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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2015
2 points

After years of being unable to say my first name when introducing myself without some issue, I think I finally have mastered it. I went to a training for a job and we spent nearly half an hour practic...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesPreparation & Rehearsal
postr/StutterOct 2, 2015
3 points

Have any of you practiced repeating a specific word over and over to yourself and eventually stuttered less on it?

Have any of you practiced repeating a specific word over and over to yourself and eventually stuttered less on it? I just had that random idea and have been trying to train myself to self improve thes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2015
1 points

Yeah I always feel the word coming up and hope that I can get thru it. And then usually it comes and I can't say it right away I'll switch the word. One of the words I have trouble saying is Denver an...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2015
2 points

It's a shame you can't sling your way across your name, and the starting letter of my name is one of the letters I stutter the most on....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2015
5 points

All the time, I think ahead to patten my speech around block words / syllables.. Unfortunately my name is one of my major block words. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2015
2 points

I have had a stutter at least since I was 5 years old. Today I am 19 years old, and still have problems with my stutter. I don't have a problem reading when alone, but I do when reading to others. It ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesGenetic & Family FactorsSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2015
1 points

I always give fake name at like starbucks because IDK why I stutter on my own name...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2015
1 points

I am so thankful that i dont stutter on my name. I have several words i just cant say, but my name is not a problem. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2015
1 points

I never gave out a fake name. The starting letters I usually stutter on are AEIOU and my name begins with E so.. yeah. It usually took some time for me to say my name. The only time I remember giving...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2015
3 points

I've never given a fake name for as long as I can remember. But this has happened to me many times and it's embarrassing mainly to myself. But for some reason this year when I've been introducing myse...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2015
1 points

Hello! Same here. Mild stutter and a master of synonyms! Do you practice the words you avoided, afterwards? - I DO! I had a BIG problem with a lot of words that begin with an L. (like laser......and ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2015
2 points

My mother stutters although it's very mild and you would rarely notice. I don't have any emotional trauma or anything like that. It just started when I was 4 or 5 years old. I never got any treatment ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterSep 19, 2015
3 points

Hey guys just wanted to tell you guys my problems and maybe you can help?

Hey guys just wanted to tell you guys my problems and maybe you can help? I am pretty sure I don't have a stutter, but i definitely have some sort of speech disorder. I tend to talk extremely fast, bu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

Oh my God, I hate phone interviews so much! People ask me, "Are you nervous?" I tell them no, but then they're like, "Well, why are you stuttering?" or "Why can't you talk?" There's no way you can tel...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterSep 17, 2015
7 points

the time has come to find a new job

the time has come to find a new job working conditions in my current job are changing. this year alone, 15 people have quit and not been replaced. a lot of their work has fallen on to me. luckily, tal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2015
2 points

I used put people on speaker phone and ask my girlfriend to sit across from me so that I could "talk" to her but be answering the person on the phone. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Feared Words & NamesSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterSep 15, 2015
10 points

I don't stutter because I'm nervous! Fuck!

I don't stutter because I'm nervous! Fuck! I had girl reject me because "I don't have confidence". Apparently she thought I was stuttering because I was nervous and that meant lack or confidence. No, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterSep 8, 2015
8 points

Just had an unannounced phone interview. (story)

Just had an unannounced phone interview. (story) For the past month or so I've been applying for a lot of jobs, without getting much of an answer. Then today I got a call about a job I applied for...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterSep 7, 2015
12 points

Yet another story from a stutterer

Yet another story from a stutterer Here goes. I first started stuttering when I was 3 years old. I'm turning 23 this month, so my birthday will also be our anniversary. And we couldn't be happier. Rig...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterSep 2, 2015
5 points

Stuttering - Would it be a problem?

Stuttering - Would it be a problem? Hello World! I am from India. As you can understand, I am here because of my Stuttering problem and I want your opinions. I have got this condition from my ancestor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more