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I started going by my middle name it just comes out unlike my first name. Haven’t had a problem yet. But I agree with you on this....

I have started adding sounds like "Umm.. ", " Like" before the words I know I am gonna stutter. That has helped a bit too. For my first name, I am comfortable with "Myself <my name>"...

I stutter the most on my name and this hit my soul....

Yup! Me too. I used to call them blockages when I was a kid because I never really stuttered on a repeated syllable. Sometimes, but most often not. It wasn't until I finally looked up stuttering on ...

Severe blocks at work

Severe blocks at work So I work at a restaurant. There’s many instances where I block hard and can’t get out of it. Feels like I literally can’t move or breathe. For example, answering the phone has...

Yup, happened to me too. Not being able to tell someone your name is the worst. Any other time would be perfect, but not at the start of a damn conversation - _- I found my hack to this when I'm in a...

I thought I was the only stutterer/blocker who found it nearly impossible to say his own name. Here's a funny consequence of this situation: Need to call bank or credit card company for some accoun...

How do you feel about getting the pity smile?

How do you feel about getting the pity smile? I'm currently in high school. Whenever I talk in my really soft tone and stutter when asking a complex question, I always get the sympathy smile. I can ju...

Embarrassed that I stuttered introducing myself to my girlfriend’s family

Embarrassed that I stuttered introducing myself to my girlfriend’s family I’m a 20 year old female in a relationship with my 22 year old girlfriend, who I adore and am very happy with. On Easter she b...

I have to go by my middle name because the letter J is hard for me. Literally drooled at a job interview while introducing myself, Didn’t get the job in my head it was the drool. Middle name from that...

I don’t think I’ve ever had people think I forgot my name, but I have mega stuttered on my name...

I once stuttered when I introduced myself to a girl in French class. We were working in groups. I'm one of those who, instead of repeating sounds, stays silent until the block goes away, then I speak....

I've finally mustered the courage to apply for a job and I have a interview!

I've finally mustered the courage to apply for a job and I have a interview! Hey all! So I struggle really bad from a stutter, which makes me get stuck on the first letter of a word, or I get stuck a...

[rant] i hate my speech

[rant] i hate my speech I always stutter. People laugh and they make fun of me. I want to be a broadway actor but I won't be able to because ill just stutter. Augh! I wish I could fix my stuttering....

Yes. Saying your name is the only time you can’t find a substitution word. I think it gives us anxiety because we know their is no escape....

Saying my first name is my biggest fear. I fear this so much that I don’t meet new people because then i would have to tell people my name lol....

Once I had a substitute teacher who walked around and asked what everyone was named during a class. When it was my turn I could not say my name, after a while my friends had to say what my name was, s...

Sudden inability to say first name.

Sudden inability to say first name. I am a 24F in my last year of law school. I have managed my stutter to the point where I am able to get through school, however in the past couple months I have sud...

Can't think before talking or I stutter?

Can't think before talking or I stutter? Hi, I've always had a lisp and would sometimes mispeak but it was never a chronic stutter, I would always stutter extremely badly whenever trying to read outlo...

Mine got better actually, because I started talking more to people online (in voicechats and videocalls). But in real life it got a little worse, because of having to wear a mask. It puts a lot of pre...