postr/StutterJuly 15, 2018

The reason for my speech blocks

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The reason for my speech blocks Hi guys. I think I've finally found out the reason why I block... so back in school there would be a lot of times when I would start to speak but I would then get cut off by other people before I could, so I would pause and not continue further. This happened to me today and I realised that the same feeling I get when I get cut off is how I feel when I block. I just get stuck in this space where I want to speak but can't. Also, physically it feels the same too - my vocal chords/muscles, tongue, mouth etc. are all tense and ready to speak but I get stuck. Hopefully realising this will help me in some way. If anyone has any similar experience or advice on this I would love to read it!

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Speech & Stuttering

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Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension