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commentr/StutterJul 25, 2016
4 points

My first name triggers my stutter..and i just realised recently that when I'm drinking and smoking with people i cant control my stutter so i don't talk and just be quiet. I want to die ...

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commentr/StutterJul 25, 2016
1 points

Good to know you've been making improvements, that's great news ;) Rs can be particularly painful, do you end up rolling on them at the start of words? Thanks for your input ;)...

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postr/StutterJul 24, 2016
13 points

My last name triggers my stutter...

My last name triggers my stutter... I don't stutter as often as I do anymore but sometimes it happens randomly or when I'm nervous. However certain words can automatically trigger it no matter what. M...

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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2016
12 points

When I have trouble getting a word out and the person I'm talking to chuckles and asks, "Did you forget what you were trying to say?" It's especially annoying when I'm trying to tell them my name....

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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2016
1 points

Hard sounds rear their ugly head again! Cs and Ks seem to cause a lot of problems, and unfortunately we can't always talk our way around them with different words? Do you find yourself switching to 'w...

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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2016
1 points

That's interesting you say that Adzie, because I'd assume (am I right?) that it's predominantly consonants and that cause us tension. Do you find breathing out on the word helps if vowels cause troubl...

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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2016
1 points

Will check it out, thanks Paul ;) I get stuck on Bs too sometimes, it's that plosive sound that just seems to linger tensely behind my lips and won't come out! Thanks for sharing ;)...

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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2016
1 points

I can't say eleven and sometimes nine gives me trouble. I can say eight but have trouble with 80-89. Sometimes 90-99 gives me problems. Yeah, I'm a mess....

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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2016
3 points

Hard K or C - ironically my name is Kaitlyn. B's L's and P's. I would agree though, many sounds give me trouble to some degree depending on the day....

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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2016
1 points

I allways have troubles with vowels, because these are letters that come directly from the throat. Its a lot easier for me to force letters out that are created with your mouth like T, K, R. I was bor...

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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2016
3 points

Many sounds seem to give me trouble to varying degrees, but "F"s at the beginning of sentences are especially tough. Might be relevant to the question-- there's a video of Samuel L Jackson accepting ...

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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2016
1 points

So i managed somehow to speak without stuttering. I'm 24 and i had huge problems with stuttering in elementry school. For me it was the H at the beginning of a sentence. At the moment i'm struggelin...

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postr/StutterJul 23, 2016
5 points

What are your problem words/sounds?

What are your problem words/sounds? Hi everyone, I'm a stutterer, and have been since I was 9 (now 38). I'm now in the process of researching problem words, situations etc, for a book I'm writing. A...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2016
1 points

My name is Natalie. I've been married and divorced, and I can tell you that the new name makes it easier for a month or so---but once you get used to it, you'll start stuttering on the new name too. I...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2016
4 points

Yea, I usually get around in by adding in a few more words, something like "What's up I'm Andrew" or "Nice to meet you Mark, I'm Andrew." But I still do stutter on my name. I'm 28 now and I've been st...

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postr/StutterJul 20, 2016
5 points

New School

New School I'm going to a new school in about two weeks. (High School). I'm going to be a junior. I'm petrified for literally only one reason. My stutter. It's not severe, but it's there sometimes. Th...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2016
1 points

I've stuttered my whole life, albeit, much much more controlled now than when i was your age, I'm 32. I am a Land Surveyor and make $20 an hour with no college education. I have a beautiful wife and 3...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2016
1 points

girls always said my stammering was cute, lol! well, ya know, the ones that didn't laugh in my face!... ...

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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2016
2 points

Well i didnt really feel much different to be honest, i just noticed that i almost completely stopped stuttering from 1 week to the other. Like i said, maybe graduating from university boosted my self...

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postr/StutterJul 12, 2016
5 points

Why am I stuttering?

Why am I stuttering? Hi, recently (about a couple of years I think) I started to stutter only in a specific situation and although I tried a bunch of things, nothing has changed. The situation is whe...

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