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postr/StutterAug 13, 2023
6 points

Stuttering + Reserved Nature

Stuttering + Reserved Nature Im losing my mind recently. Before summer started, I did have a stutter and it limited me very briefly on certain things such as phone calls and interviews, but recently I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterAug 12, 2023
9 points

Hello, I'm a stutterer in need of some... life advice

Hello, I'm a stutterer in need of some... life advice Hello, I'm a guy in my very early 20s. I've stuttered my whole life, and somehow managed to gain a very very small amount of friends that have bee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

Whenever you meet someone and think they're going to ask your name, say "nice to meet you, I'm X, what's your name?"...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterAug 12, 2023
13 points

I dont have friends

I dont have friends Hi, im a sophomore in high school, and i feel like an alien in my class. Im so terribly scared of speaking that i didnt make a single friend through the whole of freshman year, hel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

Yeahhhh my name starts with a D as well and I struggle a ton too. I usually try and be proactive and introduce myself first on my own terms, so I’m not caught off guard when they ask me. I use my midd...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

have you tried like saying “yeah um my name is ___”? cuz it helps to add an easy word before you say the next word that’s gonna be difficult. i also do my last name first, cuz it’s easier to pronoun...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

I do the same thing man.. it's frustrating asf, but you g2 keep trying and hopefully can figure out ways to make it easier. I usually say" I'm *name* or my name is ..etc It sucks tho huh? Can't even ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 12, 2023
7 points

U ever meet someone exactly like you but didn’t stutter?

U ever meet someone exactly like you but didn’t stutter? I recently found a YouTuber called dami clips.Me and dude have the same build same height same humor it’s crazy.He’s known for being charismati...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

Names you use often are always the hardest. My speech therapist had a client who was adamant that he had to switch names to stop stuttering. Spends money to legally change his name, goes well for a m...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
2 points

Bumper words help me or even adding a h before my name helps. I sound the h low and then finish with my name or any word. I forget this trick and block up so many times though....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
3 points

I took the drastic way, soon as I hit 18 I changed my name by deed poll, for me it was more my surname I couldn't get out...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

In india we blow shankh(shell) after doing prayers, so I was also a stutter back then, then I started blowing shankh(shell) 2-3times a day and in 4-5 months my stutter gone, and it happens with litera...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
5 points

Thing that has helped me I’m 32. You are going to stand out no matter what. Not like “young and free yolo” but like your stutter will make you stand out. I had to stop thinking I’m going to stop stutt...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
7 points

Approach differently. Try switching up the way you introduce yourself. Instead of saying "my name is," you could opt for saying your last name first, followed by your full name. Additionally, you can ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
11 points

My trick for everything I can't say is just responding however I feel I can no matter what they ask me. Someone asks my name? "hi my name is Justin" - for me saying a cold, no intro "Justin" would be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
-1 points

May be you could try removing the first letter of your name D and just pronounce the word after that. Example, say your name is Daniel, say “aniel” or Derrick, say “errick”...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
9 points

I'm Cody. I struggle a lot of the time to say my name, too. What I've found that helps me is to start the response with a simple phrase like "My name is and then say your name. I've found that with th...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 11, 2023
45 points

I can't say my name. Please advice

I can't say my name. Please advice I can't say my name if someone asks it. It's a bit long and starts with D and I struggle saying it. Whenever someone asks me my name I start stuttering at the first ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterAug 11, 2023
4 points

Feeling Very Insecure

Feeling Very Insecure Hello everyone! I have had a stutter since a very young age, but now I feel like it’s kind of become the centre of my life. Or I have made it that. I think about it all day every...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
1 points

Hey buddy I’m glad u have come to this point, yea i agree with u by saying we should to focus what we have to talk and not in stuttering but no matter what sometimes stuttering just go in his way and ...

Community & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Validation & EmpathyAvoidance & Substitution