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commentr/StutterOct 9, 2020
5 points

If there’s anything living with a stutter has taught me, it’s surrender. We have to be patient and accepting of ourselves. Yes I stutter, but I refuse to let myself be defined by it. We all have our q...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2020
5 points

i recently found out that i have stuttering my whole life and i never knew. at this point, i try to accept it as it is. similar to you, i can't say my name either, so you're not alone. it's frustratin...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideFeared Words & Names+1 more
postr/StutterOct 8, 2020
47 points

Nothing is right. Full of PAIN. I am not what I “could” speak.

Nothing is right. Full of PAIN. I am not what I “could” speak. 25 years of suffering from the stuttering. I don’t want to give you negative energy.. sorry! But I should talk about it. I have tried so ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2020
3 points

idk about others, but i know my stutter always happen whenever i try to say my name. my name starts with a j and i don't stutter with words that start with j, but i always stutter on my name....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 8, 2020
34 points

Throat hurts

Throat hurts So basically my stuttering got worse again.. I had a presentation at school and got a C. I dot rly care about the grade but basically everyone agreed she just rated my on my speech and h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterOct 7, 2020
4 points

My biggest problem in my life

My biggest problem in my life I am 21 years old, I stutter in speaking since I was in school. Now I am in college and my biggest fear is making a presentation in lectures or speaking out loud in the l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterOct 6, 2020
1 points

Why do I stutter on the words that I need to say at that time?

Why do I stutter on the words that I need to say at that time? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2020
1 points

When did it start? Do you remember? I remember I had some years (around kindergarten) where I couldn't pronounce certain things properly. After learning, it mostly turned out that it was stutter pote...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2020
1 points

Thats actually crazy, I also had trouble saying my r's. "Girl" just sounds like "guwl" lol Just all seriousness your "boomerang" stutter makes complete sense and a lot of people who stutter have the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterOct 6, 2020
7 points

Any tips on easing my stutter?

Any tips on easing my stutter? I’m in high school and given that there’s constantly social interaction and being called on in class... are there tips on making my stutter not as prominent? I’ve been...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2020
1 points

I donated blood the other day, and each person you interact with asks you your name. I have to take a deep breath to get it out, and they probably think I'm doing it because I'm frustrated. Yeah, I'm ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2020
1 points

My girlfriend didn’t believe that people actually asked me if I forgot my name. She came out with me somewhere and it happened, and I’ll never forget the look on her face....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2020
1 points

I can hardly verbalize numbers, especially if they have an "S" sound because I really struggle with those anyways. I also can't really say my own name at all because for me it seems words with a repea...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2020
7 points

I’m a freshman in college so I’ve had to introduce myself so much lately. Ironically, my name is one of the hardest things for me to say. I’ve heard the “forgot your name” thing so many times and it s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2020
3 points

My name starts with a V so I often have difficulty saying it to a new person. Wish that it started with an M or some other letter that was easy....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2020
1 points

The words I avoid mainly just come and go and they are relatively easy to just dance around with how to say them, but I cannot say my older sister’s name (Milana) or my friend’s (Ifani) when talking a...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2020
2 points

I remember after baseball tryouts one year they lined us all up and we were asked to say our name for the coaches. When they finally got to me, I had to kinda pretend I wasn’t paying attention becaus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2020
1 points

There is a stereotype that people can't pronounce their a own name. I have trouble with bowls. Like words that start with a, e, I, o, u...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2020
1 points

Of course. And there’s more than just congrats, but I find congrats to be especially embarrassing when I’m at a wedding, or someone just got engaged, or countless other things. I’m like a deer in head...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2020
1 points

When I was younger I somehow discovered the phrase "Betty White says Ruffles have ridges" was like a 20 car pileup for me and still to this day it is...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names