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postr/StutterDec 4, 2022
9 points

Tapering off Xanax

Tapering off Xanax When I first discovered this drug it was a miracle cure. I was washed in relief from anxiety and barely stuttered if at all and even if I did I didn’t care. It lasted a few days wit...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Helpful Med OutcomesSide Effects & RisksFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
2 points

Yes, I sometimes stutter saying my name. For me: "<name>" is hard, sometimes. "My name is <name>" is easy. "I'm <name>" is easy....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
6 points

People who stammer find it difficult on words which they cannot replace such as name, city you live, address, phone number etc....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterDec 4, 2022
20 points

I've had a severe stutter since I was 5 and kept it under control when I was in my mid teens and I stutter much less - however, I still stutter when I say my name - am I alone with this? People who stutter less, do you struggle saying your name?

I've had a severe stutter since I was 5 and kept it under control when I was in my mid teens and I stutter much less - however, I still stutter when I say my name - am I alone with this? People who st...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
3 points

I most stutterers struggle with their first name regardless of the first letter. Have you tried "my name is X" or "it's X" etc?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
1 points

No, I certainly have not. Even though I have only light stuttering, I can’t get some words out. I study accounting in my country and most of the words in profession or in the legislature we work with,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesSchool & Academic LifeDating & Romance
postr/StutterDec 4, 2022
49 points

I told someone I had a journalism degree because I couldn’t get the correct sound out.

I told someone I had a journalism degree because I couldn’t get the correct sound out. I have a communications degree. I couldn’t get the C out. Fuck me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2022
10 points

Civil Engineer. I tend to have periods of good fluency and bad fluency. Struggled badly in the height of covid, but upside is I find video calls much easier than using the phone as I think seeing the ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterDec 2, 2022
1 points

I stuttered since I was 5 and after years of speech therapy I stopped in my mid teens - however, I still have difficulty saying my name without stuttering. For any one who used to stutter or stuttered progressively less - does this also happen to you?

I stuttered since I was 5 and after years of speech therapy I stopped in my mid teens - however, I still have difficulty saying my name without stuttering. For any one who used to stutter or stuttered...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
1 points

I’d love to hear how that’s going for you and how quitting goes. Feel free to DM me. I’ve never been able to say my name since it starts with a hard letter for me but I’m borderline mute with stranger...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
1 points

This is so true but also not true, atleast I think. My best friend's name is Daniel. I can say Daniel to his face, but if I'm reading aloud, I can't say Daniel for the life of me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2022
1 points

OMG I thought I read at first you used to use the "N" word lol. N is so hard for me. Letters come and go. H is so easy for me but for the past month I have trouble saying "Hey, hows it going?"...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2022
4 points

I don't even have sexual impulses at all, ever since my ex left me i've been in love with clonazepam. Sadly life went downhill after that. been stabbed by family and plugs. and all that shit. 5 times ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesTrauma & PsychologicalFrustration & Anger+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2022
1 points

Why do people think we forgot our name if we stutter!! Is stuttering a sign of amnesia or something!!!...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2022
11 points

I’m in the same boat, I have so much knowledge but I cant express it, my name starts with a hard vowel such as the letter D and when someone asks for my name I can’t say it as I have a 80% chance of b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 20, 2022
74 points

I hate the phrase "did they stutter?"

I hate the phrase "did they stutter?" I hate seeing and hearing "did they stutter?" after a speech or a snappy comeback. I approached someone who said this phrase, saying that if a person were to stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterNov 19, 2022
7 points

I can't start a speech only on a first letter and when I pronounced it the rest goes well | Stuttering

I can't start a speech only on a first letter and when I pronounced it the rest goes well | Stuttering When I start talking, my speech sometimes stops on the first letter, and then I just stand there ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2022
1 points

I’m explaining why almost everyone with an impactful stutters blocks on their own name, and why it’s often the hardest block to resolve. If you are interested in learning, I’d be glad to explain fu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2022
2 points

Who are you to tell a stranger they have trauma based on one little thing. I can't say my name either most the time..because it happens to be sounds I get stuck on. Where's the trauma?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2022
1 points

I'm a dentist now, still can't say my name if put under a little pressure, don't even worry about it, nothing is impossible. Your stuttering doesn't define you, ever....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAcceptance & Pride