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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2021
1 points

Please search for 'Secondary Symptoms of Stutter' on the web. The movements like "eye blinking, jaw jerking, and head or other involuntary movements" are examples of secondary symptoms. What the secon...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMar 22, 2021
2 points

How to overcome this block

How to overcome this block So I got a job at a vaccine clinic. There are 2 positions at this clinic, check in and check out. When checking in patients, I have to ask and confirm their information, whi...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2021
8 points

I can’t say much about dosage but I can share some experience. Take L-Theanine with food, cuz on an empty stomach it can make you nauseous and weirdly calm. I’m still trying to figure out magnesium do...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2021
1 points

I like this analogy! I am one of the ones who contorts my body and face in different ways in response to my stutter, and to be honest the faces I make give me more anxiety than the actual stutter. I...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
1 points

I've seen the twitches, foot stomps, and flopping hands. I just think this always looked very natural, and it worked. There's something very comforting about that one thumb, being hugged between the t...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
3 points

Just clasp your palms together. Both thumbs are facing you. Take your inside thumb and slide it between your index and middle finger. According to Dr. Abrams (that's his name) it has the same effect a...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
1 points

Interesting trick. I have seen many people who stutter do similar movement isn’t their arms, feet, legs, heads, etc....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
1 points

There’s actually research that shows that for many, once you address the secondary behaviors, the primary ones — the stuttering itself— tends to improve too. Basically, all of your secondary behaviors...

Speech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Physical TensionPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
1 points

When i have a massive block i stop talking, take a deep breath and start again. A technique i learned at speech therapy is to take a deep breath before you start a sentence, breath a bit out and the s...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
13 points

My tips and tricks. They don't work every time but I find them helpful if I'm really stuck. * tapping technique - I tap a rhythm with one of my fingers while speaking and my syllables follow the beat...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposurePhysical Tension
postr/StutterMar 8, 2021
9 points

What kind of tricks do you people do in order to at least not stutter on every word?

What kind of tricks do you people do in order to at least not stutter on every word? Hey I had stutter my whole life ever since I was little and as I got older my stutter is becoming even more severe ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
2 points

Yeah the back of my head fucking hurts like a lot also my jaw if I try to talk lol.... might be because of the abnormal strains giving on jaw...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
postr/StutterMar 3, 2021
2 points

Dont know what to do

Dont know what to do Background about me - I have been stuttering since childhood. I went to speech therapy when i was thirteen. It helped me greatly and i was almost speaking normally, but after few ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2021
6 points

Something that helped me

Something that helped me Hello. I just found this sub last week and have been reading various stories from everyone. I don’t post much but I wanted to share something that has helped me with my stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
6 points

I have had it for a long time (since i was 3) so i have only know life with it. But i get how you feel. I have always had like a nervous "tick" idk if it helps me but it calms me down. My friends also...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Physical TensionStress & Fight/FlightPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
1 points

1. Plosive sounds. 2. Prolonging the first part of the word or just the sentence in general. 3. Depends. If i know them, and they have been around me for a while, I will straight up tell them hey wtf...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
1 points

I can tell you I can’t say any vowels. I have other letters and sounds I struggle with but vowels are by far the worst. Doesn’t matter what the word is. It could be something as simple as “a”, “I”, “i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
7 points

This 1000%. It is such a detriment when the characters whole personality is centered around a stutter. Agreed in that don’t have them act irrationally angry when someone corrects them or finishes a se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
2 points

I stutter on all the things, it it varies on context and tbh I don't really know the triggers. H and I, I stutter on both and both just sound like I'm breathing really hard. M, a long hum, but most of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
3 points

It's exactly the same for me, used stammer mostly when I was a kid, while right now my stammer is almost gone but my blocks have become much more severe, when trying to get over a block at this point ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension