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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
1 points

My name starts with a P and what helps enormously for me is doing a hit and hold (technique from the McGuire Programme) on the P. You basically prolong the P sound like P-fffff. Before I was always ge...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
1 points

So relatable. It’s always the word that cannot be substituted! As others have said, ‘my name is …’ or ‘hi…’ gives a runway to flow into saying your name. But it got easier as I got older....

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

Introductions are so hard! If I block on my name the thing that helps me get it usually is tapping my foot and speaking to the rhythm....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
2 points

Thanks for the reply. I sometimes try that but not always works. I try to say "hello, my name is ..." but it is hit or miss when I reach the point where I say the actual name. I may try to just speak ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2024
1 points

A and e, you're me! Vowels are a problem, especially these. Letters like 'k' too, but vowels are the real wind pipe blocking little rascals....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterSep 3, 2024
1 points

Stuttering while talking

Stuttering while talking So I stutter from like 3rd or 4th grade. And I only stutter when talking to someone directly. I don't stutter when talking to myself or anything non-human. If I am recording ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/stutteringSep 3, 2024
1 points

I am the same. I can say my name in a sentence but when someone asks directly what my name is I literally can't. It's so embarrassing 😞...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2024
1 points

Happy for you, with me almost all alphabets are a road block thus its irreparable atp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2024
2 points

Same here… tmrw is my first day and I stutter. I have the same issue saying my name it’s the worse and I honestly have no idea what to do about it. Even worse is presenting and just standing trying to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesPublic Speaking
postr/StutterSep 2, 2024
8 points

how to stop stuttering with words beginning with n

how to stop stuttering with words beginning with n hi everyone. i started a new job that requires me to say the word “nutrition” a lot… problem is that i stutter so much when i say words that start w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2024
1 points

We are all in this similar situation bro. If I didn't have the names problem i would have beeen a much much calmer person....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterSep 1, 2024
29 points

Maybe in a different life

Maybe in a different life I'm about to finish my degree, 3 years, and I can remember all of it. Every single person, every single sentence uttered or just barely spoken, every missed opportunity, ever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2024
5 points

I stutter and I’m a YouTuber as well. My stutter comes and goes. I have problems with words that start with ST, like stop, start, etc.. I try to talk slow but I notice it’s my breathing pattern when ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesEnergy & Biological RhythmsRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
1 points

B sounds have always been the most difficult for me, I haven't personally found anything to help me get through it but I'm interested to hear what others have to say...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterAug 31, 2024
3 points

im gonna kill myself bc of this fucking stutter.

im gonna kill myself bc of this fucking stutter. i cant take it anymore everyday this demon called stutter makes my life even worser and worser my friends laugh at me cuz they are lucky to dont have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterAug 31, 2024
8 points

A fix?

A fix? I'm sorry, you've probably seen a post like this alot of times but I'm genuinely asking here for advice. Currently, I'm 16M, I started stuttering when I was around 12 (I have memories of talki...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2024
1 points

If you struggle with phone calls then I would suggest going to the salon as they open. You will probably be less nervous since it's a face-to-face interaction and not only focused on your speech....

Community & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Advice RequestsFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterAug 30, 2024
4 points

I was struggling to make an appointment over the phone

I was struggling to make an appointment over the phone I wanted to schedule a nail appointment and everything was going well the first few seconds and when the guy asked which service I wanted I was s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2024
1 points

I just started a new job yesterday, and I had to meet so many new people, which unfortunately brought up the dreaded question of what's your name? I had about 40% success, meaning that it only took 1 ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterAug 30, 2024
14 points

I did stutter in family meeting 🥺

I did stutter in family meeting 🥺 My eng is bad btw , Yesterday, my aunt wanted to celebrate her son's first birthday, so he invited everyone to her house. We sat at the dinner table and ate, and eve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment+3 more