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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2022
4 points

Last week I started a new factory job that's a very loud environment so I had to speak loudly (or attempt to). I was a nervous situation and my stutter happened far more than usual. While asking my tr...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2022
2 points

always remember what is perceived as an observer is not the same as the lived experience of someone who stammers. What may be perceived as mild may well be anything but for the person who is speaking....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2022
3 points

I don't know the exact science behind it, but I've developed twitches from pushing blocks my whole life. I started stuttering when I was 5 and the twitches began at around 12. I'm currently 21, still ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2022
1 points

If my speech blocks while I’m talking, I usually take a deep breath and say the first word soft and not aggressive because that’s what usually causes it....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2022
3 points

Breathing deeply needs to be done correctly or else it will definitely make stuttering worse. You need to be able to calmly take a deep breath into diaphragm (without shoulders rising/tensing). This...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2022
6 points

I stutter more in the cold actually, this is funny lol...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Environmental TriggersPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2022
3 points

Yea cold contributes to my stutter, mostly because of the shiver....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Environmental TriggersPhysical Tension
postr/StutterApr 23, 2022
58 points

Maybe we’re all just cold?

Maybe we’re all just cold? I was walking my dog today without a jacket. A lady across the street asked “aren’t you cold?” I replied “nah ac-actually immm not.” She got this strange look on her face an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
postr/StutterApr 22, 2022
7 points

Severe blocks at work

Severe blocks at work So I work at a restaurant. There’s many instances where I block hard and can’t get out of it. Feels like I literally can’t move or breathe. For example, answering the phone has...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2022
2 points

yeah i get you. when i did mdma my stutter wasn’t really affected in a way?. i guess i stuttered slightly more due to the gurning and just how weird my jaw was moving but i found it so much easier to ...

Meds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Helpful Med OutcomesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterApr 20, 2022
1 points

Funny but emberassing habit

Funny but emberassing habit Sometimes with sounds such as p my lips become so tight it makes a fart noise had this bad when I was young seems to come back...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2022
3 points

yeah im sure you notced when talking to someone they start making weird faces when you start stuttering. ur right tho its awk for us too!...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2022
1 points

That explains why my stutter has resurfaced. I haven't had a severe stutter since my teens. I'm 30 now and it reached from a slight stutter to a full on choke. Can't say my own damn name and my throat...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2022
3 points

Yess! Same here! I always just swap the words out, mostly can = may and all that kind of stuff. You might wanna be a bit more careful though since the meaning might change. Weirdly enough when I antic...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating StutteringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2022
6 points

Exactly my thoughts whenever I see people making fun of his stutter. It’s such an easy thing to make fun of. If only all those people who mock him would have a stutter for even 1 week they wouldn’t ma...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2022
4 points

I stutter pretty bad too. Not to the point I pass out But I’ve bit my tongue, lips, cheeks and I’ve even broken a a couple teeth from it too...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2022
1 points

I'm sorry you go through that too, I try to take a deep breath when I stutter too because that seems to be the only thing that helps me right now....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2022
3 points

i get crazy tics when i encounter a massive block/stutter. its so frustrating, its happened so many times when talking to people in public and they look at me like ive got something severely wrong wit...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2022
1 points

'Stuttering' can also happen when using sign langauges, and it was recorded but I can't cite the source rn but it can really happen. But that is not 'stuttering', and I am more glad to tell it 'jerkin...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2022
3 points

I have this dumb tick with my hand where I make a rolling gesture with my index finger. Kind of as if to say: “I’m getting to my point, just wait a sec” lol. One of my worst is probably where I get so...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension