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I struggle with every vowel sound personally. My name starts with an A😂and I’m majoring in Information Technology🤦🏾‍♀️I hate introductions...

It's very frustrating that I stammer most on words beginning with the letter E

It's very frustrating that I stammer most on words beginning with the letter E Especially when I have to tell people I'm an electrician......

Something else I’d like to add, I was prescribed a low dose of Xanax about six years back, it was .25mg. It wasn’t for my stutter it was for anxiety. I noticed that when I was on it, it did help me a ...

Found my people 😭😭 (you guys, this subreddit)

Found my people 😭😭 (you guys, this subreddit) Ive been struggling all my life with words that start with vowels, and occasionally/sometimes/rarely words starting with m and p (I guess!) I can't even...

I usually start with "My name is" or I find a better opener before I say my name. For some reason those opener phrases have helped me with stuttering on my name portion. Maybe because it slows me down...

My workaround is finding a string of words that help you lead into your name. In the past, just saying my name "Chavito" and that's it would guarantee a block. But if I starting my sentence with "Hi m...

I work at a small semi-factory and one day a military guy came to us to buy something , at that time I was busy with work but I went to see what my partners were doing and I saw that guy and I felt so...

I've definitely used my work badge before or anything my name is on For events or something I signed up for, I'll have my ID out to show even if I don't really need it Usually gets me by I've been fo...

I face it almost everyday. When I talk on phone, I stutter more compared to in-person. It hurts to stutter even when talking to my kids....

Stuttering on your own name is an almost universal experience for people who stutter in my experience. It sucks but just have to push through and not let it hold you back from talking and meeting new ...

How do you deal with it when you can't say your name without stuttering?

How do you deal with it when you can't say your name without stuttering? I hate it that I can't say my name without stuttering. I can't introduce myself properly to strangers, can't take phonecalls at...

Going around and saying your names, and it's my turn! This seems to be an almost universal bugbear. You are expected to say the exact right answer, right now. No pause, no switching of words, complet...

Working as a lifeguard and using a radio scares me

Working as a lifeguard and using a radio scares me I work as a lifeguard in open water and for some reason my stutter is much much worse over a phone or radio, we occasionally have bad accidents that ...

Then comes the other part of stuttering, going to use a word that you know isn't as accurate as some other word and blocking while trying to remember whatever that other word is....

Reading out loud helped me. Not to anyone at first, just to myself in private. It took a long time but I went from stuttering on multiple times in a phrase to now i barely stutter a few times a year. ...

That’s a very interesting idea! When I was in speech therapy, the would have us make practice phone calls. Knowing you’re not talking to a real person may take some of the pressure off. As one’s comfo...

I'm polite and clean cut and responsible; I work hard, am reasonably intelligent, and have a lot of interests; and I'm fairly tall and normal looking. I try really hard to be the best I can at everyth...

The phone or radios and anything where there's a feedback of hearing myself speak drastically increases my stutter. The best way I can treat myself is firstly to do it all the time so I don't get too ...

Administration

Administration Hello everyone. I am a stutterer who will be getting a job in administration where I will be making phone calls and answer phone calls most of the time. There’s something about talking ...

What did you give and why? - IELTS or TOEFL?

What did you give and why? - IELTS or TOEFL? I'll be applying for English taught courses in European countries like Italy, German etc. What did you choose? Was talking to a computer less nerve-wreck...