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postr/StutterMar 21, 2025
2 points

Need advice on making phone calls

Need advice on making phone calls I have a usually mild stutter, and it usually only slightly worsens on the phone. But sometimes phone calls get so bad I have to hang up and just text the person I’m ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
1 points

I’m 15 yrs old any I’ve stuttered since around seven or eight. I also stutter very bad. Randomly it’s less with friends and I stutter much more when talking to my parents. Most people I know don’t rea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
2 points

I don't know if pretty privilege exists. I'm a girl who stutters but I'm not that attractive. What I do know is that I've always had trouble keeping friends (I have had a good one for 2 years now :)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
1 points

For specific letters i struggle with i repeat them over and over then i search online for words beginning with them and say them all out loud. You can also find tongue twisters that have them....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
1 points

As a not-ugly guy, I think being soft spoken and approachable also adds to the pretty privilege on my part. Hearing how you are when depressed is interesting, because when I’m depressed, my anxiety an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
1 points

At work, we're required to wear badges, and whenever I meet someone new, I have no problem pointing to my name tag and saying my name. But in other situations, I struggle to say my name without stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
1 points

This is so true! At work, we're required to wear badges, and whenever I meet someone new, I have no problem pointing to my name tag and saying my name. But in other situations, I struggle to say my na...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
1 points

Not being able to speak fluently like other people. For example i have problems with saying words that starts with the letter P...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
1 points

Obviously pretty privilege exist. It is also disrespectful to make fun of someone for their stutter. A side note, I stutter a lot on the trilled r like in Spanish, but not really on the English r....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMar 21, 2025
4 points

Phone Call Anxiety

Phone Call Anxiety Hey y’all. I’m currently struggling A LOT when speaking on the phone. For context, I am using DAF apps on my phone during presentations and sometimes school project meetings etc. Th...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
1 points

oof I know the struggle, I’ve been through countless times when stuttering my own name to someone and the person will reply with “Oh you’ve forgotten your own name?” 🙃...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
2 points

I’ve also been stuttering since I was 4 and I’m also in my late 20’s lol. Yes I have problems with certain words especially if they begin with certain letters. Lately S, F, and T is hardest for me. My...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
1 points

it's funny you say that. I got a benzo RX for anxiety at 17 and it made me feel weird at school. cut to 21 (not using Benzos at the time) drink half a beer and say out loud " this feels like when I ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Strategic Swearing/Cursing
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
5 points

Oh yeh im having similar problem. The first hello, hi in either a call or an online meeting is so hard to get out....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMar 20, 2025
16 points

Phone calls trigger me

Phone calls trigger me I have a mild stutter not as severed as it was when I was growing up. I have come to the realization that if I get the first word out then every word and sentence just flows out...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2025
2 points

My last name has always been a thorn in my side. Almost all other words come and go, sometimes I can pronounce them with ease and then an hour later I get a block. The good thing is I can usually se...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating StutteringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2025
2 points

"remember" for me. it's just a word i always stutter on and always have, which sucks bc it's pretty common. i use "recall" instead when i can but it doesn't always fit...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterMar 19, 2025
2 points

I need advice

I need advice I say uhh and um a lot and I also struggle with words that start with B,K,D,P,T. I've tried a lot of things but they seemingly haven't worked, give me some tips and tricks that you've us...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2025
5 points

I can’t say my own fucking name without having a long ass block. I just started calling myself Smiley lmao fuck it...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMar 19, 2025
3 points

Hirevue Interview Tips

Hirevue Interview Tips Hey everyone, I’ve been actively looking for new jobs, and one of the positions that I really want is asking for me to do a HireVue interview. I can’t help but be anxious goin...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesEmployment & Career