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Advice Hi all. Just a quick question regarding something I've been thinking about lately. I generally keep myself to myself and seldom engage others in conversation. I recently got into a conversation with someone who pointed out that I stammer, repeat words and hum prior to starting a word (I think he was talking about pronouncing the first letter via an audible hum that mimics the sound of that letter) and that I sometimes do sharp intakes of breath prior to starting a sentence. I was aware of the latter as I have noticed for some years that if I answer a phone I will become fixated on taking in short sharp breaths of air until it feels like I have done 'enough' to allow myself to talk. I have also had it pointed out multiple times that I have a tendency to repeat words in rapid succession (Saying something like "It it it it it is okay") I never really noticed a 'conventional' stutter as it were in my speaking however when I quizzed those I know they all said I had a tendency to start talking normally and during conversation sort of 'devolve' into stuttering and repeated word usage. A close friend of mine said that it seems like, from an outside perspective, that my mind is moving faster than I can formulate my words and the result is that I become bogged down it trying to start a new word before I have fully articulated the previous one. I feel somewhat silly for asking this as I'm sure that there are plenty of people that have genuine speech impediments on here, but I am wondering if it is worth considering having this looked into?