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Why do I go through periods of stuttering?

Why do I go through periods of stuttering? I've been stuttering my whole life, used to go to speech therapy for it. I used to work at a place where I had to say my name all the time and typically did ...

I feel you, it's hard... I use a nickname which is always weird in formal settings but I play it off because I honestly can't say it...

I can’t say my own name at times

I can’t say my own name at times I find it so frustrating that at times I’m not even able to say my own name . Normally I make up a fake name when I get asked and it’s just so embarrassing especially ...

I have pretty much the issue you described. Saying a name like “Alyssa” is very hard for me. I try to overcome it by taking a breath before attempting or adding a word before it, like saying “she and ...

Ups and downs of stuttering

Ups and downs of stuttering This is my first post on this subreddit. Lately I've been really struggling with my stutter. For some background, I'm a recent(ish) college graduate who was been working as...

I used to stammer while saying my name so i changed it. And i will say it was one of the best decision i made. As I grew my stutter is quite reduced now like i stammer may 5-10%. Ahh and yes these ex...

People have triggers and certain words they have issues with. I have issues saying my name sometimes. Just don't focus on it. Focus on communicating and don't make a big deal of out it. When I was you...

I cannot say my own name either. Or my husbands name, or our last name. It’s quite frustrating. But one thing I learned in speech therapy is NOT to replace words. That’s avoidance, and I was always ...

This! Especially when they don't know I'm a stutterer as I'm usually able to hide it, except for my name.....

Stutter at very specific words including my name

Stutter at very specific words including my name I used to stutter a lot (on almost every word) as a kid, but I taught myself to replace the words whenever possible (which is most of the time). As I g...

telling people i am a "software developer"

telling people i am a "software developer" These days i talk quite well, luckily. However, there are certain words or phrases that still give me trouble. A big one is the "d" sound in "software deve...

It was kind of embarrassing but kind of funny the other day my grandad went with me to the optometrist and when we first went in I couldn't give them my name. But then he couldn't tell them my name ei...

Whenever someone asks me for my name for any situation, I usually make it a sentence. EG: instead of answering "\[your name\]", I say "my name is \[your name\]". It helps me as I don't directly say my...

I stutter to get my first name out. Says my name is Lawrence. I would say my name is Rence. Everybody knows my name and they never notice it....

Tomorrow i have a vaccine at school and i stutter or i just cant say my name at all

Tomorrow i have a vaccine at school and i stutter or i just cant say my name at all [deleted]...

EXERCISES TO HELP AVOID STUTTERING ON “F” WORDS?

EXERCISES TO HELP AVOID STUTTERING ON “F” WORDS? halp i’ve always stuttered but never this badly, im going thru a phase where i’m stuttering majorly on Fs and Phs. halp...

I started Citalopram 10 years ago to help with anxiety and panic attacks. I was 42 then and after a very short time my stuttering went from a 6 to a 2. It may not work for some but it has been the o...

Its strange, i stutter very VERY badly when im on the phone, but i can somewhat hide it or pass it off to interview jitters when doing an interview in person. When i looked up the reason, its suggeste...

I've been trying to give a 7 minutes speech for days

I've been trying to give a 7 minutes speech for days We have to record a video of ourselves talking about a certain topic in English (which is not my first language) for class and I wrote a good scrip...

I stutter on almost every word, but p, b, d, t, g, and k are especially bad and my name starts with w and it's impossible to say. Th, f, and s make me sound like some weird snake. With m and n I just ...