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This is one of the most agonizing things. Especially if it took a lot of physical effort to say something and then it winds up not even getting the point across....
Dont tap your legs up and down, or your fingers, basically just stay still, but not rigid like a dead guy, still loose...
Thank you all for your answers guys, and sorry for the late reply, last days I was quite busy. For the record, I tried to read aloud and I must say that it was nice experience. I read the last 3-4 day...
>Does she have tension in the body or face when this occurs? No, I really don't think so. And it happens so much that I'd think tension would be quite noticeable....
I avoid eye contact with people anyway (not related to having a stutter, just an old habit), but I have noticed some people just stare directly at my shoes if I'm stuttering for some reason. And yeah,...
Yes so true! I think like another commenter said it’s their way of showing their not “affected” by your stuttering and aren’t going to closely observe you while you do it. I notice I don’t make eye co...
It's extremely common, a "secondary behavior". Eye contact is a lot of processing. Your brain would rather use that processing for something else, like thinking of words to say or concentrating on rat...
Many people with stuttering avoid eye contact and may speak "down and to the side". You may just be pointing your head in the wrong direction, which can impact how well your voice projects. Also, just...
Anyone who has symptoms like ADHD?
Anyone who has symptoms like ADHD? Hi, recently I am curious if I have ADHD. I have symptoms like ADHD since I was a child and my symptoms are all the time like: 1.When thinking of/picturing excitin...
When I do THIS I stutter much less... Adam's Apple
When I do THIS I stutter much less... Adam's Apple I have noticed that if I "push down" the Adam's apple while I'm speaking, I stutter A LOT LESS. Does it happen to you too? When I don't speak I kee...
Man, reading this has encouraged me to try to get away from writing things down so much. I get what you mean about it being so much less embarrassing than stuttering really badly in front of people, s...
Thank you very much for your answer! Fell you and their stare during your blockage doesn’t make the situation easier...
I'd like to share a story
I'd like to share a story I'd like to share an experience from when I was on a stammering/stuttering course in Scotland in Autumn 2003. I was 11 and there was a mix of adults and children from all ove...
What you said about speech therapy making your stutter worse is the same thing that happened to me. Last time I tried speech therapy I felt really guilty and stupid that it wasn't working for me. It d...
A little confused and fed up
A little confused and fed up So, I have been stuttering all my life. I won’t start that sob story atleast in this group. We all can relate. I am 27 now. I feel my stutter has gotten worse. I took a fe...
I realized this was an issue for me when I was 9 or 10 in my school's speech therapy class...it still happens sometimes. I was told to stay calm, talk slow and anunciate carefully (or something like ...
I've been trying to give a 7 minutes speech for days
I've been trying to give a 7 minutes speech for days We have to record a video of ourselves talking about a certain topic in English (which is not my first language) for class and I wrote a good scrip...
Why does it suddenly and randomly get worse?
Why does it suddenly and randomly get worse? I'm a 13 year old guy and I've stuttered as long as I can remember. In the last few months it's gotten way, way worse and I don't know why. It's made me re...
Words that start with “S” trip me up and sometimes when I started my jaw locks and shakes and I blink really fast and I know I should slow down but sometimes I try to push through it which only makes ...
I totally get how you feel LOL.Whenever I'm going to speak an /h/ sounding word, I spend some good 6/7 seconds with my mouth open, releasing air like I'm sighing. I feel so dorky, but what can I do? l...