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It starts with one of the letters I struggle the most with. Same for my siblings' names and my mom's name. Not that deep haha...

Such a great post! Been struggling all my life with saying my name. My name starts with a M Sometimes it just comes out like I’m moaning lol “Mmmmmm”. I just told my front desk office that if anyone ...

It’s because you have no excuse to not know your name. All the techniques that work to get around blocks on other words are no longer acceptable. Can’t change your name and people immediately have a ...

Yes, your name is the only word you really can’t get out of saying by using alternative words. I think there is some shame element to it as well....

Every time I order something I always want to tell the cashier/host/waitress whatever you want to call them to buckle down it’ll be a minute cause I get on my name with just about every stutter I have...

It's always a stressful time when asked for my name. Even worse if I haven't stuttered in the conversation up until then. I feel like replying with, "Take a seat, we might be waiting a while" 😂...

I too feel the same way. Of all the issues I have with speech blocks, saying my name is the biggest and the most stressful one. School is where it all started. When it was time to introduce ourselves ...

What's in a name?

What's in a name? After being asked the age-old question; "Why do you stutter on your own name?" It got me thinking... my first bad stutter experience was having to say my name for the register at ...

There are some words specific to my job that I always stutter on and one day the idea popped into my head, "wouldn't it be awful if I got stuck on my name". Shit. Now that's a thing....

Stuttering worse on the phone

Stuttering worse on the phone I find I stutter much worse on the phone, I’ve heard a lot of people say the same. Does anyone know why exactly that happens. I find on the phone sometimes I can hardly ...

Did you quickly say ‘I have a stutter’ after you got your name out? I stutter on my name all the time and I usually mention my stutter and people understand....

NON stutterers do that sometimes anyway!!! They spell their name if it's difficult to pronounce....I have heard non-fluent people spell their name before when it's difficult to be understood by others...

Yes, there are some words I say that people don’t understand; for example my last name. I always say it then spell it....

I do to occasionally. But it’s a lot less likely than stuttering trying to say a longer word. I think saying a single letter out loud is generally speaking easier than the whole word (except “w” mayb...

What if I tell you I block saying "Yes" and "No"? Those are one syllable words....

Is there anyway of getting around it when it comes to saying my name? Usually I can get around regular sentences by just thinking of a similar word to use, but when it comes to my name there is no way...

Sure. I guess it’s because it takes less effort/ mental focus to say one syllable instead of a more complex word consisting of more. Thus, there’s also less risk of stuttering, which decreases the fe...

what I mean is they know I stutter but only a little and I'm afraid I'll stutter super hard on a certain word....

Move towns and get a new name lol. Jk, I don’t say them. I avoid my name and city as much as possible. When all else fails, I think of another word and I usually hum into the word (hood the sounds) or...

My entire childhood I thought it was specific letters for my blocks and, in a way, it is. But for me it’s words or “letters” that I cannot avoid saying. Such as my name. For example the first letter o...