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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2024
1 points

I feel like this as well I’m deciding about just going my a nickname because it’s simple and easy to say and less stress...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2024
5 points

I got stuck on my name every single time without fail as a child. I swapped to my middle name when I turned 18, single syllable and easy to say. Such a good decision. Makes introductions much less str...

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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2024
9 points

God yes, its actually made me hate my name and im heavily considering changing it to something I can actually say...

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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2024
21 points

The only two words I will ALWAYS block on? My name and the name of my employer. Lol....

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postr/StutterJun 3, 2024
70 points

Does any one else have trouble with saying their name??

Does any one else have trouble with saying their name?? I’ve had trouble saying my name since I could talk and it’s always been a big struggle and hesitation for me!! My name starts with an L and thos...

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postr/StutterJun 2, 2024
7 points

I have a stutter and I’m worried to start answering phone calls at my new job

I have a stutter and I’m worried to start answering phone calls at my new job I started as a bank teller, and all my online training is done. Which means I get to be on the teller lines being traine...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2024
3 points

To be fair, that's not a bad suggestion. My stutter mainly prevents me from saying specific words such as my name, or words beginning with certain letters and that's where the panic begins to set in. ...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
6 points

When I started stuttering at age 8 and it was the first day of school. My teacher asked: “Whats the difference between fiction and non fiction” I replied “f-f-fiction is (blank)” And some classmate as...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
2 points

Happens to me all the time lol. Most often when they call back.. I'm much more relaxed and able to spit out the words a bit more fluently....

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
3 points

W sounds are particularly hard for me. Asking someone “what’s your name?” Or “what” “when” “where” is a fucking nightmare....

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
2 points

The "you" would probably also be a little hard for me, but not as hard as "do". I think I'd struggle with most words when it's the word that starts a sentence. Also I'm a woman lmao...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2024
9 points

Story time

Story time I was at work today and when the phone rings one of the staff members who is around answers it. I was around so I picked up the phone and say “hello” than the lady starts talking and I resp...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2024
3 points

I hear you. My tough sound was B. Still remember a situation when I was in 2nd grade where I got stuck asking for bbbbbbbbbutter...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2024
5 points

I hate “L” words. I told my wife if she was a “Lauren” or something like that she prob wouldn’t be my wife. She laughed. Eventually....

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2024
26 points

I hate the word "do"

I hate the word "do" My God do I hate this word. It's so damn hard for ne to say, but it's so common that I have to say it all the time, and there's often no substitute word to use. I always say it li...

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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2024
2 points

Answering a phone is my nightmare also, my dad gets mad at me when I don’t answer but when I do answer, I get so nervous...

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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2024
8 points

People thinking you’re mad or upset when you take a minute to breathe before replying to them. Or making involuntary facial expressions as you’re talking and it comes off as being upset or frazzled. ...

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Physical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2024
2 points

I go to the gym, a nice lad around my age keeps saying hey Seán how’s it going, I say it’s going great how about yourself. I forgot his name because I was trying to hide my stutter but wasn’t focused ...

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commentr/StutterMay 27, 2024
6 points

Yeah, I can never remember names. Do you have a problem with stuttering your own name when someone asks it? I do. I cannot figure out if it is because the nervousness of meeting someone new, my name ...

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postr/StutterMay 27, 2024
55 points

I figured out why I’m bad at remembering peoples names.

I figured out why I’m bad at remembering peoples names. I’ve been meeting a lot of new people and have a habit of not really paying attention to their names and forgetting it. Just realized it’s beca...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring