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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
2 points

People say this to me a lot too. I also have adhd and people say I get intense at times. Sometimes I wonder if it’s sub-conscious because when I am angry I do not stutter nearly as much. Also, maybe w...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightFrustration & AngerFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
5 points

I think my stutter is more of the problem. I have bombed so many interviews because of it. I’ve been at interviews for McDonald’s, Walmart, Burger King and have stuttered like crazy during them I beli...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterJul 3, 2025
3 points

I have a stutter

I have a stutter I have had it since 18, I am 23 now. I sometimes forget my name despite having had impeccable speech fluency at age 18 and younger. I’m wondering how to improve this and if there are ...

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Feared Words & NamesSeverity & FluctuationResearch & Resources+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2025
1 points

I taught skiing last winter, might do it again this winter. I'm expected to introduce myself to the people I teach, and I have a big problems for the first letter of my name...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2025
1 points

I was fortunate and got a name change in 2013 in San Diego. My birth name began with an H, and I could never ever say it. Now, I can easily say my stupid name without stuttering or feeling nervous....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2025
6 points

I’ve felt all the things you are feeling, and still do, depending on where I’m at in my mood/stuttering cycle. It often feels like two steps forward, one step back, both in my mindset and my managemen...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2025
2 points

It’s like a lottery honestly, it’s horrible. Worst thing is as well if you’re telling someone your name that’s also that persons first impression of you as well. 😭...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2025
1 points

I have the same thing. My name has changed a lot throughout my life due to various reasons, and none of them I ever pronounced fluently ever ......

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2025
3 points

This is so so so real, i’m the exact same way - especially with being able to hide it sometimes with substitution. but it’s hard to substitute another word for your name haha!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2025
1 points

Put anxiety aside i can't read when phrases and sentences are densely made up of those sounds.  By thought block, my family and a general doctor refer that, i think I have a stutter which is making ...

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Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2025
2 points

my name is aaron can i always start sweating bullets when someone asks me my name glad someone said this...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2025
2 points

Thank you very much, how long have you been taking clonazepam and how useful is it for stuttering?...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Helpful Med OutcomesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2025
1 points

I take duloxetine 60mg for fibromyalgia has no affect on anxiety thus stutter. Clonazepam is a better stutter med...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2025
2 points

In my case I don't feel addictive, I went for periods without taking it and everything was ok. Except for the stuttering that increased...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Harmful Med OutcomesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2025
1 points

Amusingly yes, haha. I had a dream of having to call 911 reporting in a crime, and my anxiety was through the roof. Couldn't even speak a word and I cursed all the way on the phone...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
2 points

Actually, that letter is ONLY difficult to say because it’s the first letter of your name - the most unswitchable word you have to regularly say....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
1 points

This is the most common experience, Unfortunately, the thing you think is lucky is *the* reason you struggle to say your name. Fortunately, the solution is closer than you think - in this post...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
1 points

i would say this is probably a stutter along with other things!! i have similar issues where with certain letters or sounds- like b, s, l, th, j, etc.- it's harder for me to pronounce them. studying a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesNeurological & BrainRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterJun 29, 2025
3 points

Is this really a stutter or just a thought block

Is this really a stutter or just a thought block Iam a 16 year old introvert, I have trouble pronouncing certain sounds and phrases, iam not even taking about while speaking, iam talking about reading...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2025
7 points

are you me? my name starts with a letter that is very difficult for me to pronounce and I can feel my heart racing whenever someone says "what is your name?"...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment