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Not being able to say your own name. So yep as the title says this happened, I was at the garage getting my car booked in for some work, all was going well talking fine like a normal person. And then he asks for my name. All of a sudden I can say every word under the sun apart from my name. It's not my first nor will it be the last, but the pain and embarrassment of this is just something I'll never be able to get across to my family, but something only a stutterer will fully grasp I am quite lucky I think in that sometimes my stutter isn't noticeable sometimes. Sometimes I can speak perfectly fine, others I substitute a lot which sees me either sound alright or just very broken up, or not worded properly. I basically sound stupid, people will look at me funny because I'm talking like a child learning to speak for the first time. But the worst is the words I can't substitute. My name, names of places etc. It's made me extremely anxious about pretty much any situation that involves me leaving the house. I get by at work but it aint pretty. I think I just need to desensitise myself to stuttering and own it more. I feel like its happening slowly, but progress is very slow. Anyway this is more of vent, don't think its of use to anyone just blurting out thoughts.