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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
3 points

I just say no with a straight face. They eventually realize I have a stutter and feel bad. Did it to a cashier at harbor freight when she laughed about me "forgetting my phone number" and it felt gr...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
4 points

I stuttered really bad in a drive thru at 3am and they called the cops on me for being drunk. That was fun....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
11 points

I struggled a bit introducing myself during a job interview and the interviewer said “ wow you forgot ur own name?” 😂😅...

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Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
10 points

I had a hard block with a lot of secondary motions when talking with a bartender and she told me I didn’t have to malfunction...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
3 points

Totally commiserate with your predicament. You can say bill or check. You could also just say 'icipt' if it's a north American accent. The 'R's are not emphasized anyway. Hope it helps!...

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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
5 points

Try skipping the r and just saying eceipt. You shouldn't use this everytime, only when you're totally stressed out and just want to get out of the situation...

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postr/StutterJan 3, 2025
15 points

Did I get fired because of my stutter?

Did I get fired because of my stutter? Hello guys. Today, I was fired from work, which I suspect was because of my stutter. It was my first shift today, working in an IKEA. But at the end of my shift,...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2025
1 points

On busy days it goes very stressful and I can’t even sometimes say anything at all , I just point my hand out to ask for cash and just hand over the receipt . Sometimes I just tend to speak a lot...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical TensionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2025
15 points

pharmacy clerk/tech. Stuttering one the phone and in person trying to say medications I don’t know or do know is humiliating but I’ve been here now for four years so I don’t mind it and the customers ...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2025
1 points

Real. This year, instead of trying to hide it in just going to let it happen. I find the more I’m fixated on it the worse my blocks get....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2025
2 points

I was about to ask the same question! I’m almost 30, never had a girlfriend. Stuttering has ruined my self esteem since high school but this year I’ve made the honest effort to let it go. Just let it ...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2025
3 points

I'm 23 now stuttering since 5 I'm so extremely shy and nervous that I have to admit I really avoid every conversation. Friends want to have a voice chat while gaming I avoid it. Even though I know, no...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
1 points

I’m okay with either personally, If I can’t get the word out on my own I’m okay with having my sentence completed for me or the word come from someone else..in high stress environment though such as w...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
9 points

Project confidence. Project confidence. Project confidence. People are attracted towards confidence. I know it’s tough to be confident when you stutter. Confidence means owning your stutter, and not...

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Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
10 points

College, he was my best friend before we started dating. My stutter wasn't very noticeable earlier, but off lately it has increased a lot. To a point where I think twice before speaking in social gath...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
3 points

Dating app! My wife didn’t realize I had a stutter because I kept it hidden pretty well. Since getting married it has definitely come up though, and she supports me through it....

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
8 points

Just talk to people and get them to know your personality people will overlook you stuttering and wont even notice im telling you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
11 points

Stuttered really bad growing up (now 25f) stopped and then in highschool about 18 years old started up again (really think smoking devils lettuce heightened it). UNRELATED anyways!!! met my bf/future ...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
1 points

The company found out about my communication problem almost a month later. I did well in the interview. My stuttering gets worse in social situations. They can tell I have a problem. It's worse with t...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
6 points

https://www.stutteringhelp.org/Portals/English/book0012_11th_ed.pdf I read this book years ago and found it such a help. The most helpful bits for me were the bits that deal with the psychological an...

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