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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2020
2 points

Words with a H at the beginning can be difficult. Something to do with that out of all the letters in the alphabet, H’s require a bit more of a heavy breath....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2020
2 points

Super common. My name starts with a vowel, which is normally easy for me, but saying my name is so difficult for some reason....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2020
3 points

My stutter is mild so I don't always stutter on my name, but sometimes I do. It's the worst. And my partner's name starts with one of my most commonly-stuttered letters, so that's fun....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2020
10 points

Same my name starts with j and it’s tough. I try to breathe while saying it and it lessens the tension...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterMay 9, 2020
44 points

Not able to say my name- Is this normal?

Not able to say my name- Is this normal? Hi , I developed this thing almost 3 years back wherein I cannot speak words starting with H and also I can't say my name. I freeze up. Apart from this I don't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 8, 2020
32 points

Hi all! So I’m having a zoom meeting just to talk about stuttering and to see how everyone is doing because this is a supportive understanding community. I want to do my part and see how everyone is. Comment if you’re interested!

Hi all! So I’m having a zoom meeting just to talk about stuttering and to see how everyone is doing because this is a supportive understanding community. I want to do my part and see how everyone is. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2020
11 points

If she already knows that you stutter, just explain. i've found many people are very very understanding as long as you are clear and explicit, don't over estimate peoples intelligence and drop subtle ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2020
2 points

I can't comment on the military aspect, but I am a firefighter and during my academy I had to use a radio all the time and it terrified me. Luckily the rules are to talk slowly and loudly, so I did ok...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2020
2 points

I feel you. My first name starts with an F so everytime I need to tell someone my name I sound like a fucking garden sprinkler....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2020
2 points

Lol me too my last name is Bachmann (it's a German surname) so the a is the a in "Ah"...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2020
3 points

Complete opposite for me lol, how i lament my parents didnt name me sam or sarah just so i can introduce myself easier...

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

I stutter like crazy on words beginning with s, especially stutter....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 4, 2020
62 points

Sometimes my stutter is just lol

Sometimes my stutter is just lol I struggle when saying my last name. It is a curse that I wish on nobody as it is very common to have to verify your last name in a public setting, with a stranger or ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMay 3, 2020
18 points

Another repressed memory I just remembered from middle school.

Another repressed memory I just remembered from middle school. This shit is funny. Back in geography class, in 6th grade, the teacher made us read aloud from the textbook. When it was my turn, one of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
postr/StutterMay 3, 2020
7 points

Investment Banker with a stutter

Investment Banker with a stutter Has anybody met an investment banker with a stutter or any sort of speech impediment? I’m a 21 year old who is majoring in finance and I have a mid to sometimes severe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
postr/StutterApr 29, 2020
1 points

Stuttter and University

Stuttter and University Hey guys I just found out this morning that I was short listed for a scholarship interview over the phone at my chosen university. They told me the call will last 30-45 minute...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterApr 28, 2020
2 points

So this my story , I hope you will read it

So this my story , I hope you will read it So I just turned 19 this last week . I wasn't a consistent stutter from the beginning . The first memory I had as a stutter when I was in second grade , it w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionExperiential Association+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2020
1 points

I know I'm a little late, but as a person who stutters, I have a lot of feelings about Bill Denbrough from It. He was actually the first fictional character I had ever encountered who's stutter wasn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterApr 26, 2020
12 points

Lifelong stutterer here. Quick story from when I was around 14ish

Lifelong stutterer here. Quick story from when I was around 14ish A bad one I had a decade ago was when I called up Xbox live because my Xbox 360 hard drive corrupted I think. The lady on the other en...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesGenetic & Family FactorsHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterApr 20, 2020
3 points

My name stops me from dating

My name stops me from dating Hi all, I’m mainly here to vent about how little I date just because I’m worried about saying my name. This doesn’t affect my work life... I talk all day and have to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more