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postr/StutterSep 21, 2024
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I pretty much healed my self from stuttering : now offering donation-based sessions to help others

I pretty much healed my self from stuttering : now offering donation-based sessions to help others Hi everyone, I used to have a terrible stutter that started when I began to speak, aged 3-4. It was ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/overcome_stutteringSep 20, 2024
2 points

Yes 100%. I can barely speak on the phone at all. To the point where if my family is around I'll just try to get them to speak for me bc it's easier for me & the person I'm calling..with being put on ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2024
8 points

It’s extremely common and likely due to having a covert stutter where you have learned to hide your repetitions by word-switching. Your name is the one word you cannot really switch. I’m willing to ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2024
4 points

Im 100% same state as you, what’s your name always kills me even tho its quite simple, but knowing i must say one word is always annoying...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/stutteringSep 16, 2024
1 points

i have trouble with words like 'eight' which start with that particular sound. might voice muscles clench up and am fine when alone. talking on phone or at a desk counter is tough. i think it's anxiet...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2024
11 points

I remember the feelings you are experiencing with your stammers at 15. My stammer is still extremely bad at 47. It is a bad question to ask a stammer is how they are on the telephone. OP, how bad or g...

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Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2024
1 points

I am 16 year old. I do exactly what you are doing. i have a schoolfellow which is also a stutter. He have one quality that i love which is that he always use words that normal people (non-stutters) u...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2024
0 points

Polish is quite difficult to learn. Well atleast for me as i was not exposed in situations where i only had to speak polish. But i kept learning and now i can hold conversations at decent level. I had...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Situational VariabilityFeared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2024
2 points

I speak 2 languages and can read 3. English, urdu and arabic. Arabic I’ve been reading and reciting from childhood for quran so I hardy stutter in that. It’s like singing, so apart from a random block...

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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
1 points

oh absolutely. one of the big reasons my doctor allowed me to take diazepam (valium) was because i recently moved to a completely new place and gone to a new school and everything. i find it’s been wo...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2024
3 points

Same 😭. Especially on words like 'Hello', 'Thank You', 'Sorry', 'Happy Birthday' or calling out someone's name. People would be thinking I am rude because I can't say Thank You 😭...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2024
0 points

This is a neverending struggle in my life. I freeze up on my last name. I can't even count how many times I haven’t been able to say it at all, and people would confusedly ask, 'Haha, did you forget y...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
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Thank God this block type of stuttering is normal. People around me assumes that i have some other speaking disorder like worse than stuttering. But i am a teenager and still learning and my name star...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
3 points

Try to do the “hello my name is…” but jam your name onto the end so it sounds like my name isJack or whatever it is. What I do is just don’t say the first syllable of my name and people usually don’t ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
1 points

My name is Chris and  I tend to make it so much harder than is it    I barely say my name with ease I get so nervous about just saying hello I'm Chris  i tense up and get nervous.    But yeah the hard...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
1 points

Yes I always dreaded those days when each of us had to introduce ourselves in a meeting to a new group member. I found that ssri’s seem to be a bit helpful in spite of some people saying an ssri makes...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
1 points

I feel you, i really do, its so annoying that i quit university cause of stuttering. i remember my first semester, English class, professor asked my name and i just couldn't say my name, everyone was ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
2 points

I used to also block in my name. I just pronounced my name in a slightly different way where I knew I wouldn't block and because of that I've regained the confidence to to say it normally without a st...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
0 points

Maybe try a phrase that helps you roll naturally into saying your name? What I’ve found helpful when saying cumbersome words is to take a breath and on then a slight exhale then to say whatever I’m...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
2 points

I feel everyones pain every time i try to introduce myself I always get stuck or have to force it out an it sometimes embarrassing when its a job or talking to anyone i tend to be quiet alot of the t...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment