postr/StutterApril 29, 2023

Speech block is completely killing my confidence

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Speech block is completely killing my confidence It seems to come and go. I went years without it bothering me but sometimes it randomly returns for a random length of time. It kinda caught me off guard. I was having a normal conversation when I suddenly realized I could not even get the next word out. I was stuck. I didn’t even stutter I was literally completely blocked from using a certain word. I had to “recycle “ through my brain and find replacements that would work instead which ended up making me look and sound completely stupid. I freaking hate this and can’t wait for it to go away again. Now I’m scared of talking to anyone because there’s no telling when the block will hit again. I wish I had a normal stutter my stutter is so strange I don’t even stutter I just literally can’t get certain words or phrases out at all.

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Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution

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anticipationemotional_state