Physical "stutter" with fingers when doing rapid, memorised movements
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Physical "stutter" with fingers when doing rapid, memorised movements First of all, I do not stutter in real life. I have rarely had stutter moments but these are extremely rare and short and do not interfere with my life. However, I have for a long time experienced this phenomenon that feels exactly like stuttering. You know what you're trying to say but for some reason you cant get the rest of it out because you are too focused on trying to get it out... it becomes a loop and a sort of mental block. For some reason, this bizarre thing happens with my fingers. I play the piano, and sometimes when I start playing (usually a fast piece) or start a new musical phrase (sort of like starting a sentence in speaking?), I will be able to play the first note but will be unable to play the rest, I try repeating the note but the only thing that happens is my hand begins to tense up, and I have to pause for a few seconds to get in the "flow" of the music and play without thinking. This situation DOES interfere with my practice and is very annoying to have to deal with. I posted this on r/stutter because even though this is not what someone would normally call stuttering it feels exactly like stuttering, the mental block of trying to focus too hard on trying to get it out (i dont know maybe thats just how I stutter). This doesn't also happen with piano, I remember playing specific video games back then with fast keyboard actions (these are usually memorised, and usually rely on muscle memory because they need to have a very specific timing range between them) and having this problem where my hand begins to tense up although I didn't really care about it at that time. Some of my friends also commented on this issue. This seems to be somewhat common but I cant seem to find it anywhere on the internet If anyone who has had stuttering can relate to these physical stuttering and knows what the name of it is or how they have dealt with it I will greatly appreciate your help.