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Couldn’t say my name

Couldn’t say my name I DREAD meetings where I need to talk a lot, and especially where I have to introduce myself to a new person because my name is very hard for me starting with K. I’m doing Zoom me...

Our sensitivity (perception threshold) to feared words is related to the threat perception and attention systems of the brain. Therefore, it may be beneficial if we add a word before that word. I agre...

I want to talk normally

I want to talk normally So I started to stutter not long ago. It came out of no where, and it's bc of my adhd. The thoughts in my head are going fast and my mouth can't keep up. I really wanna speak n...

Starting to develop a stutter

Starting to develop a stutter I’m 17 and have just recently started noticing a slight stutter when I get overwhelmed or caught up with my thoughts, and while it isn’t too bad yet I’ve never noticed my...

At this point I must say I've realized it's not as inconspicuous as I thought it was, lol. Yeah, I think I do the same thing — Not to the point anything hurts, but it definitely makes me look a bit st...

I can’t even say “hello” and “have” without stuttering on the h part but I can say “hi” just fine 😅 So I think it may also depend on the following vowel in some cases too. But thanks for the tip, I m...

You’ll do just fine just relax and try to think of the best possible outcome!! If it helps you feel any better when i went to a dentist I found out I had a tongue tie which was the main root of why my...

I tested the metronome thing with a vibrating metronome watch and I can say that it does help with my stuttering. The vibrations makes your brain think you are speaking in a rythm, which helps a lot w...

Usually if it's face to face or people I know, I can explain that I stutter or there are visual cues of stuttering/discomfort. When leaving voicemails stuttering would come off as weird and totally un...

Panel interview in a few days

Panel interview in a few days Hi guys! I have an interview Thursday where 3 people will be interviewing me for a state department position. I currently work the position as a contractor but is hoping ...

Hey, I have the same pb! Mostly fluent, or I don't care much well I stutter, but I can't say my name. Or actually I always manage to say it, but I'm always panicking about the idea that someone will a...

How do you deal with being a freak

How do you deal with being a freak Yesterday at school gym after basketball training i saw these two girls weve never met b4 doing the rubberband pull up wrongly which could lead to them hurting them...

Bro 17 year old life long stuttering male here . Since I guess you are an Indian male too you can Dm me , I will share tips on how to control stutter . I was bullied too and I think I got PTSD bcs o...

It may be easier to say what I want to say if someone else enters the conversation first. But sometimes it becomes a problem if I speak first. However, this varies depending on the environment. If I s...

Yeap vowels and hard start sounds alike K D T type sounds are hard for. I know I really love my wife when I willing to try to order aioli sauce for her haha. There is a technique of adding a very su...

I, too, struggle with one worded syllables at times. Whether it’s on the phone or in person. “Bye” or even a confirming “Yes” gets me. I don’t know what it is, but sometimes it does happen when I get ...

Yea, it happens unconsciously for me and sometimes during stutter/block I realise I have that guilty feeling and my face expression turn from normal to sad/guilty and I notice that person I'm talking ...

Please help me ive been to very few interviews because of my stutter and bombed every single one of them, it's just that I can't get a single word out like I block at every word and repeat myself twic...

Yessss my name is also difficult, especially with not being able to say r under some cuicumstances, rebranding to my second name wouldnt help but make it harder🤣(Eric, Eryk in my language). I guess s...

Man, im 23 and have the exact same problem! Vowels, especially at the beginning of a sentence, are hard for me to get through. The worst thing is my name is Ethan, I haven't been able to say my name,f...