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I still remember a consulting meeting where, literally, there were 20-30 high-ranking executives and I was one of the project leads reporting out. When we went around the room for introductions, I was...

It's a possibility buy I've noticed when my hands get shaky from energy or nerves, I do stutter more. The breathing does work most of the time but if I lose the rhythm, it can give me a sore and tig...

You can take action to be more comfortable talking by not breathing deeply - smooth talking happens on exhale. Anyways when you are nervously trying to avoid a block, it’s nearly impossible to take ...

If I don’t slow down and catch myself my face and eyes twitch really bad when stuttering...

When I stutter really bad my eyes and face twitch like crazy I hate it....

My head violently nods back the way, as if I’m saying what’s up to someone over and over again lol. It’s horrible but it’s just your bodies way of trying to force out the word. That’s my analysis of i...

wait this is a stutterer thing that makes a lot of sense i do this too...

It's a secondary behavior and it's possible to break it. I would recommend trying to become more aware when you do this, either by asking a friend to point it out, talking on the phone in a mirror, et...

Missing word when writing

Missing word when writing I have had a stutter all my life, my mother stuttered as well. Both her and I had a bad habit when writing of missing out words, the same word such “am”, “there” etc. I am al...

There is a thing called secondary movements. I used to touch my face when i got stuck for too. It could be that. I just self conscienced myself out of the face touching but I imagine an arm movement i...

I’m in the same boat right now. My stutter is mild, but recently I’ve developed an eye twitch when stuttering on some words. Never had this before… Isn’t stuttering just so full of surprises lol...

twitching of face while stuttering

twitching of face while stuttering Recently my face has started twitching in a weird way when i stutter. Whenever i am stuck in a block, my face suddenly starts twitching. This has never happened to m...

Adult sudden onset after aphasia

Adult sudden onset after aphasia Okay, I don't know where to turn but I am hopeful you guys can help. July 3rd I woke up fine. By 230pm I started to stutter, never happened to me before so it was od...

Basically a speech impediment at this point

Basically a speech impediment at this point I know stuttering is a speech impediment, but im so used to it I just kinda dont consider it? If thst makes sense lol Ive stuttered over words like every o...

Yea bro, I can relate! I stutter while speaking, but it also can happen physically. For example, before I use a spray paint can, my finger often freezes up before I finally press down. I believe my bo...

I experience the same thing with my handwriting. It takes me like 3-5 seconds to write down the letters “w” and “b” on paper...

As a piano player and person who stutters, I've experienced something similar to what you described while playing piano. It usually happened when I'm about to play a trill or grace notes. But it would...

Physical "stutter" with fingers when doing rapid, memorised movements

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 i...

If you'd like, you can definitely break your secondary behaviors and just have "clean" stuttering. What worked for me is to watch myself in the mirror when I speak. I talked to my clinician while lo...

I definitely close my eyes and scrunch up my face. I don't exactly jerk my head, but I do duck my head as I'm trying to get something out. I like to think it's a little more subtle. Anyway, I've been ...