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Do you feel lack of concentration while speaking and doing something else?

Do you feel lack of concentration while speaking and doing something else? When I try to speak, especially when I block and my head twitching, I can't concentrate or focus doing something else (e.g. d...

Bad chest pains when speaking?

Bad chest pains when speaking? Hi guys, I have a problem with stuttering, especially when I'm tired or sick. Mostly I get blocks on specific words (the types of words where you can't substitute it for...

I used to have body tics from stuttering. My right foot would curl upwards and my arms would occasionally move upwards as well. I no longer have stuttering, thankfully....

Yep, i have to touch my upper lip or nose with a finger to get past a bad block. Normally my eyes just roll back and i look away from the person im talking to....

A lot of times I close/squint my eyes and scrunch up my mouth. I also have this thing where I'll duck my head and bring it up again as I'm trying to get out a word. Really embarrassing....

yup. i usually close my eyes and scrunch my face up. when it happens i pretend to scratch my cheek or nose to try brush it off haha...

Do any of you experience facial tics when you stutter?

Do any of you experience facial tics when you stutter? Personally my right eye closes and my left eye squint’s....

I thought the dog was being interviewed for one second. "So how's life been treating you lately?" "Ruff!" "Oh yes, with all of the craziness and gas prices right now, it's very rough!" Haha...I'l...

Yes I am feeling like suffocating while talking these days like every block its a complete blocking of air too idk why. And I used to be afraid of hiding my stutter before. Now from quite a while I s...

I’m defining body tension as when our muscles tighten. Our chest tightens, diaphragm and vocal cords contract, and it cuts off our air flow, causing stuttering. That’s my understanding of stuttering. ...

Actually im not suffering from anxiety . Its the horrible speech blocks which are making me worried. I also used to take alp occasionally because I do have event based anxiety just how you mentioned b...

I mean, I can look away without ducking my head and it looks much more natural. Pretty sure this is a genuine secondary behavior because it actually feels like it helps me get my words out. Someone me...

I do have a problem with breaking eye contact, but that's more glancing down or off to the side. This is literally like ducking my head down slowly and then up as I say the word. Have you found someth...

And its true that you dont feel tenion in the diapgragm or intercostals. Its not about tension perse but about not using the diapgragm in a way that it not vibrates. You cant fee This vibration but yo...

Mine has gotten worse recently too and I don't really know why. I have this bad habit of ducking my head when I'm trying to get a word out. It looks stupid and I hate it almost as much as my stutter b...

To make it more clear: the tension and spasm In your mouth area are a result of the dysfuntion of the diapgragm. When you sing you dont have this mouth tension either right?...

fair question! I can explain this very simple. The proces of coordination of the muscles are working perfectly smoothly by default for everyone regardless whether they stutter or not. HOWEVER, when th...

Well maybe this is a terrible way to deal with it, BUT I accept that those people have terrible conversation skills and will take a back seat in the conversation. I take a few deep breaths to help me ...

Usually the looser your vocal cords are, the easier it is to speak. Maybe your vocal cords are tighter when you're loud making it harder to speak. I always try to speak softly, as this greatly helps...

Mine changed over the pandemic and I’ve had a lot of stressors in my life since. I have a new thing where I want to clench my jaw during a stutter and it’s causing my teeth to hurt....