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postr/StutterJul 16, 2015
30 points

For my fellow stutterers going through a hard time

For my fellow stutterers going through a hard time For those of you who have a stutter, no matter how big or small. For those of you who have trouble forming sounds of words sometimes. For those of yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2015
2 points

Good job!! I had a similar victory. I also just got a job that requires me to talk on the phone. I have to say the name of the business every time, and it is ridiculously hard to say, even people who ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2015
1 points

I can sometimes get over it by saying "I'm Justin" or "hello, I'm Justin" but I get blocked damn near all the time on just "Justin." (unless I am talking about someone else named "Justin," then it is...

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

If your name was "Ted" then that word would be the problem. Names in general are a cruel joker for stutterers....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2015
1 points

I struggle with names begining with S and i sometimes cant say my own brothers name. (Brett and it comes out Brrrrrett) Ill sometimes have those blocks where you cant say anyrhing while saying names t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2015
2 points

Do you have a smartphone? Skype is available for IOS and Android, and I believe it's available on windows phones also....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2015
1 points

Skype seems to be pretty universal these days, I don't see a problem in using skype or hangouts. We'll use skype for now, see how it goes, and work from there. You can just add me as a contact and I ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
1 points

How dies it work in skype? would we all have to be contacts of each other to join? StutterSocial uses a google hangout link that anyone can connect to. that works out pretty well....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2015
1 points

I'm named Phillip which is like some kind of cruel joke for a stutterer. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2015
2 points

Names are hard for almost all stutterers. I'd recommend you stop trying to hard to not stutter on your name and just let it come out with lower tension and stress, even if there is some disfluency. Bu...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJun 23, 2015
6 points

Speech block on one specific word, does anyone else experience this or have tips on dealing with it?

Speech block on one specific word, does anyone else experience this or have tips on dealing with it? I've always suffered from a mild stutter and speech blocks. It was much worse when I was a child an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterJun 22, 2015
9 points

Stuttering more when in casual conversations with people you aren't super close to?

Stuttering more when in casual conversations with people you aren't super close to? I've noticed after this weekend that I have waaaaaaay more blocks when I'm talking about casual things with people l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2015
1 points

Samuel Jackson has/had one, that's why he throws in the odd "motherfucking". I think it saying "motherfucking" was his version of "ehm" that most people use. Pretty sure he is over it now though. Edi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesPublic Awareness / Media
postr/StutterJun 14, 2015
3 points

Stuttering is crippling me. It's frustrating and random

Stuttering is crippling me. It's frustrating and random Hi, this is my first post here. I'm a 15yr old Indian male. I've been stuttering since I was 10. School just started, and we had to introduce...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2015
1 points

Something starting with a Z? I can't ever recall stuttering on the letter z, so maybe Zac?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2015
2 points

I mean I fucking love the steaks and blooming onions and shit but fuck their menu. Steak is a bitch to say under pressure. Along with cooked medium. All of those soft consonants fuck with me. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2015
1 points

for him (i am assuming because of your example names) it wont matter. I dont get stuck on Js very often, but I always get stuck on my name. Pick a name that makes you and your gf happy....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2015
1 points

I read this today and the same thing happened to me at Outback last Saturday... I was trying to order fucking Coconut Shrimp and all of a sudden I hit a hard block. I struggled to get my whole order o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2015
1 points

I've commonly heard that people find their stutter much less noticeable when speaking a foreign language. I have to say that the opposite is the case with me, my stutter is much, much worse when tryin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2015
1 points

My son's name is Ean. Pronounced 'een' because if I do it the right way it doesn't always come out right....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAuthenticity vs. Masking