commentr/StutterSeptember 18, 2025

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Well, I really identify with your story. (24M). I've never really fit the stereotype of stuttering. My problem is basically yours: difficulty pronouncing words that begin with specific letters, like T, D, K, or combinations like TR, DR, CR (my mother tongue is Portuguese, but in English the difficulty is almost the same)... A funny comparison a friend once made is to a car that "**doesn't start on the first try**" and requires a lot of force to, like if I have to go through a barrier to achive that sound. Another characteristic I have — and which I long thought was unique to me — is that my stuttering changes depending on the environment and the person. When I'm alone, I NEVER stutter; my diction is impeccable, and perhaps that's why I prefer to send voice messages to people rather than call them, because my brain might understand that I'm not talking to anyone, I'm just "talking to the wind." Which is completely different from when I talk to my mom, dad, girlfriend, and friends. Even in situations that don't make me anxious, I become the stutter personified. Anyway, the good side of this is that I developed a lot, especially in my adolescence, the habit of writing and knowing how to formulate my thoughts well, something that is praised in my work (white collar) - where I can hide my speech difficulties quite well and where synonyms have become my friends and exercise my vocabulary.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight

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ordering_service_encountersaying_name_introductionsocializing_one_on_oneanticipationpropositionality