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postr/StutterFeb 26, 2024
3 points

help with certain letters

help with certain letters i work at toyota and i have the hardest time telling people that i work at a toyota dealership and any word with a g. it’s weird because i went a while without stuttering and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2024
9 points

This is really weird...

This is really weird... So basically, as a child, I was like the best reader ever. Unironically. I could speak fluently for hours. I remember this up till age 11 and maybe even 12. Never remember stu...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesGenetic & Family FactorsBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2024
1 points

My name starts with A. Many times I just open my mouth to say this wide A and nothing comes out of it. So I stay with this ridiculously open mouth… I have an issue with all the names, but worse with m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesPhysical TensionHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
2 points

The introducing part is hard to me too. Unfortunately I stutter when I say my name and people sometimes laugh and say “haha it seems like you forgot your name for a second there”. Sometimes I wish I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
4 points

Most people I speak with don't know that I stutter but that's because I will substitute words when I feel a block, or not say what I want to say (lots of different techniques I've learned) but I do st...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
6 points

Do I have a stutter?

Do I have a stutter? My fluency issues are very situationally dependent and exponentially increase with anxiety/awareness of them. When i’m with my fiancé, under the influence of alcohol, or physicall...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
8 points

Stuttering and mental health

Stuttering and mental health Yo hello everybody , i need help with my situation. In fact , i have a lot of blocks while pronouncing especially in french ( when i am alone i didn’t stutter at all but...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
1 points

From what I remember, I wouldn’t have a problem saying my name to people. Up until a few years ago however, I’ve started to have problems saying my name and meeting new people. My name starts with the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
9 points

Why does mentioning stuttering trigger my stuttering?

Why does mentioning stuttering trigger my stuttering? So today my dad was talking about his podcast and how it’s starting to show success and told me that I should consider making one. I replied that ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

A few years ago and it was on and off , no I never recieved any therapy but I tried a lot of things to get it to reduce it stop but nah . I stutter the most when answering questions like I’m what to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
10 points

Had a embarrassing situation at rehearsal for presentation today

Had a embarrassing situation at rehearsal for presentation today Have you ever heard the quote goes by ***'Public speaking is feared more than death'.*** Today while rehearsing for this week's present...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2024
3 points

I have an issue when people ask me my name. I would say I feel like you but about 25% of the time I can get my name out. What's weird but helps is to pause a second or two and speak softly and elong...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterFeb 18, 2024
17 points

The question “what’s your name?”

The question “what’s your name?” After some incidents of being unable to say my name (in the form of a block) when someone asks, “what’s your name” (or it’s variations), the question is now a trigger ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2024
2 points

For me, it's words with hard starting sounds like K, T, or P. If I had a name like Peter, Timothy, or Colin, I would seriously consider changing it....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2024
4 points

Oh yes, and "st" starting words! It helps me to remember that Samuel L Jackson has a stutter and his coping mechanism is using "motherfucker" between words. Marilyn Monroes sexy voice was hers. Rowen ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesStrategic Swearing/CursingRoles & Performance
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2024
1 points

My stuttering was also blocks and hard to say my name, even when cell phones came out, I hated that. Had jobs in journalism. Love writing. Sold radio ads, only job I could find. Stay strong. You can d...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
postr/LGBTQ_StutteringFeb 14, 2024
1 points

I want to know the odds of both stuttering and being LGBTQ.

I want to know the odds of both stuttering and being LGBTQ. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2024
3 points

New stutters or struggles in learning a new language

New stutters or struggles in learning a new language I'm currently trying to learn some Italian for a future trip. I switched from French cause it felt like a harder mental block with like half the le...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & ProlongationsOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2024
32 points

Do you guys notice that 'reaction/look' when you stutter when talking to someone?

Do you guys notice that 'reaction/look' when you stutter when talking to someone? When you stutter when speaking to someone for the first time or when you just stutter to someone to may speak to regul...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentGenetic & Family Factors+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2024
2 points

nah I get it trust but it’s disheartening to hear that you’ve never met someone that finds your stutter endearing because women+stutter= wifey material(my personal opinion) but do you have any outlets...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception