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commentr/StutterMay 21, 2025
2 points

What if when someone ask you what your baby’s name is, you don’t just say “Bob”, instead you try saying something like “This is Bob”...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2025
2 points

With a stutter you have to compromise a lot in life But naming a person is where it shouldn't matter, because it is your baby's name that everyone will know them as ! Picking a name you both reson...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
4 points

My second child’s name will begin with a T and that is hard for me, but honestly, I’m tired of not getting what I want because I’m too afraid of talking. Husband and I love the name and I will not let...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
3 points

I think repetition and time are key too. It’s funny (annoying) how repetition and time doesn’t work with your own name. I applaud you for sticking to your guns and choosing a name you know would work ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
15 points

I think you also might regret not doing it for the rest of your life if you pick a name you aren't as in love with. It might always be the path not chosen. Remember you can use nicknames too! And al...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
3 points

I’m a 32F with a 3 week old newborn and relate to this 1000%. When we were choosing names I decided that one syllable names were all I wanted to consider because my stutter often manifests based on wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
3 points

Baby names were difficult to navigate for me as well. First child, I made sure we chose a name that was easier to say. My second child’s name begins with a short vowel sound, which is difficult for me...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
17 points

Naming my baby

Naming my baby I’m 31F and 31 weeks pregnant! My husband and I have picked names for both a boy and a girl, as we aren’t finding out what we are having. During the name picking, I was pretty focused o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
4 points

I assume nearly every stutterer has problems with their name. Introductions are always hard for me, and I dread them. Especially going around the room and introducing yourself. That is an absolute nig...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
6 points

difficulty in introducing myself

difficulty in introducing myself recently I’ve been finding difficult to introduce my self particularly my name which starts from A , i used to find it easy before but now there’s this fear planted in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
5 points

Rant

Rant This is really the first time I’ve ever talked about my stutter. I’ve been stuttering my whole life but when I was a kid it wasn’t that bad and I didn’t care if my friends mocked me. I was very o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 19, 2025
62 points

Job interview was brutal🙂‍↕️

Job interview was brutal🙂‍↕️ Just got done with an interview for a tech internship, and I’ve never felt so worthless in my life lmao. I spent days preparing on what to say, as well practicing with th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2025
1 points

Does your name begin with the “le-“ sound? It’s not uncommon for stutterers to struggle with the sound that their name starts with…...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 17, 2025
8 points

not sure if this is the place to ask this, but does anyone else struggle really badly to get words to come out properly?

not sure if this is the place to ask this, but does anyone else struggle really badly to get words to come out properly? specifically words starting with S or L, i was talking to my friend yesterday w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
1 points

K, c, s, th, a (sometimes), p, f, (sometimes all letters) 😭 Tbh i thought i was the only one who had this problem, im still young and i dont know a lot about stuttering I think i started stuttering...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesCycles & RandomnessRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMay 16, 2025
8 points

It's been a while since I've had a bad stuttering interaction where the person just assumes I'm stupid, but my phlebotomist probably got that impression.

It's been a while since I've had a bad stuttering interaction where the person just assumes I'm stupid, but my phlebotomist probably got that impression. Went for a blood draw the other day and tried ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
10 points

Screw these vowels

Screw these vowels I have been stuttering from 4 yrs old - present day (17 years old). My stutter has been reducing rapidly over the past 2 years of my life. I would say I am about 80% fluent on my be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2025
5 points

I stuttered through every interview I've ever had. Im now an adjunct professor at the program university I interviewed for as a student years ago. I don't think you have anything to worry about. You'v...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerFeared Words & NamesPersonal Stories
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
9 points

How do I talk to her !

How do I talk to her ! So I am a 9th grader in India and I like a girl in my class but 'I stutter' so I am always nervous speaking because I know I can't finish it off. I have had some opportunities t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2025
2 points

I’ve tried it all and a Xanax and propranolol could help… the stutter won’t be reduced but at least you won’t get crazy with the anxiousness of the exam...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment