postr/StutterJune 21, 2022
Anyone else have trouble with their name?
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Anyone else have trouble with their name? I’ve had a stutter my whole life but have been able to “cover it up” by talking slowly and taking my time forming sentences in my head before I talk. I’m now 20yrs old and I never stutter in social situations or around friends. The only time I stutter is when I’m asked my name, especially my last name(as it has a lot of blocking sounds in it and is very long). It makes me so damn mad. Right when I think it’s gone, there I am in the middle of a store holding up a line cuz I can’t say my damn name. Anyone else have this? (Also it’s really cool finding this community I always thought I was like one of the only people who stutters) Edit: just had to call doctor, had to say my name like 20 times….. ugh
Themes
Anticipation & Avoidance
Subthemes
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentAnticipating Stuttering