While attempting to think of an alternate word to use, your anxiety causes you to stutter on the surrounding words anyway. [substeps] Embrace the word and practice it as often as you can.
[header] How to overcome insecurity about your stutter [title] Stop avoiding certain words. [step] Stuttering often occurs because of a term called " blocking. " those who tend to stutter on specific words often get nervous when that word is about to come up in conversation.