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Conin. The hard C used to make me block a lot. I began saying it all the time and it's not much of a problem for me anymore....

/r/Stutter Voice Conference #2 - Sat Jul/16/2016 7pm CST

/r/Stutter Voice Conference #2 - Sat Jul/16/2016 7pm CST /r/Stutter Voice Conference #2 [US] --- * Day: Saturday * Date: 16th of July. * Time: 7pm Central Standard Time | 1am British Summer Time ...

Sam. I think its difficult no matter what your name is :p like if i changed my name, then after a while i wouldnt be able to say that name either lol...

I think it's nearly universal for we stutterers to have trouble saying our own names when introducing ourselves, regardless of the number of syllables. My name's Logan and because my stutter is very s...

Whats your name and how hard is it for you to pronounce it?

Whats your name and how hard is it for you to pronounce it? I just realized how fortunate I am that my name is only one syllable (seth) even though sometimes it can be hard to say it would be much wor...

Contrary to popular belief, first impressions don't mean that much.

Contrary to popular belief, first impressions don't mean that much. I'm sure a lot of us have heard "You have to make a good first impression!" So when you meet new people you try really hard not to ...

Hey! I'm from the UK (pending) too! Honestly the best thing I've found is to just let go of your pride. You're gonna stammer either way. Get angry, get red in the face. For me, it flows once I've laug...

Can't find a job, living with girlfriend, anxiety

Can't find a job, living with girlfriend, anxiety Hey guys I'm I'm quite a hard place at the moment, in 26 and living in the UK with my girlfriend. I lost my Job over a year ago due to cuts and I ...

Often I can only say my name with "my name is" in front of it. Gets me weird looks sometimes but I dont really give a shit....

This is probably the most helpful and valuable post in this thread. You need to overcome the fear of saying your name. It is the negative perception w.r.t. your name that feeds your stutter. The reas...

The reason why almost all stutterers have trouble saying their name is because there is no alternative for it. Some try to come up with nicknames or take on an entirely different persona, but the init...

I used to have a similar problem. But I decided to challenge myself and try say my name whenever I could. I answered the phone saying my name, etc, etc. Over time I found it became less fearful of a w...

I can say " My name is " or " Hey name is " , but when it gets to my name Jermaine....I still block up at times. Like I know my name, but it still doesn't want to come out....

I'm the same way and lately I've been having a lot more problems saying my name and I'm very conscious about it. I keep on thinking about going to a speech pathologist, but I think its a waste of ti...

Yeah this totally sucks. I can say my first name, but my surname is a block 10 times out of 10. The only way I've figured of getting round it is to spell it out, I just generally try to avoid it. Will...

It definitely happens to me when I'm speaking to someone I formally don't know. Telling someone my name has always been an issue growing up (I had difficulty with hard W's which conveniently is the ...

I frequently have a speech block right before my name for some reason. The one thing that defines you and usually the first thing a person asks you leads to a moment of potential embarrassment and an ...

I hate saying my name now !

I hate saying my name now ! Some times sutter and some times I don't. It's strange. Whenever I have to tell someone my name, I freeze. I suddenly lock up, I know my name, but it just doesn't want ...

Stuttering Horror Stories?

Stuttering Horror Stories? I'm a moderate stutterer with blocks in hard sounding consonants such as the letter 'P.' I have one experience that stands out in my mind. I was ordering food in front of a...

I just made a little discovery for my stutter

I just made a little discovery for my stutter I've always had a problem with three specific sounds when speaking, in addition to my regular, not very severe stutter. The m, p and especially b sounds h...