realize or I never stuttered, which is a wild thought. I was in 7th grade, in my classroom, and attempted to cal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2023
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Yeah, I do the same. It's frustrating because I know exactly what it is, I just don't wanna embarrass myself by having a block....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2023
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Nah, more i talk, less i stutter. Especially i am using phone as much as i can...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterAug 22, 2023
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Anyone ever gotten rid of their phone plan and switch to only texting?

Anyone ever gotten rid of their phone plan and switch to only texting? I refuse to answer the phone unless it’s someone like my mom or brother. I will never in a million years answer the phone from an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesQuality of LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2023
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It would be nice to say my name without worrying about stuttering....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2023
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When the iPhone first came out, I was really excited about the Siri feature. One night, I tried to order a pizza. Siri answered with, "Sorry, I don't understand P-P-P-Pizza." I got punked by an ina...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2023
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I would order a pepperoni pizza with hot wings because pepperoni is a trigger word for me 😭😭😭 and so order pizza thru phone is alway hard thank god for online app features...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
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Right. But I think most people that stutter have a root word in which the stuttering gets extended to other words and sounds. For me, my stuttering started with M words because a woman around my age I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationFeared Words & NamesTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
1 points

That's not the point. I get what you mean, but the issue it's not "psychologically" connected to my name. I face problems with a **bunch** of words that begin with consonants *not just my name*....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
3 points

I agree about disclosing during interviews. I disclosed during a panel interview, and added that Thomas Jefferson, Moses, and James Earl Jones all stuttered yet went on to accomplish great things. And...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
2 points

At 36, during my compulsory Immigration training as an officer, I couldn't introduce myself by saying my name in a class of 30. Nerve wrenching huh! I ended up buzzing later that day for relief. In my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
3 points

My advise to you is to tell the interviewer about your stutter so you would feel more comfortable, they would understand and it would relive a lot of anxiety off your chest and lastly prepare and have...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more