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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
1 points

Instead of my chest, I feel the "pressure" in my mouth and jaw. I find myself "stretching" by opening my mouth wide periodically, because I have so much jaw tension....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
7 points

Everyone gets some form of that. For me, when reading alone I am 99% fluent. Worst is talking to my family, often the easiest to talk is with strangers and it's exactly in those moments when I am mee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Experiential AssociationEnvironmental TriggersSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
2 points

Yep, exactly the same. In those times, even when you're not talking you feel "pressure" in your chest and know you'd stutter if you started talking. It comes and goes for me. ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
4 points

For some reason my stutter has taken a nosedive and is way worse this week. Does that ever happen to anyone else? You just have a period of time where your mouth locks up? The other day my boss looked...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 25, 2015
9 points

I never stutter when talking to myself.. Rarely with friends.. Always with my family/strangers?!

I never stutter when talking to myself.. Rarely with friends.. Always with my family/strangers?! How does this make sense? When i'm talking to myself or whatever, (thinking etc, you get the jist), i n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
6 points

Had few good weeks recently but last weekend got into an argument with sister which got me pretty pissed and it went downhill. Funny how such little things as 10 minutes of arguing can affect your sp...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
3 points

Super stutter saturday!! ohh that just makes it worse... I havent had a problem with stuttering this week because ive been sick and lying in my bed....

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
3 points

Ah that's tough, yeah blocks are shit. There's no other way to put it, they're just shit. Have you tried softening your starting letters? That helped me a lot. So basically instead of saying somethi...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
7 points

Last night at work, I was serving a gentlemen the main course of the dinner (I'm a 19 year old male college student who works for the university's catering company) and he asked me what my major was. ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 25, 2015
8 points

Are we doing 'stutter Saturday'? I don't see a thread so......how was you week?

Are we doing 'stutter Saturday'? I don't see a thread so......how was you week? Also could we choose a different name? I hate the word stutter. I'd like something more positive!...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
0 points

BF!......

commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
0 points

lol...

commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
0 points

LOL gotcha :D and here I was, looking on urbandictionary.com......

commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
0 points

nuke fudge...

commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
0 points

(This is just an aside: What's "NF"?)...

commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
1 points

Today I had a 90 percent success rate, I was happy about that . But then again most my convo was busting balls which I usually lay on an exaggerated NY accent as part of the drama and I kind of was si...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityRoles & PerformanceRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
1 points

times slowed to forever as my face got redder and redder :(...

commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
1 points

yeah man totally...

commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
2 points

Ah, the pain of repeating what just went out fluently....

commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
1 points

That's tough, I've had a good view experiences like that and time just seems to stand still while you release bits of words and noises. I think the important thing to remember is that worst case scen...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride