postr/StutterJuly 26, 2022

Any tips for helping with my speech blocks?

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Any tips for helping with my speech blocks? I dont really know who else to talk about this so ya i am doing it here. I have always stuttered as far as i remember and even tho i never really had a hard time making friends back then, i feel like its starting to affect me more these past few month. It really started getting worse 2 years ago when i ended up making a fool out of myself in front of the whole school during the assemly, ever since then i have heard people repeating the words i have said and tryna make fun of me. And just like always instead of trying to do something about it i ended up just distancing myself from everyone thats when covid hit so it really affected my anxiety as i had almost no social interaction for 1 year. Now school has started and everything is back to normal but then i still feel like no matter what i do i cant get rid of my stutter but this time i decided to give it a try and make some friends trust me i thought it was impossible cuz the people i talked to kept on avoiding me. I was always a quiet kid as far as i remember and going to people and making friends and all was pretty new to me even tho i am 15 lol. But anyways i actually ended up making some friends idk how tbh. I feel like my stutter as improved a lot compared to how it was back then like i no longer repeat words anymore. Idk why but for some reason i stutter the most when i am with my parents like it makes me soooo uncomfortable talking in front of them so i always end up just keeping quiet when some guests come or sometimes even when i see some person i know i dont even try talking to them but compared to that i am pretty confident thse days in class and all like i no longer hesitate speaking to people even when stuttering. Even tho i made a big progress i still have blocks which makes it hard for me to say something. I just wanted to know if there are any tips u guys have that can help with it

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages