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For names, adding a title (ms/mr) right before a name tends to ~fake me out~ and I can avoid stuttering. Also, I add an "ah-" prefix to words to ~bounce off of it~ like in The King's Speech (awesome m...

I have a long name that has a dozen different nicknames, and I allow people in new social situations to "name" me (introduce myself by the long name and let them choose their own nickname) so that I h...

That's why I have several different versions of my name, including a couple I don't feel are "mine" so I don't stutter on. "Throwaway" people I'll probably never talk to again get the throwaway versio...

Only stutter during harsh letters, i.e. G, J, A, K

Only stutter during harsh letters, i.e. G, J, A, K This is especially painful because I'm learning Korean and G, J, A, K pretty much form the beginning of the majority of words I've learnt so far. I'm...

I just don't speak to them again after that. I thought about how much I wanted to wring their neck. That was years ago, I don't have difficulty speaking or saying my name anymore....

My stutter isn't a stutter anymore, instead I just have a hard time saying certain words.

My stutter isn't a stutter anymore, instead I just have a hard time saying certain words. Several numbers and social greeting are things I have trouble with along with several other words mixed in. It...

I definitely have trouble talking on the phone. What helps me is to be in a room by myself and pacing back and forth. When I did speech therapy they had me make some practice phone calls to clothing s...

I actively avoid talking on the phone. My stammer seems to be magnified ten times when I'm on the phone. ...

do any of you guys have phone anxiety caused by your stutters?

do any of you guys have phone anxiety caused by your stutters? So theres occasions where i need to make a phone call and its mostly when something is important i get really anxious that I'll stutter o...

It's wonderful that you've come so far, and that you plan on being an English teacher and translator is amazing! I only stammer a little these days, but I still avoid public speaking and some phone ca...

its all good, taught me who my real friends are. thanks:) every time i block saying my name they say "oh you forgot you name??" and others like that, its annoying-_- but i dont think iv ever been acc...

I'm sorry you had such a shitty experience in school! At least it's made you who you are and you're happy with that :) Do you ever pause trying to say your name, and then get accused of lying? That h...

Stutter only on your name/introducing yourself?

Stutter only on your name/introducing yourself? I recently found this subreddit and haven't seen discussion on this particular issue, so I'm wondering whether it is unique to myself or if anyone else ...

Stutter only when saying your name/introducing yourself?

Stutter only when saying your name/introducing yourself? I recently found this subreddit and haven't seen discussion on this particular issue, so I'm wondering whether it is unique to myself or if any...

I was just thinking about this the other day! I've always been recognized by teachers (and, later, profs) for my writing. My friends would ask me to edit their papers in high school. My speaking ha...

Any advice?

Any advice? I am a freshman at Baylor University and I have stuttered for as long as I can remember, which was ever since the first grade. I have had speech therapy and that has helped a lot but it s...

I too have the same problem. I stutter saying my name which starts with a J. Also with letters w, r, s, and y. ...

I do! It's similar to yours actually. I have a block on the consonant sounds like a hard "C" or "K" like in the word Constantinople, or consonant. ...

Same here. I cannot for the life of me pronounce anything with an H at the start. I have to find ways around all words starting with an H and it is beyond infuriating. ...

Yeah I also can sense what word will give me trouble and i can fix it. That's why it sucks when i read out loud because it forces me to say that specific word...