Michael Pittman, a pro football player, compared it to paralysis: “he described the feeling of being stuck midsentence while trying to convey a thought as comparable to paralysis, “Where you can’t move. You’re very conscious, but you just can’t move. You know exactly what you want to say, but you just can’t do it.” [Link](https://www.espn.com/blog/indianapolis-colts/post/_/id/27867/how-michael-pittman-jr-s-stutter-has-helped-shape-him-into-a-leader-for-the-indianapolis-colts?platform=amp)