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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
1 points

Introducing myself is the hardest thing for me to do. If I know for certain that someone is coming over to introduce themselves, the thing that typically helps me is if I take control of the introduct...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
2 points

im an indian too brother glad to see a stutterer from india. even i cant say my name rn. i had the same issue in 10th grade where i couldnt say my name at all but in 11th grade it vanished but it retu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesOnset & Life-Stage ChangesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
15 points

nope, jus me its so sad. like i feel how free are these people speaking with no effort to others and i struggle to say my own name...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
6 points

I stutter on my name too. To get into work I have to dial into our phone system and I stutter every time saying my name. I’ve been trying to take a beat, breathe in, and release before speaking, it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
5 points

It is extremely difficult blocking on your own name. It happens to me constantly when I am in a professional setting. I try to divert and buy myself time with BS questions like “Have we ever met befor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
10 points

Stuttering on your own name is next level pain, i feel you man, i also stutter on every single number in my phone number...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
3 points

I can understand your pain, it happens to me when I have to introduce myself and the feeling that now i am the center of attention it makes me super nervous, like my name is 'Rohit', as i try to spea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 6, 2025
7 points

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 ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
5 points

I've struggled with my name for years. It got better, then it got much worse. It takes a few tries but I eventually get it out. And with anything I say, as long as I can successfully convey the infor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
10 points

I also always struggle introducing my name. For some god forsaken reason I ended up with a name begining with a T, one of the letters I struggle with the most. So I've been in your boat....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
32 points

The moment I stutter, both female colleagues faces got fade after seeing me. I usually replace the words on which I stutter. But this trick doesn't work with my name. Still don't have any plan, how I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesDating & Romance
postr/StutterMay 6, 2025
71 points

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...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 5, 2025
30 points

Really hurtful experience today

Really hurtful experience today So I’m in college and I work at a preschool and there is 2 other teachers besides me who work in the classroom at the same time as I do. The kids I work with are like 4...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 5, 2025
1 points

Do I have a speech impediment?

Do I have a speech impediment? Hi guys, I am wondering if there are any non-traditional speech impediments. I struggle a lot with pronunciation and spelling. My friends will often repeat words back...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionNeurological & Brain+3 more
postr/StutterMay 5, 2025
4 points

Stutter

Stutter I usually stutter when im anxious and overthinking , certain words , when put in the stop and on the call and I don’t know how to say this but i stutter Infront of my dad , not anyone else be ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2025
1 points

Ok here I go. W-e-llll hello mam ho-w aaare you doing today? My name is KJ. I-I-I came over here because I thought you were beautiful....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 4, 2025
1 points

its only getting worse

its only getting worse 15 year old here, been stuttering as far back as i can remember and very recently started blocking badly on words and i thought i was doing a good job keeping it from interferin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
postr/StutterMay 3, 2025
9 points

Getting worse on video call

Getting worse on video call Whenever I do video calls I stutter so much more than I would do in real life. It’s extremely frustrating because ever since COVID and work from home, 99% of employers do i...

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

You've got 2 options: 1. Instead say "I'm \[your name\]" to bypass the "M" - but the chances to stutter on your name are a bit higher since the sentence is short 2. Build a ladder to the "M" startin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 2, 2025
38 points

Stuttering is ruining my life.

Stuttering is ruining my life. Stuttering is literally ruining my life. Whenever I go to conversate with strangers (or with most relatives), I'm not even able to pronounce the first letter of the sent...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more