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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2015
1 points

Birthdays have been a struggle for me too. You can get around it with "13th of August" or "13th of the 8th". I had problems with "friends" laughing at me in high school too. It just makes you realise ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2015
1 points

hey man, also 16 and same in normal conversations I can usually go fine with talking to people but sometimes with those specific words, names, birthdays, etc... its just tough to deal with it. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2015
1 points

That's hard, man. I know exactly how you feel. For me, it was always when we had to go around the room and say our first name. If they did not know that you had the problem, then you should be happy a...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2015
1 points

Thanks for the response. For some reason, i can say for example, willson, but I can't for the life of me say what, why, when, etc. I can if I respond really quickly though. Idk it's weird haha....

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Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2015
1 points

Dude the fucking letters W, A, and D just fuck my ass. Doesn't help that whenever people ask what school I go to I have to say the letter W. ...

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Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2015
1 points

yeah, some letters like D, B, K, P as the first letter in a word are incredibly hard for me when Im nervous :( But still gotta get used to it Too bad my name is Daniel ...

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postr/StutterMar 12, 2015
3 points

Any help or advice?

Any help or advice? My stutter has slowly grown much worse over the past 6 months. I've been trying desperately to reverse it and have only gotten worse. I was talking fine able to say any word with n...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2015
1 points

Yeah I definitely find this is true. For me its usually Js, Bs, Ds, Cs, but it also depends what vowel comes after the letter. For example 'jam', no worries, can say that all day long. But 'Jenny, cou...

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postr/StutterMar 11, 2015
7 points

Does anyone else only stutter on certain letters?

Does anyone else only stutter on certain letters? And only in the start of a sentence too. Like for example, I find it really tough to start a conversation with the letters W and D. And randomly other...

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Feared Words & NamesPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2015
1 points

My name starts with an M. Saying out my name in front of a new teacher or guests are one of biggest horrors. But sometimes when I taking to new people my age (I am 23) I just say my name is Bruce Wayn...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2015
1 points

I'm am sorry you have to go through this, my name starts with a B too and also gives me problems. And people take advantage of this to get me. It hurts, but it just take it in my stride. Think o...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2015
1 points

i just started my decade of blocking on my age :( "twenty-whatever" is no problem but "thirty-whatever" gets me most everytime. ive been able to avoid most of it by leading up to it "i am right at t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2015
1 points

if its an "important" person (boss, cop, someone like that) i will respond with "no, i have a speech impediment" (im double cursed in that "st" is a very common block for me). if its not someone impo...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2015
1 points

Well, I'm hope I'm not the only one who stutters whi would have had thoughts like that :-o...

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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
2 points

Yea I do this too. People usually say things like that to break the tension, but I use it as an opportunity to let them know I stutter. It used to piss me off when people said things like that, but mo...

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Self-Advocacy & BoundariesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

I'm Bobby and B gives me the hardest blocks. I've been working on also slipping a 'the' in before and its gotten down to a very brief 'th' that most people claim they cant hear. But I know the joke ve...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

Am I the only stutterer who has never experienced people asking if I forgot/don't know my (last) name? My stuttering might be too overt/obvious for it....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterMar 5, 2015
1 points

I can't say my own name sometimes

I can't say my own name sometimes My last name starts with a "B" which can be difficult for me (along with other hard contact letters/sounds) when I'm nervous...which usually only happens around stran...

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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2015
1 points

Like Rowan Atkinson he throws a consonant before the letter b. Like Bob turns into mbob. His pronounce b sounds have become part of his humour, like his ambulance driver/lover named Bob in Blackadde...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSituational Variability
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2015
22 points

I stuttered through grade school, here's the advice I wish someone had told me 15 years ago

I stuttered through grade school, here's the advice I wish someone had told me 15 years ago I still stutter sometimes but a lot less than I used to. Here's my advice for someone just starting high sch...

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Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more