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Not being able to say your own name.

Not being able to say your own name. So yep as the title says this happened, I was at the garage getting my car booked in for some work, all was going well talking fine like a normal person. And then ...

I say my name is “Q” or “TJ” something easy to say so the chance of me stuttering is low...

I have been thinking of it but tbh it just makes the stutter anxiety worse. I would suggest you not do it. It sucks stuttering but tbh I love when I can say my name regardless of how it comes out....

My old boss thought my name was Alex for a year. I just told him he misheard 🤣. My name is Lewis, so not sure why he didn’t question further....

Not alone 😀. Unfortunately, I stutter to say my real name sometimes so I do that too....

OP’s first line was “I have a very *strange* stutter”. “Basic” was directly acknowledging that their stutter is very common, standard or basic. After reading dozens of comments/posts and learning ab...

Many years ago, I compiled a list of my "red" words (very fluency problematic) and "yellow" words (somewhat fluency problematic). I list my red and yellow words below. FWIW, my little company has a...

How do you folks deal with red words?

How do you folks deal with red words? not sure if red word is the right terminology, but for me it's basically those words which i absolutely stutter at ALL the time. normally i stutter less when talk...

Weird Vocal Block I’ve Developed

Weird Vocal Block I’ve Developed Over the last half year, I’ve developed a tick/block I can’t fully grasp. I can see the words I’m going to read or know what I want to say, but I either can’t get the...

Tired of feelin' like I'm trapped in my damn mind

Tired of feelin' like I'm trapped in my damn mind I've lived with a stutter my whole life, and I’ve had tough periods and others where I was almost used to it — but lately, it’s getting worse. I mak...

Please help

Please help I have an issue, I have an issue saying works like "thread" "electricity" mostly when I'm around people, because of "thr" in "thread" and "e" in "electricity". I usually I use a filler wor...

Thank you for your help. I did think of this! If it becomes too much to handle, I might go to this. However, currently I’m thinking of this as exposure therapy. If I keep having to say the name of the...

Stuttering that gets worse over the years

Stuttering that gets worse over the years Hi, I've had a lot of concerns lately with my speech with stuttering and always thought it was solely related and caused by my anxiety but stuttering just hap...

First ‘big’ job on Monday…not sure I can do it

First ‘big’ job on Monday…not sure I can do it Hey everyone I am 30 and because of a mixture of anxiety and my stutter, I have never really gone for my dream career in law. I have instead worked dead...

I want to apply for a job in the police sector but.......

I want to apply for a job in the police sector but....... "Hey guys, I’m your fellow stutterer. I’m 20 years old, male, and I’m trying to apply for a job in the police force. Right now, I’m working o...

Best AI to practise conversations with?

Best AI to practise conversations with? Ai's that can talk can be a great help to practise talking, saying my name etc, all the usual things us stutters typically dread having to say in a social situa...

I'm you one year ago then... I'm having an internship in a psychology firm and one of the job responsibilities is to pick up calls, attend to customers, or call up to Clients to confirm appointment. S...

Late answer but I was searching about whether Theil has a speech impediment. He has a stutter and it’s exacerbated when he’s concentrating on an answer. [The stutter is really bad in this recent vid...

Bad day at new job

Bad day at new job Hello friends I recently started a new job at a company, the name of which starts with one of my problem letters. I am supposed to call up some people to set up hiring interviews ...

Can confirm, I've changed my name socially a few times over the years to various nicknames and now that my "Starbucks name" is my everyday name, that's the one I block on. Maybe it's time to go back t...