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I struggle with my own name more than anything else, sadly. For the times I just can't say my own name, I resort to "Sam", which I have no issue with pronouncing. I call it my public "ordering" name,...

Does anyone else mainly just struggle with names?

Does anyone else mainly just struggle with names? My stutter is almost unnoticeable most of the time. A lot of the time most people don't believe me when I tell them and 99% of the time the only thing...

Happened to me getting a Covid swab when I had to tell them my name and birthdate. She asked if I forgot my own fuckin birthday lol smh...

I'm not even nervous and I stutter

I'm not even nervous and I stutter I've been stuttering nearly all my life. I keep on reading that one main reason for stuttering is because we are either nervous or anxious. I stutter while talking t...

Yes I also experience that. I think that's called a block. We all do. Breathing and practice helps me....

For me, I stutter WAAAAY more when I've prepared because I know what I have to say next...if you know what I mean? And when I think about what I have to say like that im always thinking "that's a hard...

I block at vowels and repeat b’s and p’s and th’s, but I don’t stutter unless I take a breath. So when I talk in convos I just speak excitedly and don’t take breaths. But when I’m reading a whole page...

Everyone is different. When people ask for my name, I can't just say [name] right away. I have to say "my name is" in order to be able to say my name. For example: Person: what's your name? Me: my...

How to deal with speech blocks?

How to deal with speech blocks? Most of the times i speak fluently. But in situations where i am expected to say something specific like my own name i block. This happens mostly during social situatio...

AMA with Ryan Gielen, producer and director of the new documentary My Beautiful Stutter is scheduled for 04/26/2021 10am-12pm Central - NEED QUESTIONS

AMA with Ryan Gielen, producer and director of the new documentary My Beautiful Stutter is scheduled for 04/26/2021 10am-12pm Central - NEED QUESTIONS Hello everyone, We are pleased to announce that t...

Stuttering Struggles

Stuttering Struggles So basically I was being interviewed by my friend for his project. All the questions were based on my tennis game. The problem was that I LITERALLY COULD NOT SAY "TENNIS", the mai...

Felt so useless /like a loser earlier today (details below)

Felt so useless /like a loser earlier today (details below) I was trying to explain/tell my dad how Jayson Tatum (basketball player for the Boston Celtics) uses an inhaler before every game. This is s...

I stutter on certain letters ( like h, k, f), when I was little I used to go to a speech therapist. He tried to help me for like 3-4 years, but it didn't really help. Usually it is very hard to star...

hey there, I have stuttered throughout most of my childhood to the present day (18M). Generally, I used to only stutter when I was anxious and nervous as well, such as giving presentations. I would re...

I'm sorry, I know how much that sucks. I had a really bad stutter a few weeks ago while I was leading a group Zoom chat with a professional guest in attendance. UGH. Personally, I find it helpful to s...

King George VI's stutter

King George VI's stutter With the Royal family in the spotlight at the moment between the Duke's passing and those Harry and Meghan scandals ^(who creeps me out for some reason) , it reminded me of ki...

This really speaks to me because I too have struggles with singular words/names/titles. I have subtle anxiety because I know there’s no alternative word I can use. If you struggle with your partner’s ...

Getting married

Getting married I'm getting married this year and the one anxiety that is front and centre for me is that my future husband's name begins with a D. My worst letters for the beginnings of words are D a...

Aw man this is the worst. I usually don’t really care about my stutter, but me not being able to say my name hits different...

Unfortunately I’m no longer in contact with my friend since I moved school and home 😩 I don’t use social medias as much anymore other than Reddit here and there, so I can’t get a hold of her, but the...