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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2023
2 points

People have noticed. No ones said anything though and I did raise my concern to a manager and another trainee manager. Neither seemed to be concerned but I'm also not sure they understand the difficul...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2023
2 points

Yep. It happens to me a lot of with specific letters. For me E, A, H, C or K (which my name happens to start with a K) S. Im sure there's more but i cant think of right now. Sometimes ill try using...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2023
2 points

as a biomedical engineer specializing in biomechanics that struggles the most with B and M sounds... I definitely feel you...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2023
4 points

Vowels mess me up too! Name starts with an A. Always struggle to get it out to I choose a nickname to go by. But vowels after certain consonants make me sound like I’m gasping for air...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2023
1 points

This is how I feel about my LAST name, my first and middle name is easy to say but my last name starts with “Cl” so I literally lock up. I was thinking to make my middle name my last name when I get m...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 6, 2023
5 points

No matter how good of a day I’m having for my stutter. I will always stutter my name when introducing myself.

No matter how good of a day I’m having for my stutter. I will always stutter my name when introducing myself. Some days I have bad stutter days where I can’t even complete a sentence without spending ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMay 6, 2023
12 points

Considering Changing My Name

Considering Changing My Name My whole life I have struggled to say my name. I’m not an anxious or nervous person, in fact, I’d consider myself somewhat extroverted. My name starts with an “N”, and I e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 6, 2023
2 points

stutter only when im speaking my native language + how do i stutter less?

stutter only when im speaking my native language + how do i stutter less? native english speaker here, and i can speak 2 other languages, chinese and korean (2nd and 3rd language in that order) i rea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2023
2 points

Sorry for the late reply. I'd wager in the pencil example, "p" is not the feared sound. Generally speaking, if you're able to say a sound it's probably not the one you're afraid of stuttering on. I'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2023
1 points

Ah it s the same for me, i talk much better now, but sometimes i stutter again to say "Bonjour" or "Au revoir". I still don't why it s these words...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2023
2 points

One of my favorite stores is Aritzia and I stutter when saying it every time 😩 I also always stutter over the name of the agency we use at work for contractors....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2023
1 points

im the same way with the word cockapoo lol, would it help if you say the word in different parts? Like " on a swoosh of pi-mento cheese''. Sometimes it helps me when I see the word as seperate words, ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2023
1 points

im the same way with the word cockapoo lol, would it help if you say the word in different parts? Like " on a swoosh of pi-mento cheese''. Sometimes it helps me when I see the word as seperate words, ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2023
1 points

Relatable. I have trouble with W, M, P, and B's and one of my friends is named Isabella so I can barely talk to her half the time...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterMay 1, 2023
9 points

I mainly stutter on specific words like my name. Any tips ?

I mainly stutter on specific words like my name. Any tips ? Hello everyone, I used to be a somewhat heavy stutterer but with time my speech improved and I am now fluent 70% of the time and can usuall...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 1, 2023
2 points

Tips for words starting with the 'u-' or 'you-' sound?

Tips for words starting with the 'u-' or 'you-' sound? Hello! I'm new here.I don't consider myself a severe stutterer but when it's words starting with the 'yu-' sound, forget stuttering, the sound d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2023
3 points

That was actually smooth Her name have R and G and those are the hardest, but ofc im now gonna let a stutter stop me...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2023
23 points

Ugh. There's been many, but the one that often comes to mind was back about 2007 (I was about 29) and my partner, my mum and I were looking at apartments to buy. We introduced ourselves to the real es...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 25, 2023
54 points

Just answered the phone -nearly- perfectly

Just answered the phone -nearly- perfectly To anyone who may remember me, a few weeks ago I made a post about having extreme anxiety about answering the phone at work (and pretty much any other phone)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Feared Words & NamesHope & MotivationValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
2 points

I struggle to say my birthday month and one numerical number in my phone number. I almost always stutter saying July (my birthday month) and the number 7 (in my phone number). When I say it through th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesPhysical Tension