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postr/StutterMay 30, 2019
20 points

Nervous about a play tomorrow

Nervous about a play tomorrow Hello everyone Tomorrow my class is rehearsing Romeo and Juliet and I'm the narrator. Since I'm the narrator I have to go up to the front of class (its not on a stage) ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2019
2 points

Call into shows on the radio to express a comment on the current topic. This allows you to move out of a comfort zone and retain 100% anonymity :)...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2019
2 points

Although I can say my first and last name, my middle name (Alexander) is a bitch to spit out. The only tip I can recommend is to just stare at something intensely and then try pronouncing it syllable...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2019
2 points

The best is to just say your name. If you avoid it or find other ways to say it you will only get more scared of saying your name in the future. The more you stutter in public the less scared you will...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2019
2 points

You can look up interviews of Rowan Atkinson or Tiger Woods. They are not big stutterers but a stutter can easily notice it....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2019
3 points

If you regularly block on your name you could try and start off saying: “My name is........ Or “I’m........ The ‘M’ or ‘I’ might for easier to start you off and you can roll into your name then....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 27, 2019
10 points

Whenever someone asks for my full name 6 times out of 10 my tounge just nopes the f out. What can I do to stop this?

Whenever someone asks for my full name 6 times out of 10 my tounge just nopes the f out. What can I do to stop this? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 26, 2019
14 points

Summer internships

Summer internships For those in college or high school, are you going on a summer internship? Where are you going for your internship? What are you going to do in your internship? I am currently w...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2019
1 points

Your name is the hardest word to say because you can't change it, or at least that is something that I have heard. I tried to do Spanish in school but it was too difficult and nerve-racking. There was...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterMay 25, 2019
12 points

Leaving my comfort zone

Leaving my comfort zone Hey everybody, I just applied for a job as a waiter, and I'm pretty scared. I have my interview this week, and I'm typically pretty good at prolonged one-on-one interaction, b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2019
25 points

It has been really bad this past week...

It has been really bad this past week... I'm seriously blocking so much.. i can't order fast food anymore, talk to cashiers or coworkers without stopping mid sentence and have my face and body clench ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
1 points

Yes I do. It's the worst when I'm really emotional and upset, talk to strangers etc. My stutter gets worse when I'm not feeling well emotionally. Sometimes I can't get a single word out and feel like ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
3 points

Not really a specific one but everytime someone asks me for my name. There were times where I showed them my ID instead. Really embarrassing....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
2 points

I’m still young so I don’t have too many “haunting” stories but one thing I hate is speaking Irish (or Gaeilge) I live in Ireland and it’s mandatory for us to do Irish at school and every time I’ve ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
5 points

Drive thru situations are the worst! I feel the same way at a drive thru as I do when I am talking on the phone. My anxiety increases and I am way more likely to stutter. I've also had the employee sa...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
1 points

I was doing a presentation infront of the class, just the typical "introduce yourself" to the class kinda thing. The teacher asked for my brother's name since she thinks she had him, and i stuttered a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
1 points

My name starts with a h with happens to be one of the words I find hardest to get out. I've considered making up a fake name to usr if people ask...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 17, 2019
6 points

Fellow stammerer here! Wanted to share my story and experience with having a speech impedement

Fellow stammerer here! Wanted to share my story and experience with having a speech impedement Sup, I'm 16 and have a stutter, and just wanted to share my story and how I cope with having a (most like...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
postr/StutterMay 16, 2019
18 points

Going on a Date

Going on a Date I’ve been texting this guy for some time and turns out we hit it off pretty well. He’s one year older than me (I’m 23/f). I’m excited yet getting crazy anxiety for our date because of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 16, 2019
9 points

Does anyone else HATE a word and whenever they have to read it, that creates more anxiety which then causes you to stutter?

Does anyone else HATE a word and whenever they have to read it, that creates more anxiety which then causes you to stutter? I'm reading Romeo and Juliet in my class and my role is the narrator. There'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment