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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
4 points

I've had the same thoughts. Anything with G's or B's, nope. That being said, don't let your favorite name slip by just because you struggle sometimes saying it. There's a chance you may regret it do...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 21, 2021
13 points

Picking out names for my future kids based on what letters or sounds give me the least trouble

Picking out names for my future kids based on what letters or sounds give me the least trouble It hurts me to know that there are some names I will never be able to use just because I'm afraid I won't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
1 points

One of my former friends stutter. They also had the same name as me. And lived next door. What chances...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesGenetic & Family Factors
postr/StutterOct 21, 2021
14 points

28M stutter that causes me to pause or prolong words on certain vowels.

28M stutter that causes me to pause or prolong words on certain vowels. Ive always been the guy that talks too much, but when it comes to pronouncing certain vowels I either pause or prolong the word....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2021
1 points

Ok so I’m a bad stutterer. You probably can’t tell on the phone or zoom, something about that relaxes me. But if I have to give a short presentation at work I am the ultimate mess. It gives me panic a...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Physical TensionFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2021
1 points

SAME, exactly. Do you find that phone conversations are a thousand times worse than in person as well? I have SO much trouble over the phone sometimes trying to get through a convo (especially with so...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2021
2 points

Yup. I try to change what I say just before I say it to prevent this. This is why I struggle with my name pretty often. I don’t want to use a pseudonym to avoid stuttering lol...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 15, 2021
26 points

talking to a shy boy i like who stutters

talking to a shy boy i like who stutters i am very attracted to a friends friend who stutters. i dont know him very well and i only see him when we hang out as a group and the last time we hung out i ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 14, 2021
6 points

Stutterer since birth here. I can’t get past letter s lately. A sort of memoir

Stutterer since birth here. I can’t get past letter s lately. A sort of memoir These days, I can’t even tell people I have a stutter. When I try, I go ssssss…sssss…. I can’t make the jump to the next ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & ProlongationsHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2021
5 points

Work at a fast food place and over a couple of years of working there have been asked where I'm from three or four times... I tend to block and elongate but they're so quick and so often it could soun...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2021
7 points

Was watching a football game with some friends and one of the players was called Carlos Martins and I said: "Everyone thinks that (this one player) is good but I really think that Carlos Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2021
9 points

When I go to my local ice cream parlor, I love to order a hot peanut fudge sundae. There was this one time when I went in and as I tried to say the order, it came out as “Hot penis fuck sundae”. Lol...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2021
4 points

My name is Josh, for some reason whenever I say my name... people think I am saying 'George' I have no idea why....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2021
12 points

I can never say French fries at the drive through lol one day i ordered and wanted a side of fries and for the life of me i couldn’t get it out so i just didn’t get fries, but it turned into a inside ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 13, 2021
3 points

Any tips for phone calls?

Any tips for phone calls? I find these really difficult, sometimes its hard to say the first words other times i can start easily but struggle to continue the conversation...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2021
2 points

I stutter a lot on W words most often, but what is so annoying is when someone asks my name. If it’s how I start the sentence I will always stutter on it...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 12, 2021
1 points

Phone call nervousness

Phone call nervousness Anyone experienced being nervous about making phone calls when working on a job that requires phone calls and file notes like auto adjuster for example; I work with State Farm ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2021
10 points

I stutter on "th" sounds a lot more than "ch" for whatever reason, so if I stutter on "thanks" I just say "cheers" instead. Worst case scenario, they'll be vaguely confused by what I mean. Best case s...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2021
4 points

I can't find the source but I remember reading about stuttering on your own name started with unwillingness to reveal who you are, because ... who you are is you are a stutterer. You don't want the w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-PerceptionDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterOct 10, 2021
7 points

Putting My Stutter into Words

Putting My Stutter into Words Hey everybody! I wanted to put this in words for a while but never knew where to do so (I just found out about this sub a couple minutes ago). I've struggled with stutt...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more