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postr/StutterDec 17, 2024
8 points

Can't say present mam in class

Can't say present mam in class I am studying bsc nursing 1st sem, my stuttering started at 6th class... But i managed most of my stuttering till 12th... I can read without stuttering and i can say my ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
1 points

My habit is to say “I’m…”, for some reason my name is the only word I struggle with with that initial letter....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
1 points

While there’s no law against it, this is a crutch that is likely to worsen your stutter blocks as time goes on. Better habits would be to make eye contact and begin saying your name on an *exhale*....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
1 points

Yup it’s the worst especially the first letter of my name is one I regularly block on. At Starbucks I’m called Marc because I don’t struggle with the letter M 😉...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
1 points

Nope. Having prepared text is the absolute worst thing for me as a stutterer. For me, reading out loud to myself has never proved to be an issue. Get another person in the room and let the stuttering ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
1 points

I don't bother with voicemails or talking to robots if I can help it, for this reason. I've been brought to tears because I've struggled to record a voicemail greeting in the past - this isn't much di...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
1 points

The biggest thing I have learned over the years (all 50 of them) is to just stop. No matter how hard I would persevere and repeat myself or breathe my way through a block, the only way I learned to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
3 points

Same here. I was going to start using my middle name but realized it wasn’t my particular first name that was hard - any first name would be hard....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
3 points

If I sense a block, I would just spit it out fast, or at the moment I feel ready, regardless of if it's an appropriate time to say it or not....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
2 points

My name is short (4 letters) and I can only really shorten it down to three letters, but I could give that a go next time!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
2 points

As mentioned in another comment, I'm a regular at our coffee shop (it's a busy one so I can forgive them not knowing my name off by heart), and at least one of the servers know my name so I'd feel a b...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
5 points

I'm a regular at our coffee shop, I don't think I could give a different name haha. There is one girl who knows my name now and bless her as it makes the whole ordeal much easier!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
7 points

I used to say my name then spell it out, but I have a pretty short and easy to spell name lol. Maybe I'll give the 'my name is' option a go. Makes sense what your speech therapist says though, I can ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
1 points

You just unlocked a memory me lol. I think it went to voicemail and I blocked immediately and the same thing happened to me....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
3 points

Just say your nickname. Will for William, Rob for Robert. Just go by something else and when asked, just say yeah I go by that name. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
4 points

Just for fun & entertainment, the next time you order coffee at a cafe, why not give them a name you can pronounce easily? There is no law that says you can't assume a fake name to order coffee. If ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
18 points

I'm the same way! My speech therapist said it's because of the amount of unconscious pressure that surrounds answering that. There's no other option for a word replacement, and the conversation is sta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
7 points

I’m the same way. I first try to start with “Yeah, my name is Cody” but if that isn’t working and I’m still struggling, I usually use another name like Matt or Mark. Something that I know I can say at...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
2 points

The behaviors of struggle, avoidance and anticipation plus the fact that it is only present in the presence of others (which is quite common) indicates that you probably have tonic stuttering, perhaps...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
postr/StutterDec 16, 2024
6 points

Struggling to say certain words in conversations

Struggling to say certain words in conversations I’ve experienced this issue since childhood. When speaking to others, my speech typically flows smoothly, but occasionally, certain words seem to get s...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more