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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2025
1 points

Also for me it’s the opposite lol, I can only say my last name as I can roll it (R) but with my first name I can’t since it’s a hard stop letter, “D” for instance....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2025
2 points

did you go through with it? was looking for other stutterers stories to see if anyone else was doing the same. i'm in navy schooling and hardest part for me right now is always stuttering saying my la...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterNov 11, 2025
20 points

1 Month Update

1 Month Update Hey guys! Last month, I started taking Risperidone 0.5 mg once daily to see if it would help with my stuttering. I got the idea from a study that showed promising results using antipsy...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesAnticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2025
1 points

Literally hate that resteraunts ask what the name of a order is now. Just give me a order number! I just used "billy" bc its the usual go to tism word I say. But I totally relate!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterNov 11, 2025
32 points

I probably made a fool of myself but weirdly I'm proud of it

I probably made a fool of myself but weirdly I'm proud of it Last week I attended an international workshop in a foreign country. At the beggining of the workshop they asked everyone to introduce them...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2025
2 points

Thanks for posting this, i stutter similarly over my name, but other than that its a bit better. I needed to hear that i am not alone. More power to you...

Community & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Validation & EmpathyFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2025
2 points

b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z For example; "cat". Cat has a hard /k/ sound. By softening that hard /k/ your vocal cords are less likely to spasm. At least that's how I remember it being e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterNov 10, 2025
3 points

Fear of Radios/Walkie Talkies

Fear of Radios/Walkie Talkies Hey! I started a new job where I have to carry a radio on me and I hate using it. I haven't needed it much, but last shift I had, I had to use it for calling for help w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 10, 2025
4 points

stuttering

stuttering my stutter used to be reeeally bad when i was a child but it has improved overtime, sometimes i feel like it has finally stopped and i become confident but in the most random moments it cat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 10, 2025
2 points

Please give me some advice!

Please give me some advice! Hi everyone, I wanted to share my story to see if anyone here has gone through something similar or found useful ways to manage it. I’ve stuttered since I was a kid, not s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
2 points

You aren’t alone, trust me. I couldn’t get my first name out the other day on a phone call (business) call. It’s embarrassing for sure, and it happens very irregularly for me, but it does. Can alway...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesDating & Romance
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
8 points

Its very common among stutterers.  You can probably say your name a thousand times over alone or when it doesn't matter but during introductions or when the brain thinks its more.meaningful and begins...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
13 points

I barely can't say only one word in sentence without block and also have face spasms. It's look terrible, so I lost any confidence in myself. Drop education, lost my friends. Just know you are not onl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesHelplessness & AgencyPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
3 points

Bro, reading your comment literally felt like I wrote it myself. I also get those full speech blocks — like not even normal stammering, but complete shutdowns. My name starts with a sound that always ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
1 points

Bro, reading this hit me hard… because you can still speak when you’re calm, but in my case, sometimes I can’t even say my own name. I get full speech blocks with weird facial tension — it feels like ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
7 points

Hey man i share your pain i get severe speech blocks too my name starts with an M and i can’t say it most of the times which makes me feel miserable being in a third world country just makes shit alot...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterNov 9, 2025
62 points

I can’t even say my own name sometimes, and it’s destroying me inside

I can’t even say my own name sometimes, and it’s destroying me inside I don’t even know how to start this but… I just want to talk to people who really get this. I’ve had this speech block / stammer p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
3 points

bro you thinking about girl, relationship or future family... but honestly i getting depressed by only one thought — how i even getting a job or earning money? cuz i can’t even speak my own name prope...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
postr/StutterNov 9, 2025
10 points

My experience trying to talk to people while stuttering

My experience trying to talk to people while stuttering I'm 22 years old and I've never dated because I'm insecure about my stutter, I talked to a girl who was my childhood friend and she said that al...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2025
9 points

I just found this sub a few days ago and it broke my heart when I realized that many of us cannot even speak our own names. I stutter moderately but I’ve always been fluent with the consonant that my ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more