hello new starter, 21 yr old student!

[sisterfoxgoat]

Hello im laura im new on here, deciding to join after having a bad day at uni yesterday wiv my stutter!!
My main issue is saying my name, i cant say it unless im saying it 2 myself or sometimes if its written in front of me i can say it. does any1 else have problems wiv names??? I have to get my mum to ring up places fro me and i write my name on a piece of paper if i go to appointments. I've had a stutter since i was little but i hide it a lot so everyone thinks im just really shy which really annoys me coz sometimes i just wish i could shout out and tell every1 im not shy!!! My stutter isnt very severe i can say sentences etc but i get stuck on my name and certain words and when i get stressed or nervous i stutter a lot more. I go to the speech threapist which really helps as we do breathing excercises tomake me more relaxed.
I try my best not 2 let my speech control my life and not let it beat me, recently ive been open about my speech to people and they usually understand!
I hope to talk to you alll soon
laura x:)

[coventryunilad]

I am pretty much the same, i sometimes find saying my name extremely difficult! i am also a student, and have just come back to my third and final year! meeting all the new people in my halls was particularly hard for me! but i have been back for a few days now, and am feeling more confident and relaxed. I like you am trying to not let my speech problem take over my life, but it is hard! I feel i would have a lot more to offer people, and a lot more input into conversations without this problem! i also hide my stutter quite well!

good luck

Ollie

[Tinkabell]

Hi Laura!

Nice to met you.

:)

[Box of Clocks]

I often have a problem saying my name aswell. If I have an appointment at something like a dentist and I have to give my name to the person at reception I find it very hard. Sometimes I write it down on paper and just show them my name but I imagine that probably looks very strange and may draw more attention to me.

[Standingtall]

Welcome Laura, so what are you taking at the unversity. Make yourself at home and we will chat with you soon.

[Becca]

heya! i also struggle with saying my name but i found shortening it really helped. but i guess itrs not taht easy to shorten laura, my housemate is loz which is laura shortened. my best mates at the stoke campus of staff uni so might meet u one day!!!

[sisterfoxgoat]

hi, thankyou all for welcoming me, hope to talk to you all soon x

[Riverman]

Hello Laura,
Your speech sounds very similar to mine. I do not have a severe stutter but I do have problems saying my name in certain situations, particularly when introducing myself to people. Having said that I have very little problem saying my name on the phone, such as when phoning a call centre and when I go to appointments I always give my surname first followed by my full name which for some reason seems to work!

I can totally relate to the "shy" label thing. Because my stutter is not always obvious, people always think I am shy, but if I did not have this problem I would be a lot more outgoing. I am trying my best to overcome this issue though and try to stay positive.

Cheers,
Riverman

P.S. I live in Staffs too.

[timitao]

Hi laura welcome to the forum, nice place to come when you wanna chat about anything - we all think the same.

Im glad you have started talking about it, its important to express yourself and not bottle it up.

well see you in the forum hopefully,

peace out.

[Becca]

when phoning a call centre and when I go to appointments I always give my surname first followed by my full name which for some reason seems to work!

fantastic idea!!! gonna try that one when phoning student loans tomorrow, flippin loan aint come through!