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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
1 points

Hi 15F and yeah ive felt that way a lot too especially since no one else in my year at school has one it’s very isolating and ive often felt angry at everyone else and myself for it but ive came to ac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
4 points

Anyone from 🇵🇰?

Anyone from 🇵🇰? Hey! I'm 18M from Lahore, Pakistan. I've been thinking about socializing with like-minded people facing similar problems as me. We can have conversations and share life experiences...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
2 points

This was a really pleasant read. You complimented my writing skills, but yours are clearly even better! I would love for you to delve deeper into why being passive intrigues you? What does being passi...

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Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+3 more
postr/StutterJan 31, 2025
6 points

Feeling Completely Stuck

Feeling Completely Stuck No pun intended. I'm an adult with a speech block (essentially, I cannot speak verbally; imagine trying to run forward but encountering an immovable concrete wall that you de...

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postr/StutterJan 31, 2025
6 points

Can I get rid of it?

Can I get rid of it? I'm sorry if some parts don't make sense. I'm currently 16 years old (M). I've had an extreme stutter for about 10 or 9 years now. My stutter is unique. Sometimes it acts as a n...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

Thank you. I couldn't say my name until I was 36, I am so pleased that I found costal breathing when I did 😊...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

I'm currently doing my Master thesis and did the same during one of my presentations with my supervisors. I wrote the entire script, recorded it in my phone (since I dont stutter much when I'm alone) ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalSchool & Academic LifeFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

Not sure if this will help. but here’s what worked for me—I started paying attention to what triggered my stuttering: What is the common denominator in stutter triggers? For example, we might speak f...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
1 points

Mine only happens when im asking something usually, especially asking for something. If im about to stutter i have to reword the sentence n sound like an idiot lol dude it is the weirdest thing. Talki...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

I got that way sometimes. There was at least a good year when I couldn't pronounce my last name . It starts with an R but I couldn't get out the R I could get out a W and then hope to God I could say ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

Yeah, I can plan around most words if I anticipate a block coming but not a lot of options to replace your first name! Haha I have several tricks I try but it just was not happening no matter how I tr...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

I can almost always “plan around a word” if I anticipate a block coming but it’s really hard to substitute words for your name! It’s either your name or it isn’t. I can even fake my title but I can’t ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

Today one word came from my deepest of my mind “Die”

Today one word came from my deepest of my mind “Die” Stuttering is not always like, taking time to get out a word, sometime word doesn’t want to come out at all, like when you are trying to say a word...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
8 points

Hey! I am in the exact same boat as you. I usually tend to get stuck on words that start with B, D, P, T. But my blocks don’t last longer than 6 seconds. But the insecurity and anxiety I feel about m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

You aren’t alone, I’m 22 and I can’t say my name at all. I think it’s a mental block for me. I be nervous I can feel the stutter coming and of course I stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 29, 2025
29 points

I feel like I'm the only stutterer who suffers this much

I feel like I'm the only stutterer who suffers this much I went to a group speech therapy a few years ago, and for the first time in my life, I felt thankful because I realized that my stutter is actu...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
2 points

i’m in high school and saying my name has always been difficult for me too. i feel like it’s one of the only things you can’t substitute another word for or act like you “forgot what you had to say.”...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
3 points

As someone who struggled to say my name for decades, realizing *why* has been a major help. If you have hard, silent blocks and have developed a habit of word switching or avoiding, any unavoidable w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

As someone who struggled to say my name for decades, realizing *why* has been a major help. If you have hard, silent blocks and have developed a habit of word switching or avoiding, any unavoidable w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
1 points

I’m gonna be 44 and yet I do struggle with my name starting with N, some days are fluent, some days it just doesn’t happen. For context i’m a tutor, when i’m teaching words flow fluently and then ther...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career