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postr/StutterApr 4, 2019
9 points

Discovered abdominal breathing

Discovered abdominal breathing I heard of “abdominal breathing” two days ago. It is essentially breathing by expanding your belly instead of your chest muscles and it results in higher oxygen intake b...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMar 19, 2019
3 points

Stutter more prominent recently.

Stutter more prominent recently. Hello, I have had a slight stutter since a young age, i prolong certain the syllables when beginning a sentence as oppose to repeating them. I can always remember it ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMar 16, 2019
1 points

Has anyone else experienced this?

Has anyone else experienced this? I’m new to stuttering. I mean, I’ve tripped on words before, but I wasn’t ever regularly having difficulty talking. In the past 2ish months I had started getting stuc...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2019
1 points

in turkish it's "kekelemek", I stutter on the "ke-" part so it comes out fluently on its own as if I didn't stutter....

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
1 points

I get elongations and blocks.. but my worst are when I get stuck repeating a sound. It's very.. uncontrollable when it happens? Like My jaw just opens and it jerks repeatedly, making the sound until I...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
2 points

I rarely get blocks but when I do they usually turn into a stammer. But my worst case scenarios are when I try to force it out and by the time the word has been said I am out of breath and need to aud...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2019
5 points

Ah someone else who despises F's and S's... I don't look forward to those years, I hated 17 and 27 because fuck the word "seven". My phone number happens to have three 7's in it too. I hate restaura...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2019
2 points

I’m a female stutterer :’) I’ve been stuttering since I was a kid, and it used to be really bad. I repeat the first letter of a word mostly, but I also have times where I hold onto a word for a long p...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2019
1 points

My speech pathologist always called the elongation of sounds, hesitations. Which these days is 90% of my stutter...

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2019
1 points

I’m a clutterer. I had speech therapy when I was younger but they didn’t know how to help, so I was just reading off random words. My problem is when it comes to longer sentences. It all comes out as...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Repetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2019
1 points

I start to stammer when speaking. I have to think of the word or sentence I’m about to say if not I’ll stutter and most of the time it doesn’t even work. I hold sounds and words for long. Example li...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Repetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMar 7, 2019
3 points

What do you call a stutter where the word gets dragged out instead of an actual stutter

What do you call a stutter where the word gets dragged out instead of an actual stutter Instead of it being like Th-th-This it’s more Luke Tttttthis...

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2019
1 points

I agree, I think the first couple questions should allow multiple choices to be selected. For example, I handle my stutter by either powering through, or stopping and relaxing, depending on my audienc...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMar 5, 2019
53 points

Being in the Military with a Stutter

Being in the Military with a Stutter This is my experience of having a stutter while in the military. A stutter should not stop you from doing anything you set your mind to. So I'm 19 and have been i...

School & WorkSpeech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Employment & CareerBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2019
1 points

prolonged visibe bocks and repeated syllabus i have ost confidence in speaking too much...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMar 2, 2019
13 points

Concerned parent about daughter who may have begun to stutter. Please help.

Concerned parent about daughter who may have begun to stutter. Please help. Hello r/Stutter ​ I'm not sure if my nine year-old daughter has just begun to stutter. She never stuttered befo...

Parent & CaregiverSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Early Concern & OnsetRepetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2019
1 points

How bad would you say your stutter is? Does it consist of short, minor hiccups, or does it consist of prolonged, visible blocks and repeated syllables?...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2019
3 points

Anyone else here have other speech issues too?

Anyone else here have other speech issues too? I’ve been in speech therapy my whole life. I had to learn how to make the L, TH, R, and SH sounds when I was in elementary, middle, and high school. I le...

Therapy & ProfessionalSpeech & Stuttering
Seeking TherapyBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2019
2 points

What do you do if you can't get a word out

What do you do if you can't get a word out I have a strong stutter but inconsistent. I have good days and bad days. And when I speak I have two kinds of stutters. One where I repeat a certain letter (...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2019
8 points

My name is Alex and vowels are especially difficult for me so yeah this happened all the time. The worst part is when you’re stuttering and the stare at you like you’re some kind of monster....

Speech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Repetitions & ProlongationsListener Reactions