New job tomorrow, how can I introduce myself if I struggle to say my own name?
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New job tomorrow, how can I introduce myself if I struggle to say my own name? I have a new job and my first day is tomorrow, there's a lot of things worrying me about this job but one of the aspects is that I'll have to be introduced to a whole lot of people but I cant say my own name. My name starts with the letter 'A' and I feel like 'ahh' sounds are difficult because my stutter doesn't seem to know how to start or stop when saying it. I've seen suggestions before saying to breathe out and start the beginning of my name, but if I do then it becomes an entirely different name. For example instead of "ahh" it becomes "hahh" like "hannah", which is an entirely different name. Whenever I try and say my name i get extreme blockages, can't get the name out at all and i get ticks like eye movement and it's an obvious strain to say it. I can pause to try and say it but it's an obvious pause, which feels so strange to say "hi I'm............a name, nice to meet you". I didn't divulge my speech disability during the interview, I've never done so because I was afraid about not getting the job if I did. And I really want this job right now. Please, any other stutterers out there who could give me some tips and tricks to help? Thank you