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commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
1 points

It’s my experience/opinion that the blocks result from being so ashamed/scared of others hearing your repetitions, that you try *so* hard to push the words out, they actually get stuck. The physical ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2024
6 points

Yes, that happened to me last night. I was talking to someone I didn’t know in my dream and I stuttered the whole time...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 1, 2024
16 points

Stutter problems

Stutter problems Alright.. I’m sick of this. I’m 19, been stuttering since I can remember. It’s not the traditional stutter people think of when they repeat letters or go “LLLLLLL-love.” It’s more of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
1 points

I don’t think I did good 😭😭😭 The interviewer was nice about it though. I practiced saying stuff but my jaw kinda locks up and nothing comes out. At least it was a phone interview. I’m so screwed fo...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
2 points

I had so many blocks T\_T Its like my jaw literally locks up and not a word comes out. She was nice about it though....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJan 30, 2024
28 points

Just had an online interview.....

Just had an online interview..... I just want to get it off my chest but i think i flopped really bad. I didnt stutter much but i had a few blocks, and whenever i have blocks i find it difficult to co...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJan 29, 2024
9 points

Can't even participate in a group discussion bruh 😐.

Can't even participate in a group discussion bruh 😐. In class we are working on a project in groups, and we get graded on if we talk or not. So I try to participate and then I feel a speech block com...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2024
3 points

Oh nooo, mines a phone interview, i hope it goes well because it’s only 15 mins so I can’t waste time on blocks :(...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2024
7 points

**TL;DR Summary:** * Recent research suggests that neural activations in stuttering are a consequence, not a cause. Stuttering is seen as a disorder in initiating speech motor plans, specifically syl...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Neurological & BrainBlocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
2 points

It's like he'll be talking normal and then mid sentence he'll get stuck in a word and it's like he can't spit the word out and then he'll get it out and finish the sentence normally. So he's not stutt...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
2 points

There’s 3 types, blocking, which is like running out of air, the airflow gets blocked, etc. it’s like ——————stutter Prolongation, which is like sssssssstuttrring Then repetition like at st st st st ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterJan 28, 2024
6 points

Struggle to start/jump in on conversations

Struggle to start/jump in on conversations The most annoying part of my stutter, is it always happens if I start a conversation or try to jump in on one already happening. Like if I’m the first one t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
5 points

i understand, i have blocks that make my head whip around and it looks really weird lol guys have not appreciated it in the past but i don’t want to date a guy who ghosts over something so superficial...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
6 points

I mean it's all shits and giggles until you stutter to the point where you're having a seizure while talking about the most basic things I sometimes run out of breath while talking so I gotta deadas...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
4 points

I’ve tried telling during first conversation that I’ve stuttering they ghost after that. And stuttering also increases when I talk to an attractive girl😓...

Social & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Disclosure & Telling OthersDating & RomanceBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
1 points

Yea like this stuttering stuff is like hardwired in our brains atp. So I’m doing it 2 times a day on my phone only for 4 days now, with noise cancelling earphones. My goal is to rewire my stuttering m...

Coping & AdvocacyMeds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingPsychedelics & MicrodosingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
2 points

Hi again, Little. It’s always a pleasure to read your posts. Although my speech is 99% fluent now ( I’m 77) I still occasionally block slightly and it’s really scaring me. How are you doing?...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
1 points

Hi, I'm in my late 20s and I have blocks from time to time it's really embarrassing. I'm not able to speak freely for fear of blocking. Can I also take this olanzapine?...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2024
1 points

Sometimes I block if I’m not thinking of talking and someone slightly interrupts me, like if I’m on my phone....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2024
2 points

I remember my brother (8 years older than me) kind of stuttered when we were younger but he just had minor repetitions (vs. me, who stutters in the form of prolonged blocks) and at some point it went ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Genetic & Family FactorsBlocks & Stoppages