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commentr/StutterNov 15, 2021
1 points

I am currently taking 40mg/day Citalopram (in the morning) to help with my stutter-related anxiety, but I'm also prescribed 5mg x 3/day Diazepam for the aforementioned anxiety. Unfortunately I've seen...

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postr/StutterNov 14, 2021
21 points

Oh man I’m so stressed

Oh man I’m so stressed Most of my best friends have all moved away to college in the past year and I’ve been feeling really alone. I have a few nights out planned in the next few weeks, cause I gotta ...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2021
1 points

This happens to me all the time. For me the letters/ sounds that most often trip me up are S, C, P and of course my name starts with C and where I work starts with the letter P...

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Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2021
4 points

Saying my name has always been the hardest thing. This seems to be pretty common and I have no idea why....

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2021
8 points

Yep this happens all the time. Why the fuck I ALWAYS stutter on my name is beyond me, but the “did you forget your name” response always makes me angry. It’s so condescending....

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postr/StutterNov 10, 2021
88 points

"did you forget your name?"

"did you forget your name?" I work in retail and oh boy is it rough. My stutter takes the form of speech blocks and singular repeat stutters (like di- did you need help?) People don't seem to notice ...

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postr/StutterNov 7, 2021
24 points

Had to read out loud ..feeling a bit down about it

Had to read out loud ..feeling a bit down about it So yah.. I had to read something out loud.. to around 45 people. It was for some small event. The thing I had to read was maybe 2-3 lines long. I pra...

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commentr/StutterNov 4, 2021
11 points

I got called "C, C, C, C, Chris" at school more times than I care to remember. We've all been through it....

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postr/StutterNov 4, 2021
38 points

Can't even say my name without stuttering

Can't even say my name without stuttering I'm nearly 35 and my whole life I've had a stutter since the age of 5. I've always struggled to be social as im always scared to introduce myself, leading me ...

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postr/StutterNov 4, 2021
7 points

Stutter is getting worse, looking for advice

Stutter is getting worse, looking for advice Heya! I’ve been lurking this sub for a while on my main account and have wanted to post this for a bit. I’m 15 going on 16, and have been developing proble...

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2021
2 points

See im the opposite of this. Growing up as a child to teenager i never had a real stuttering issue. Mines was always mild until that one day when i was around 18 or 17 when a friend made a joke about ...

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2021
1 points

I stutter more when I am concentrating more on what I am about to say. So ordering food, saying my name, and of course speaking in another language....

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postr/StutterOct 29, 2021
6 points

I have a presentation today and I can do what I need to say it is just I can’t say my damn name right.

I have a presentation today and I can do what I need to say it is just I can’t say my damn name right. The hardest part is introducing yourself for me. I always stutter when I say my name....

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2021
2 points

K is pretty similar too, it's just more harsh. T is the same thing, but you hit your tongue at your teeth....

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postr/StutterOct 26, 2021
3 points

Funny struggles

Funny struggles I struggle saying any word that starts with "tr" "pr" "cr" etc, funny enough my phone number has a lot of 3s so when people ask for my number, I just say give me yours instead lol. My ...

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commentr/StutterOct 25, 2021
2 points

People who stutter may have different sounds/letters that are hard for them. It can’t really be generalized to “most people who stutter”. The word stutter is actually easy for me to say and I never ha...

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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
1 points

For whatever reason, I always stutter on the last number of my cell phone number everytime lol. Everytime I have to say it I know its going to happen lol....

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Feared Words & NamesCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
3 points

Lol sometimes my biggest blocks be tryna tell the person I stutter...

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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
4 points

That's really good advice, thank you. Practicing really does help. My boyfriend's name starts with M and that's usually a letter that gives me a loooooot of problems but I've been saying it for so lon...

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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2021
3 points

I'm going through the same thing, as I'll become a father by the end of Nov. Choosing a name has been tough, especially cause my wife likes names I know I'll have troubles with (she likes the R lette...

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