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Same here man. I have a block almost every time that I say my name and have always wished that I had a name that had a softer start. One of the most embarrassing blocks I've ever had was when I went t...

Let's change your stance on this. You're not asking for other words to use because you stutter/stammer. "I have a broken ankle, and it hurts when I walk. Can anyone think of another way for me to hav...

“R”s were always very tough for me, then I had two jobs where the agency name started with an “R” so trying to answer a work phone or even say where I work sucked. With some practice, I would still st...

This is called word substitution and is an avoidance behavior. It will only reinforce your fear of stuttering. Eventually you'll stutter on the replacement word too. It's like people who change their ...

Synonym

Synonym I'm currently coming up with synonym's for everyday words that I stammer on, but I've come to a sentence that I use often that I just can't seem get around. If I want to ask someone "do you r...

I’m happy you liked my suggestion :). There are some great options on Etsy where you can personalize a name necklace- so many different styles!!...

Yeah I never have a problem face to face with people but a random person over the phone isn’t gonna know and is just gonna hear me breathing like in scary movies when serial killers call people and j...

My name's the nightmare to all my problems): I wish I was able to say it without experiencing any speech blocks....

10000% spot on. I know my letters I stutter on. Hard C’s (cold, carrot, etc). Hard G’s (golf, goal, etc), hard B’s (base, bill,bob). Change the word mid-sentence to avoid the stutter....

For me, I know which words I have the most problems with, so I will do something before the word to help. I will also sometimes change out the word entirely....

yeah and like when i’m just having small talk i’m able to speak probably 99% fluently because i know exactly what words imma stutter on so i just change the word. but when i’m introducing myself i can...

Ecopipam Trail Participant

Ecopipam Trail Participant Hi everyone, I am a 22 year old college student who aspires to work in high finance. I’ve had a moderate to severe stutter ever since the age of 4 and half received speech t...

My older son has Celiac and I often stutter while saying it. I'm not too sure about in and out since I'm on the east coast but be careful about cross contamination when you eat out. Feel free to ask a...

Could you try to change the words in front of it to something that comes out smoother? I know on words I'm not great at saying but have to say I can change the words in front (I stutter with saying ju...

Brilliant coping mechanisms you’ve come up with. My first name has a hard T and then my last name starts with an “Eh” sound. So I’m pretty fucked with my name. I will try saying “celiac” in a more sin...

Did you?? Haha well I feel you, cause I can’t say my own name either. My favorite is when middle aged men laugh over the phone and make the extremely unique joke I’ve never heard in my life, “LOL did ...

Have you tried singing it? Or saying it in a sing song tone? I stutter hard-core with my own name. I get the repeating letters and the block thing at the beginning of my name. The only thing that h...

I was just diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that is important to tell people about...

I was just diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that is important to tell people about... The only problem? I CANT FREAKING SAY IT. C-ccc-ccccceliac disease 😖 This is something I must tell people...

Foreign language with stutter

Foreign language with stutter I'm new on reddit so this will just be a short post: Does anybody else who stutters have such problems with pronunciation of foreign languages or does it have nothing to...

Not able to say the words I want is worse than a nightmare.

Not able to say the words I want is worse than a nightmare. I've been trying to keep this to myself but am unable to do so due to all the pent-up frustration that's been suffocating me. Why do we hav...