postr/StutterNovember 7, 2014

Help with my mild stutter?

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Help with my mild stutter? So I'm 26 years old and have been struggling with a mild stutter ever since I was a kid. The funny thing is that I am pretty fluent all the time and it surprises people when I have this stutter. I can't really say words that start with A, E, or B. The worst part is that my name is Andrew. When I stutter its not "ah ah ah Andrew". Its more like when I open my mouth to say my name, nothing comes out...so sometimes i just stand there with my mouth open trying desperately to say my name and it is so embarrassing. I don't know what the term is for that type of stuttering but I just wanted to post this so maybe I can get some help so I can get on with my life.... I want to meet new people and be social but I'm so afraid asking for someone's name because that means I will have to give mine :(

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Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension

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