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It sucks and I was literally cringing reading your story. Do wear name tags at work? If so, have you thought about using a fake name that's easier to say?...

My name is Jason and it is almost impossible for me to get out. The best I can do is usually Ch-ason and that takes some effort. The irony is, I've always wished that I'd been given a name that starts...

I have a really difficult time saying my name as well! It’s super common among stutterers. Something that’s helped me is taking a big, diaphragmatic breath and then try saying your name as you exhale....

Hey Saoirse, why don’t you try ditching the ‘s’ at the first attempt? I use that method here and there with my tough letters. For example, the next time someone asks for your name you can say “It’s e...

Stuttered so badly at work

Stuttered so badly at work I just finished my 2nd week at my first waitressing job. I’ve been enjoying it and it’s been great to practice building confidence talking to customers. But today was awful...

Has Stuttering given you a 6th sense about people?

Has Stuttering given you a 6th sense about people? Stuttering is something that I do not wish on anyone. Even if you have other family members who stutter mom/father/grandparent. Even when they shoul...

My best friends name is Sam and I always struggle on the letter s so I call her something else or just don't say her name lol...

I stutter on my first name a lot. I hate when someone says, what did you forget your name?? It really gets under my skin....

I also stutter and have a three year old with a speech delay, possibly apraxia. He just aged out of early intervention and we are going to see a clinical speech therapist soon. I really feel you on t...

Just venting about saying names...

Just venting about saying names... So I stutter and my 4 year old has apraxia so he can't really talk much. I ran into my neighbor in the back. It's only the second time I talked to him in 4 years. ...

Oh okay whenever you do make it tho please come back and send me a message!! (Just remember that first sentence I said from the previous post if you have any doubts, its hard sometimes I even let it c...

So luckily I havnt stuttered on my name bc I say it to every table so I’ve had a lot of practice I guess. But I’ll stutter sometimes if they ask me a question about a dish or a wine even though I know...

Yeah I can totally relate to that! Personally, I always stutter on my name so when I introduce myself and get stuck, sometimes tables hit me with the classic “did you forget your name?” Or a variation...

I'm worried I'm becoming a stutterer

I'm worried I'm becoming a stutterer I did not used to stutter. Occasionally I would and it would catch me off guard but that happens to everyone I think During the pandemic I actually had a housemat...

I’m confused

I’m confused When I’m by myself I am absolutely fine. When I read something in front of my family I have a MINOR stutter which I’m ok with When talking to friends it’s veryyyy minor When under press...

I used to struggle a lot with the letters D & B. Now I don't anymore unless when saying my name, which starts with a D 😅...

I struggle with D as well. Irony is that my name starts with D and i go blank when someone askes me what my name is....

I find "remember" hard to say. I block on this word a lot....

How do severe stutterers even get a girlfriend?

How do severe stutterers even get a girlfriend? I'm 28 now, and all of my life I've been harshly rejected due to my crippling stutter, looks, and awkwardness. How does one even go about changing it at...

I can’t say my name on the school register because of my speech block.

I can’t say my name on the school register because of my speech block. This has been an issue for the past few weeks now and makes me look like a twat in front of the class. Not expecting any replies ...