postr/StutterMarch 9, 2026

New worrying reaction

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New worrying reaction Stammering all my life, the usual story, dictated my life but hands mangaged to gain a bit of control over it over the last ten years. I'm now 50. Lately though, the last year or so, I'm struggling really badly with my name. It's actually the worst it's been for some strange reason. I normally just battle through it and get there, embarrassing as it is. Lately though, I've started just walking out of meetings etc when I hear "the ice breaker", "let's go round the room", etc.... I just get up and leave and return ten minutes later when I guess it's over. I just can't do it anymore. Last week at a very important meeting I just got up and walked out. It was noticed. On the tea break I went around individually and introduced myself to everyone, I've no issue with that. I apologised and said I had to take a very important call. I obviously can't keep doing it. I volunteer for a lot of committees in work to keep pushing the boundary, but if I could just find a way to get over this brick wall things could be do much easier. Its becoming a trigger reaction. It's worrying me .

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment

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