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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

Ignore the stutter. If you're lucky it will go away by itself. If not, then do something about it but never let anyone make fun of it....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

Yea, go around with a name tag that you can flash. While all strange, for brief encounters of limited known information exchange, having materials and gestures helps to go through the entire interact...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I had this for a while. It appeared when I went through a phase of meeting a whole lad of new people. I adjusted by changing my name 😂...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
2 points

yep i know it but i dont speak it much because of my stutter actually and bec of social anxiety...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I always use filler words to say in front like “it’s” or “my name is” . I used to struggle with my name a lot more but since doing this it’s gotten better for me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I feel like if I doodle or write on a notepad while I am speaking, it can help. I can sort of relieve the pressure in my chest/mouth on the paper or sort of “feel” the words I am writing. Totally odd,...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

It’s because your brain knows you stutter on that word so you’ll stutter again. there are techniques like “modeling” look it up- Michael Williams Pro 90d. Free on YouTube...

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
2 points

I got good reactions. I think the fact that I have 3 first names helped, because when seeing my id, people somehow were impressed to see so many names and I got away with it. I also had times when peo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
2 points

In the same boat with you. I try to silently exhale before saying my name and I’ve found it helps sometimes....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

Is there’s a case where you can’t really say it, just type it on your phone and show it there bro. I think is better than stuttering a lot lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I typically tell a joke about my stutter, finish saying my name, then carry on...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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postr/stutteringMar 5, 2025
1 points

Why Do I Say 'Um' So Much?" – Stimming and Autism

Why Do I Say 'Um' So Much?" – Stimming and Autism I never really thought much about it until someone pointed it out. “You say ‘um’ a lot.” At first, I brushed it off. Plenty of people do, right? It’s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

M,N,B,P,D these are the commonly alphabet known as plosive words so you stutter because you have to touch your lips to pronounce them, instead of saying your name first say HHH and then say your name...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I have same problem. I have been taking meds for years now with great improvement. But with name i have still my struggle as well as when i have to give presentation. With presentations from home i am...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Helpful Med OutcomesFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
5 points

If I see after 10-15 seconds that I’m just not getting anywhere, I’m just saying, without any stutter(which is strange how my brains works), “let me pull my ID card because I have a stutter and it’s h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
5 points

I don't have problems with M so I just say at one exhale "My name is...", so the first letter of the name is paired with the last letter, like "My name iS.." and it goes easier...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I also stutter on my name… my first, middle and last name. And I too have avoided meeting new people, as a child when I made friends on holiday I used to tell them my name was something else (that I c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
3 points

I’m already boring ash. I only have like 2 good friends from like middle school. I rarely initiate conversations with even family members, let alone strangers. I rarely attend social gatherings. I’m h...

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commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
5 points

Two syllable first name starts with a D and one syllable surname that starts with an S. I never stood a chance. Upside, got really good at dancing, not a joke. When your name is a barrier it's a w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
3 points

Fr. And she even basically told me to advertise that to new people that I meet if I’m embarrassed by my stutter. Like what are they going to do with that info? lmaoo All things aside, that speech the...

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