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commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
13 points

I stutter on bye too. The best part is you can stutter a bit and still manage a ba-bye. I just end up sounding posh. Sorry to joke about this. Sucks that it happened. Hope you get over it soon. Most p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHumor & Community ToneShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJan 23, 2025
37 points

Couldn’t say “bye” today

Couldn’t say “bye” today I usually am able to say simple words really fluently, but I just moved in with a new roommate today and I have been kind of nervous getting to know her because we just met. I...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
1 points

Its normal. We all have letters/vowels that are specific to each of us but the underlying issue is the same. The situations you mention just highlight that confidence in yourself to speak will defin...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
2 points

Sentences starting with a vowel are tough for me. And I have the exact same problem with when you know it's your turn to talk and ESPECIALLY when I'm at work and visitors are there and it's a bunch of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
2 points

I never feel guilty .. I'm more pissed off at myself that no matter how much practice, mental focus and prep time.. I still struggle saying my first and last name when asked on the spot.. It's ridicul...

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Feared Words & NamesFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterJan 23, 2025
7 points

Stuttering on A, E ,I ,Y, O, U as first or 2nd letter in a word

Stuttering on A, E ,I ,Y, O, U as first or 2nd letter in a word Ive been stuttering all my life i think, now that im almost an adult(im 16) i want to fight it and dont be scared to talk anymore. I mai...

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commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
2 points

Yes I have anxiety about taking on the phone, but voicemail is especially terrifying! I think I have a hard time relaying common info like name, phone #, email, etc, because they are set in stone and ...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 23, 2025
1 points

TTY Usage

TTY Usage Has anyone used the TTY accessibility feature (teletyperwriter) on their cell phone with good results. I only stutter on the phone and had no idea such technology existed. Thanks. ...

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commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
2 points

I have the same thing. My T’s are hard on me and my name is Tim 😅 It’s extra hard for me at Starbucks or any other fast food where they ask for a name for the order. I’ve even went as far as saying m...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
2 points

I’m sorry that happened to you. I understand what you’re going through. I’m a construction foreman and we have weekly phone calls, along with the other normal calls I have to make throughout the day. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2025
1 points

Attack those words. Specifically go out of your way to say them more often in conversation. It’s the only way, or else they’ll hover over you forever....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJan 23, 2025
1 points

What adjustable elements underlie feared words, anticipatory fear, and social rejection in the stuttering process, do you think? Important question to make progress towards stuttering remission!

What adjustable elements underlie feared words, anticipatory fear, and social rejection in the stuttering process, do you think? Important question to make progress towards stuttering remission! First...

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commentr/StutterJan 22, 2025
1 points

My dr prescribed me 0.5 Xanax for when I have to speak in an anxiety provoking situation. Only time I take them, which is maybe twice a month. Helps immensely....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 22, 2025
2 points

Sentences that start with a word with a vowel are what I struggle with the most. My name starts with a vowel, so introducing myself is the hardest thing for me to get past. If I know I am meeting visi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating StutteringDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 22, 2025
3 points

I'm sorry that happened. One thing I learned over the years is practicing and mapping out what I say actually makes my stutter worse. I do better when I speak on the fly. Actually, lately the worst ti...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJan 22, 2025
1 points

You’re not alone. The /k/ is a plosive sound and momentarily stops the flow of air from the lungs. This brief stop results in a block and then another and then another, etc. And then there’s the antic...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJan 22, 2025
1 points

I’m sorry to hear that my friend, I hope you recover from it mentally in some way. As and Ls are such a pain for me, everytime saying“Alex” “Netflix” is a gamble for me My goal for 2025 is to read m...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
2 points

Stuttering in your dreams is the worst! It’s always me having to introduce myself to someone...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
6 points

She doesn’t even recognise I’m talking to her as I stammer when saying her name!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2025
1 points

Not at all. I do get really anxious when send a voice mail i but i pull through somehow without stuttering...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names