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Can't say my name... Do you know a way to do it?

Can't say my name... Do you know a way to do it? Hello, I am 17 and have been stuttering since 4-5 years now. I mainly have big blanks in the middle or the beginning of a sentence. I followed therapy ...

The Role of Classical/Operant Conditioning in stuttering --- such as, Anticipation > Freezing, Avoidance or Struggle responses

The Role of Classical/Operant Conditioning in stuttering --- such as, Anticipation > Freezing, Avoidance or Struggle responses ...

>*The next day i had to read instructions out loud for 5 seconds and i couldnt get the words out. why does this happen? any thoughts?* One possible answer could be, see [this](https://i.imgur.com/9l...

30 here, my job is remote and involves talking technical much of the day so it can be rough sometimes.. but the worst is when I have to introduce myself. It’s definitely psychological but at least I’m...

I never tried Abilify so I can’t compare. I was on Lexapro for a year. It improved my symptoms, didn’t make everything magically better. It did make things a bit easier. I stopped taking it because ...

What fluency demands do you have?

What fluency demands do you have? This is my attempt to summarize the fluency demands of /u/Superhero-Motivation Stutterer-list: To initiate articulation, I need these fluency demands or conditions:...

the anticipation stutter. i feel you, when i anticipate i will stutter i stutter....

just had a phone interview. stuttered a whole bunch and now feel like shit

just had a phone interview. stuttered a whole bunch and now feel like shit recently i graduated college and have been applying everywhere to things in my field (biology lab work). truth is i didn't p...

speech block

speech block what i have isn't necessarily a stutter but more like a speech block. when i get rolling im completely fine but starting out trying to talk to someone or speak out loud in class is EXTREM...

Thank you for your response. This YT video is a beginners guide to ERP, and discusses negative and positive deflection: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKGmoJOB-\_0&ab\_channel=Psyched%21](https://ww...

Thanks for posting this research here. I read the entire thing. and i have to say that it is very complicated to understand. I didn't understand what the Positivity and negativity errors signify. I ...

Advice

Advice I have a mild stutter and have to do a reading at my cousins wedding, I haven’t received the material yet and they don’t know that I have a stutter. I haven’t don’t public speaking much At all ...

I was in a college meeting and they were taking attendance. It was the first ever meeting, so they were jotting our names down. There were many international students and we were all cordially laughin...

I've always been confused as to why my name is the hardest thing for me to say. Getting asked the question if I forgot my name was something I got used to. I eventually started telling those people, "...

I’ll try to spit it out as fast as I can when someone asks me how my name. Sometimes it helps. Als depending on the situation ,I’ll try to say it before they ask me. That way I can say it whenever I...

I introduce myself by my middle name or my surname if I think I might get stuck and I don’t anticipate caring about that person ever again. I have 5 names so it is very easy to figure something out. I...

If I'm about to stutter, I feel it at the back of my neck (or head). But not as anticipation > stuttering, rather as neck pain > I choose to stop moving my speech muscles (resulting in stuttering), in...

Do you often feel or know that you will stutter? (Poll)

Do you often feel or know that you will stutter? (Poll) [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/18wyovf)...

The negatives are obvious and everyone knows about them. So here are the positives: 1) Patience, to listen to people more than you speak. 2) Confidence, of being rejected again and ag...

Do y’all find that SSRI’s help?

Do y’all find that SSRI’s help? I’ve heard anecdotally that SSRI’s (Lexapro, for example) can help reduce stuttering, since it helps with lowering anxiety in the first place. Is this true? Is there a ...