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Yesssss, my last name starts with Ca....so when I say my full name, I have to say my first name, followed my an ummmm, then hope I don't stutter on my last name lol...

Just tell them you know exactly what you want to say but your brain has misplaced how to say it. Having struggled with them myself, C's and M's can be especially difficult because pronouncing them sta...

I think it differs between each person.. although you're better than most people. I can never my Cs, Ps right, also I can never get out words that start with 2 constants, followed by a vowel (e.g. cr...

Does anybody here struggle with C's?

Does anybody here struggle with C's? I can never seem to get my C's right no matter how hard I try it's just ca...ca..can't and munch... munch munchkins it's so frustrating all my friends at school co...

Saying my name. Then anything which may also induce stress/nerves, such as being introduced to people. Best one was recently - introduced to very important person and they say "nice to meet you" and I...

This! (except name start with vowel) My absolute worse fear. Anything from giving my name at a fast food restaurant to business meeting introductions to meeting new people. The fear leading up to it i...

I'm generally not an advocate of using drugs to deal with anxiety or depression and would worry it could lead to dependency if used to aid your speaking. I'd say to stay away from benzos completely. H...

Saying my own freaking name. It starts with an "m" which is one of the hardest sounds for me. People look at me like I'm making up my name and it can make it so difficult to be outgoing and introduce ...

Ive never heard of anyone who's said their name is easy to say lol.. it can't be coincidental. Although, over the years, it has become a lot easier to say my name....

Making appointments that require me to say my last name. I block really hard on my last name a lot, so that's always a treat when the receptionist is in a hurry. ...

Giving compliments to strangers or people I don't know well. If I stutter while delivering the compliment I've realized that some people don't hear it as genuine, because a sound wasn't easy for me to...

every time they hire someone new at my job, at the next meeting we "go around the room to say our name and position". I hate it every time....

I love telling them that I stutter and look at the utter horror on their face when they've realized that they were being an asshole. As a child, during role call, I blocked when it got to my name. T...

Hey man thank for your story! I agree that your second method feels a litte bit weird haha, especially when you're talking to strangers. I am not sure if I explained myself rather well, I dont necessa...

100% fluency with this is quite the feat! I'm glad you seem to have such great sucess with it. For me, I was taught this is my school speech therapy but I admittedly never gave it much effort until ...

"Did you forget your own name?" might just be the worst part of stuttering. ...

Why is my speech so much worse with my parents

Why is my speech so much worse with my parents I hung out with my friends yesterday and hardly stuttered saying whatever i felt like(maybe it was the pressure to not stutter due some girls being there...

The whole Starbucks experience just stinks. I stumble over what I'm going to order, and giving my name is am ordeal too :(...

I don't go to Starbucks but yeah, I've found my own name can be hard sometimes. I've gotten away with it by saying "I'm Dana" but omggoood sometimes a person will repeat it like it's my actual nam...

I do the same.. Something easy... then I have to pay attention to the name I gave... sometimes I forget and stand there looking dumb....