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It could be, I am not an expert in neuroscience so can't comment. But I think most people block because they want to avoid stuttering. It's not a conscious choice. Its out of fear. The feeling is of h...
I (20M) also stutter a lot more with my family, I can only explain it like this: with strangers I have the opportunity to present myself as someone who does not stutter, it is a foolish intention sinc...
It’s definitely isolating! Please DM me or whatever if you’d like to keep in touch. That’s unfortunate about Mayo, I asked UW which is my major hospital and their Speech Pathology program has tons o...
That's funny, mine is the opposite. Excitement makes me stammer less around strangers. When I'm comfortable with family and friends, knowing they won't judge me, my stammer and all other quirkiness co...
Not too late to the party to help me. Actually, I feel a little teary because this has been such an isolating experience. I’m sorry you’re experiencing this too. It can be bewildering and so isolating...
two groups of people, I stutter in front of. those who make me feel comfortable. and those who make me feel anxious. wait.......
I’ve always had a more severe stutter around my parents and siblings. I don’t fully understand why, but I can assume it’s a comfort thing. They know how I talk and I may subconsciously not feel like p...
That's me. I can go days without a blip of a stutter and think that I'm making progress, then I get anxious in some situation and get hit with blocks...
Yes! And high pressure situations that I build up in my head. E.g talking about music to musicians even though I am one. Or explaining myself to someone. Especially in new situations with new people t...
I’m 18 and I’ve stuttered since I was 7. I stutter around family, strangers, or friends. It’s 5x times worse when I’m nervous and can be included with selective mutism. I never keep track of what exac...
I feel that it’s not impossible. For me, and those who have a mostly psychological based stammer, it’s the anxiety surrounding it that makes it more tricky!...
I started stuttering when i was 5 or 6 year old when my family was going to a wedding.The Doctor told my family that my Jaw muscles are weak and Now i just turned 18 and it has gotten worse since i ...
Stuttering usually begins at 3 or 4 when children begin using sentences. The added cognitive demands to formulate sentences, coordinate longer strings of sounds when articulating seem to have somethi...
I feel your pain there. People are full of useless, even harmful advice…. Do I just talk less and less. I just tried calling a University in the area that a has a speech pathology program but I had to...
Research study: The impact of emotional processes on stuttering in young school-age children who do and do not stutter (2021)
Research study: The impact of emotional processes on stuttering in young school-age children who do and do not stutter (2021) **Research**: "*The Impact of Emotional Processes on Stuttering in Young S...
A good Bourbon on the rocks does wonders for my speech… LOL. It does help but I have a drink once or twice a month, I can feel my body relax after 15 minutes. My husband has Alzheimer’s, so when we go...
So it’s like you stuttered because you ‚trained‘ yourself to stutter. Like in stressful situations. You overcame that with positive affirmations right? How long did it take (I think you said three yea...
Yeah I hate following scripts. My old boss tried the same with me but I told her I follow her script but I'm gonna say it MY way. Because it's almost impossible to say what someones expecting me to sa...
You need to work that talking muscle constantly for it to stay good. Try to talk to people and initiate the convo first. Talk loud enough so they don't ask "what?" Then just ask questions, don't let ...
Stuttering
Stuttering I am 24 years old, been stuttering since a child, I realize that under stress, I really start stuttering super badly, it feels like a truck on my chest, the words just don't come out. Peo...