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commentr/StutterMar 19, 2025
6 points

When you avoid certain words these become ‘feared’ words, the thought of saying these cause feelings of anxiety which in turn cause you to feel tense and hence why you always have difficulty with thos...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2025
2 points

oof all the time. for me, these "nightmare words" are mostly those starting with a consonant (especially words starting with "p" and "c"). it gets so bad that i actively avoid saying any words which i...

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

Does anyone avoid saying certain words?

Does anyone avoid saying certain words? I’ve had my stutter since I was 4 and I’m currently in my late twenties. There are certain words that I specifically avoid or that I extremely dislike the wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2025
1 points

When I realized at one point I forgot to stutter on a feared word that observation was very significant and opened up a new path to explore....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMar 16, 2025
8 points

My wierd stutter

My wierd stutter So my stutter is kinda weird. I usually stutter when I have to say something specific or when someone asks me a question—boom, I stutter. But sometimes, I even stutter when I’m alone....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2025
1 points

Alprazolam is Xanax—the drug has high efficacy, and fluency can indeed be reached with it, but at the cost of substantial negative long term effects on cognitive faculties—this is actually well known....

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesHelpful Med OutcomesHarmful Med Outcomes+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2025
1 points

my name is sachin I get blocked on the " Sa " and it takes me long time to get to chin or theres a big block between sa and chin...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2025
2 points

Yeah then it's basically from the trauma due to that , practice lot of words with a and your name in front of the word...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2025
1 points

i get blocked on pronoucing the a part and cant move forward...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2025
3 points

Vowels are hard to pronounce than consonents.my name also start with A and then i have another A in middle so it always have been really hard for me to pronounce too....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2025
3 points

Do you have A in your name ? It maybe because you might struggled few times while telling your name , stuck on A part, which could have let your mind fear the word A That 's what happens with me usual...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterMar 15, 2025
5 points

My name is very hard to say, I struggle the most on words that have A in it and struggle the most with words that start with A in the middle or start. why?

My name is very hard to say, I struggle the most on words that have A in it and struggle the most with words that start with A in the middle or start. why? ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMar 12, 2025
52 points

Stuttering as a young black man

Stuttering as a young black man Whats going on people, I want to make this post because it’s something that has been on my mind for years. Im 22 and been really dealing with these stuttering blocks...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2025
1 points

Practice pronouncing your name I noticed that I stutter much less to sentences that I practiced a lot, even alone...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & RehearsalFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2025
1 points

Hello there. I am a nursing student and I’ve worked at a doctors office as a medical assistant, which, of course it required us going out to the waiting room and calling names so at the start it bothe...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2025
1 points

wow i never had online friends i find it hard to speak on the phone, online than irl (because in irl you just blend in on online i feel like everbody just wait for me to talk and it became much worse)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 10, 2025
6 points

Healthcare worker

Healthcare worker I work in a clinic where I have to call out patient names. One thing that helps me from stuttering is saying , for (insert name). I just can’t say the name straight out. If I feel a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterMar 10, 2025
1 points

I usually stutter less in front of my dad, mom , gf and friends in general but it's not the same when talking to strangers.. any tips ?

I usually stutter less in front of my dad, mom , gf and friends in general but it's not the same when talking to strangers.. any tips ? I remember when initially into my relationship , I used to stutt...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterMar 9, 2025
1 points

Question for everyone out their

Question for everyone out their So this is just a thing that I've always wondered about but like what words or phrases trip you up the most ( I do have a stutter to and my main few are just 2-4 letter...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2025
2 points

Friend, the same thing happens to me as it does to you. I have stuttered for as long as I can remember and the truth is that it has gotten worse over the years. Before, I could read without any proble...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more