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postr/StutterAug 27, 2021
3 points

Need advice (26M)

Need advice (26M) Hi there. Just found this sub and if this is the wrong place to post, please advise me. I live in Canada and have a mild speech impediment that pops up whenever I use vowels and esp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice RequestsPhysical Tension
postr/StutterAug 26, 2021
12 points

Masks and stuttering

Masks and stuttering Has anyone found the whole Covid situation and wearing masks with a stutter really difficult. I have had a stutter since I was 7, now 40 and despite being really supportive of wea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
1 points

I think they have higher effiencies than adjusting breaths or watch out speech speeds or something,cuz at the same time they will be effected by your speech but your speech need adjust [them.](https:/...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
6 points

Not a smart idea this is called secondary behavior , it will lose effect with time and might become a bad habit...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
3 points

First of all, because your son is so young, there is a fair chance that it will naturally go away. But I'd prepare for it not too just to be safe, of course. It's never too early to take him to a spe...

Parent & CaregiverSpeech & Stuttering
Early Concern & OnsetHome SupportPhysical Tension
postr/StutterAug 23, 2021
17 points

My son has an intense stutter, advice please.

My son has an intense stutter, advice please. My son is a couple weeks off four years old. He has had a stutter for as long as I can think but nothing out of the ordinary for a developing kid. Until t...

Parent & CaregiverSpeech & Stuttering
Early Concern & OnsetBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterAug 15, 2021
4 points

Are you there times when you are doing fine but then suddenly you get cold, start shaking( like a tremor ) and then you start stuttering like crazy?

Are you there times when you are doing fine but then suddenly you get cold, start shaking( like a tremor ) and then you start stuttering like crazy? [removed]...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2021
1 points

I have to keep to a certain rhythm while I’m speaking because it sort of helps ( like there is a drum beat constantly In my mind ) closest thing I can compare it to . I don’t know if anyone else feel...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
postr/StutterAug 14, 2021
15 points

Our son started stuttering

Our son started stuttering A month ago, first day on vacation, our son started a severe stutter overnight. He is 2 years and 8 months. I (35M) have stuttered for as long as i remember and recogniced i...

Parent & CaregiverSpeech & Stuttering
Early Concern & OnsetHome SupportBlocks & Stoppages+3 more
postr/StutterAug 10, 2021
22 points

Strange coping mechanisim?

Strange coping mechanisim? So a few years ago I started using I guess some sort of coping mechanism to make it so I could start a sentence. I can always feel when I am going to stutter, my chest gets ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2021
2 points

I consider it mild because sometimes I'm fluent, or I manage to hide it very well by saying certain words instead of others. But other times it's harder and people can tell. I don't really repeat syll...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentPhysical Tension
postr/StutterAug 9, 2021
5 points

Anyone else feel like their speech is on a rhythm?

Anyone else feel like their speech is on a rhythm? My stuttering primarily takes the form of speech blocks now. I have this feeling when I am about to speak that I have to come in at a certain point ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2021
1 points

It can be tough sometimes. I stutter since birth. I'm 23 now, and although my stutter is also mild, I still do have some bad episodes like the one you just described. I usually transfer all the tensio...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2021
1 points

If the guy at the store is bouncing off the counter with energy calling me “bro” or “bud” or something berating I always stutter. “Alright there muh man is that everything there for ya today there bu...

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & ProlongationsPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2021
3 points

Yea I totally agree, its almost like anything that’s kinda scripted always makes it worse. I always think that I would be an awful actor! I would love to know what people think/feel when we stutter...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Propositionality & WeightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2021
3 points

Have you recently been having a bad mood? Any bad incident in particular? Even tiny incidents can cause stutter. This is just a guess, but could it be because of puberty? You have just started underg...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2021
17 points

The single biggest thing for me is looking back and seeing the other person is still paying attention. I close my eyes and/or look away when struggling, and so often you look back to see the other per...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2021
1 points

did it get better after or nothing changed? i feel like i stutter only when i talk and i do something i am focused to like playing games while talking to friends just say word and say it wrong repeat ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2021
3 points

If you have a still face (speaking with little facial movement) when you speak, try exaggerating/express more of your facial movements when speaking, for me this helps lower the chance of me stutterin...

Speech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Physical TensionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2021
3 points

I’d say get a little fidget cube, it helped me in school to press something to help get a work out or move something, there like £3 on Amazon and you can use it your pocket so it’s discrete...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension