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New job tomorrow, how can I introduce myself if I struggle to say my own name?

New job tomorrow, how can I introduce myself if I struggle to say my own name? I have a new job and my first day is tomorrow, there's a lot of things worrying me about this job but one of the aspects ...

I am having difficulties talking over the phone

I am having difficulties talking over the phone Hi everyone, I hope you all are doing well. So I developed a stutter as a kid, I think it started when I was 12. It was quite bad, on one occasion a tea...

Upcoming oral exam - how to manage extreme stress and anxiety?

Upcoming oral exam - how to manage extreme stress and anxiety? I'm a university student who struggles with both stuttering and generalized anxiety disorder. I have my first ever oral exam coming up so...

The stutterer podcast + I summarized 4+ hours of videos

The stutterer podcast + I summarized 4+ hours of videos I came across a random stutter Podcast. And I decided to summarize these videos: [1](https://youtu.be/dMs-fQqX98Q?t=22), [2](https://www.youtube...

What do you do on your bad days?

What do you do on your bad days? Pretty sure we all have this. it’s a like a spidey sense telling us this is a bad moment. Do you push through or sit it out? Like if you’ve been meaning to get a hai...

you are not the only one, same with me as well, when people ask me my name i get stuck, and they say have you forgotten ur name itself. it hurts but we cant even complain on them...

Thank you for the detailed post. This is my attempt to extract tips from the link (that you shared). **Tips**: *(from the first post)* * Address the mental habits like trying to control speech or pl...

>*"Self-protection mechanism: fear stored in peripheral vision or eyes > brain receives conflicting signals (like trying to speak confidently while the eyes catch a subtle threat or discomfort in the ...

This is literally me in every situation i am in where i am asked my name, you are not alone in this. I feel like absolute death after i finally say my name...

Yes totally. I would say metaphorically, the speed our thought is much greater than the speed of light. The moment I think I’m gonna stutter, it’s just there already. It’s just consuming me totally....

Joining a Toastmasters Club

Joining a Toastmasters Club I (24f) have had a stutter my whole life. If I just have a conversation with someone, my stutter is pretty mild. However, when it comes to doing a presentation or reading i...

Help

Help Why am I stuttering in my early 20s?? It affects my life, it’s embarrassing. I feel as if I’m literally not able to say what I want to say. Sometimes I have to say the words extremely slowly alon...

One of my favorite stories, I was talking to my cousin before a class presentation one time and I was like but what if I stutter. She goes “*my name* they KNOW, they’ve heard you speak, they know you ...

Developed a stutter

Developed a stutter I developed a slight stutter from having to repeat myself in discord calls so often because of people being too loud Just realized when I was talking to someone in minecraft with ...

Started stuttering out of nowhere

Started stuttering out of nowhere Hello everyone! I've graduated from high school two years ago and started going to university February of last year. I was never a public speaker during my past lif...

Will do! I hope it doesn't happen but now that I know that the dream could be a trigger then maybe I'm better prepared? I just have to avoid being pulled over by cops now haha....

I don't know whether i should say this or not but That exact thing happened to me few years back when i stuttered so badly in my dream like what u described ( i never stuttered that hard in my life ...

Stuttering in my nightmare

Stuttering in my nightmare This is going to be a random rant. I had a dream last night that I was on a road trip (I live in the US) and suddenly ended up in India. The cops caught me for driving on th...

Need urgent advice for an interview

Need urgent advice for an interview I want to do a PhD and have been applying to different programs and positions since a while now. I got accepted into a reputed graduate school with 3-4 projects of ...

Can't able to say my name

Can't able to say my name I recently got a job. Today 2 preety female colleagues came to me and just simply asked my name. I was like Aaaaaaanubhav. For that moment I was like I just want to kill my...