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postr/StutterJul 27, 2022
5 points

Can't say my phone number

Can't say my phone number I went to the hospital to book an appointment, they asked me for my phone number and after saying two numbers I block at 4 and then silent. Hopefully, they already had my nu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 26, 2022
4 points

Moving past embarrassment and mental blocks?

Moving past embarrassment and mental blocks? So for context, I have a block stutter and it just shows up whenever it wants, but I mostly stutter in nervous situations or when I think that I’m gonna st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJul 26, 2022
9 points

Any tips for helping with my speech blocks?

Any tips for helping with my speech blocks? I dont really know who else to talk about this so ya i am doing it here. I have always stuttered as far as i remember and even tho i never really had a hard...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJul 25, 2022
38 points

Have a job interview tomorrow, wish me luck.

Have a job interview tomorrow, wish me luck. Have an interview tomorrow for a job in my dream career field. Been around this block before, feel reasonably confident with the kinds of questions I'll be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2022
3 points

I used to hate phone calls whole heartedly. I’ve gotten much better now. Zoom calls…not great unfortunately. Phone calls with someone you’ll never meet and holds zero importance to you (like ATT or y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterJul 25, 2022
52 points

im a stutter and my life is fucking hard and i will write everything about me because i never shared this with anybody

im a stutter and my life is fucking hard and i will write everything about me because i never shared this with anybody im a stutter from born, i always hated to go out and play with other kids but my ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesExperiential AssociationTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2022
1 points

I actually just finished high school and am gonna go to a college soon.... Im soo nervous about my stuttering issue... Even i have a very hard time saying my name out like you... Thats mainly my only ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2022
1 points

Why can't you say your name? Is it because before you even say it your mind has created an image of you blocking or trying to say it or perhaps even reminding yourself to be calm and talk slowly? I've...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
2 points

M is a hard letter for you *because* it’s starts your name. When someone says that, inform them what is going on for you. Otherwise, they’ll never know...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
6 points

Yeah, my name is ridiculously hard to say and I sometimes write it down. Maybe people are trying to make it less awkward by joking, but it's not really very funny because obviously we didn't forget ou...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
26 points

The amount of times I’ve heard “did you forget your own name?” While introducing myself infuriates me. Of course my first and last name both start with M, which is a hard letter for me 😪...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2022
2 points

Literally me. When I stutter I do like a head jolt upwards repeatedly till the word comes out. I've never known anyone with the same thing...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterJul 19, 2022
7 points

First time posting on Reddit, first time even trying to talk about/explain my stutter.

First time posting on Reddit, first time even trying to talk about/explain my stutter. My stutter runs within my family, my grandma from my dads side has a minor stutter and a few of my cousins also h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJul 19, 2022
3 points

M16 I was at an ENT's for some reason when I asked them about my stutter, he said this

M16 I was at an ENT's for some reason when I asked them about my stutter, he said this He said, " it's because I have a very low self-confidence, there's no other reason why a child would stutter", i ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2022
2 points

When I was little it's was the same for me, i stuttered while speaking many words but the 'a' syllable words were the worst difficult. Now it's 'r' syllable words...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2022
1 points

When I was little words starting with an 'a' syllable were very hard for me to speak, now I have difficulty speaking words starting from 'r' syllable. Today during my chemistry class, the teacher wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2022
5 points

There must be a scene where the main character has to introduce himself and he’s just scared cause he can’t pronounce his name without stuttering....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2022
32 points

I really appreciated the portrayal of the main character's stutter in Stephen King's IT. It's just... there. There's a moment at the end where he makes a big speech before the third act and his friend...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & FluctuationQuality of Life
postr/StutterJul 17, 2022
13 points

How do I end Stuttering?

How do I end Stuttering? I’m 22 years old and I can’t handle my Stuttering. It came to me due to intertwined genetics which I came to realize after my little cousins had Stuttering as well. I can’t ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesGenetic & Family FactorsShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2022
1 points

I often struggle saying my name (it begins with an “E”). I am in my 30s. One thing that has helped has been to visualize the word in my head beforehand, and to imagine myself saying the whole word, no...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more