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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2019
1 points

Yeah, I could relate. Today when a priest asked me my name I stammered for a bit and that kinda caught him off guard I guess. So frustrating....

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2019
3 points

​ My last name, my home town, and my high school all start with /m/. Saying any /m/ word for me brought on 30-60 second stutters. Shame and fear drove it (i.e. "I should be able to say m...

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postr/StutterDec 28, 2019
47 points

It's the little things.

It's the little things. Just wanted to toss this out there. I'm literally standing in a starbucks after ordering a tall mocha. I stutter on "mocha" literally every time I order it. Every technique a...

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postr/StutterDec 28, 2019
93 points

For everyone who is FED up with stuttering, this is the ONLY post you'll need

For everyone who is FED up with stuttering, this is the ONLY post you'll need A little bit about myself. I'm currently 23 years old at the moment but my stammering isn't as bad as what it used to be 4...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterDec 28, 2019
24 points

I am broken..

I am broken.. This past week was hard for me mentally all these thoughts about how I just want to speak without fear or holding back, I am worried about my future, I will go to university soon and the...

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postr/StutterDec 27, 2019
6 points

Got a job recently

Got a job recently So I started working an internship recently, so I'm at the learning phase so I have to ask my seniors extremely difficult and complex questions. That make me stutter even more than ...

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postr/StutterDec 26, 2019
15 points

Hard Time

Hard Time Hey, that's my first post here. Just wanna put some things out. I'm 19 y/o. I have speech block from 6-7 years. I've visited speech therapist before and there is no effect. Found a job th...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger+3 more
postr/StutterDec 24, 2019
27 points

When your stutter forces you to reject a brilliant Christmas gift...

When your stutter forces you to reject a brilliant Christmas gift... Hey everyone, I'm sorry that my first post is a vent but I just have to get it off me. Oh and English isn't my first language, so p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2019
2 points

I know this is too late for djrainbow but I have found looking into a mirror helps with the dreaded phone interviews....

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Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterDec 21, 2019
32 points

Lifelong stutterer, haven't really tried to address it for 20 years. I'm thinking about trying again

Lifelong stutterer, haven't really tried to address it for 20 years. I'm thinking about trying again This will be a long post so thanks for bearing with me. I haven't really talked to anyone about thi...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
2 points

I moved into a new team at work some months ago. They have a monthly meeting, in which they ask new members to introduce themselves. I never stood up to introduce myself, and since I was never call...

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Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
1 points

My name starts with a and so does my wife’s. A’s can be the bane of my existence when I’m off my game. My wife’s name is Akiko which is fricken brutal for me to say sometimes. She’s gotten used to int...

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Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
2 points

The same thing happened to me when I was a teenager. My name has an M which is horrible for me. I feel you on this, you’re really not alone!...

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Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
2 points

Don’t feel bad man. I stutter on L’s a lot, (my name starts with L) and people ask me if I forgot my name all the time. It really hurts when it happens, but I had to learn to move on and know that I’m...

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Feared Words & NamesSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
3 points

I feel you! That is the worst nightmare for stuttering student like us. Its weird how almost all of the stutters stutter in their own name....

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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
2 points

Reading this post gave ME anxiety.. I've been in that same situation so many times in my life. My name starts with an "A" which I have the most trouble with. I feel you man. I really, REALLY do....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
2 points

For me I can’t say anything that starts with a w or l I put too much pressure in those two for some reason never less I feel you....

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postr/StutterDec 20, 2019
52 points

Just another day of stuttering

Just another day of stuttering This is my first post here and I think I need to vent.. sorry :( I'm 21[M] and studying in a university. Yesterday we were sitting for a new class. The professor was n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterDec 20, 2019
27 points

Rejected for having a stutter - right or wrong?

Rejected for having a stutter - right or wrong? I am on my way back home as I type this out. I’ve just wasted an hour travelling to an interview that was listed as a ‘technical analyst’ role where the...

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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
4 points

Honesty I do this often too by meeting new ppl since I stutter on my college name and my program lol...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names