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commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
3 points

I basically quit saying my last name (it has 4/5 consonants), I spell it for people - as those are usually people asking for document files and similar....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
1 points

Even if I don’t stutter or block when I say it my name has a r in it and I can’t pronounce r so they keep asking me to say it again and usually someone says it for me after like like 5 min of them not...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterNov 26, 2019
20 points

Saying your name

Saying your name I swear I am so over my name and introducing myself. My first and last name starts with an M which is the letter that gives me the most trouble! I had to introduce myself 3 seperate t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2019
2 points

I have trouble speaking words start with “da” or anything starts with vowels, and where I’m from, stutters are laughing stocks, and the stereotypical portrayal of them are stuttering robbers being una...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2019
1 points

I'm usually the same way but I just wanted to get out of there this time. I've been better overall but it's my name that always gets me...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2019
2 points

Yeaa i get that alot too. If i cant say my name i usually just spell it out...thats one of the advantages to hav a name which is hard to pronounce for other people....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2019
4 points

I agree, I hate saying my name. My stutter isn't normally \*that\* bad, but saying my name is just the most impossible thing in the world....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2019
2 points

I feel better speaking clearly than expressing my name. its sad i think, if they see me stuttering that will be the first impression they will forever have of me, anyway, we need assume who we really ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2019
2 points

I usually just stutter through it once and then immediately spell it out. I honestly hate having to give my name for orders....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2019
2 points

Google “Biden Forgets Obama’s name”. Any stutterer will instantly recognize Biden hits a block trying to say Obama. Pretty upsetting seeing him get ridiculed for it, non-stutterers see that and think ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Public Awareness / MediaFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 21, 2019
5 points

New member here.

New member here. Hello there. I've read some posts and it made me feel not so alone, so I'm going to tell my 'story' too. So, I remember talking normally when I was a child, but when I was like idk,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2019
11 points

Thank you for sharing this. It saddens my heart to hear the media and comedians making fun of Joe Biden's stutter. Would those same folks make fun of a breast cancer patient or someone in a wheelchair...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Public Awareness / MediaStigma & BullyingFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 20, 2019
40 points

Joe Biden

Joe Biden Im watching him on TV right now and it's clear he has a stutter. It comes off to other people as him being "slow" and that hurts me because I know no matter how successful I become people wi...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2019
2 points

i also find it difficult!! the word i stutter the most on are words with really harsh syllables. the word sTuTTer is a killer for me. i can rarely say it,,i’m usually there like “hey yea ahah i actual...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 19, 2019
14 points

I had my first "did you swallow your tongue?" moment today

I had my first "did you swallow your tongue?" moment today but it wasn't so bad. Please excuse me for the bad formatting, I am writing this from mobile. I am 15 and I work at a cookie shop. I met to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterNov 17, 2019
3 points

I woke up one day and inexplicably started stuttering.A month and a half later and the problem has persisted and, in some respects, worsened.

I woke up one day and inexplicably started stuttering.A month and a half later and the problem has persisted and, in some respects, worsened. Allow me to provide context.If I sound at all vain or p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterNov 15, 2019
8 points

An older stutter-er

An older stutter-er 27M as someone who stutters with blocks mostly, feeling outta breath in between words. And having difficulty with vowels. How do you guys deal with the dating world? I have a very ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2019
2 points

I just took a long deep breath. What usually happens is after I catch my breath I try again where I left off and I still continue to block. Sometimes I would start my whole sentence but then I find my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterNov 13, 2019
12 points

Just got my first serious job! Sharing my thoughts.

Just got my first serious job! Sharing my thoughts. Hi, I'm 21 old male, dropped daily math college last year and decided i'll take life in my own hands, decided to study weekly and take up some desk ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2019
7 points

Ha, I just had a phone interview with a job recruiter, I think that for a moment I fainted a bit as I was choking my ass off on each and every word. My severe stutter comes and goes, sometimes it seem...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more