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I do this sometimes. I know I’m making a really weird expression while I struggle to get out the sound I want. And I probably turn a little red because I’m embarrassed. It’s hard, and I always try to ...

Yeah you are experiencing a block. I used to get it real bad where my eyes would fix on something into the distance and I would just freeze and struggle to get a noise out. It’s very frustrating. Try ...

Sounds like "a block", yeah. Most all stutterers probably have that. Have you tried gesturing with your fingers/hands when it happens, so people know you've got something to say? At any rate, you co...

When did I say they are the root cause? Are you familiar with Sheehan? I think you're conflating natural stuttering disfluencies with blocking, which is not a natural stuttering disfluency....

Yeah, i never said stuttering is caused by psychology. But blocking is not stuttering. Blocking is literally **not stuttering** it is sort of like a secondary behavior. You block because you're not le...

They may not restrict it for you but everyone else is not the same as you and we all feel different things, it is not the heat that restricts my breathing it is having something so close to my nose an...

Because some stammerers may be stuttering really bad and the face mask may make them breathless quicker which therein makes it worse (which can sometimes happen to me) - or for another reason....

Maybe they want to make it more visible that they're blocking, or something like that? Dunno. What'd you have in mind, u/starconstellation?...

I like face masks too! Unless i have to talk for ages i tend to exhaust myself and get breathless, I thought it would be helpful for those who don’t...

I sometimes stutter. I have a neurological disorder which sometimes causes stuttering especially when I’m really tired. It’s very difficult because it’ll pop up during the middle of a conversation. Th...

I've bit my tongue, cracked teeth, gone light-headed and dizzy. I don't stutter much anymore but it was mentally exhausting when I was in my late teens/early 20s. Every now and then I have periods whe...

Yes. Its a bit indirect for me maybe? When i get nervous I stutter and when I'm nervous my muscles get really tight. I notice it most in my shoulder (unrelatesld tobspeech probably) and in my neck (...

Sometimes I’ll bite my lip when I stutter so hard it bleeds..or I’ll shake / tense my knees sometimes on zoom classes...

Yes! I have tension in my throat and jaw. Mostly my throat. Blocking can be a bummer....

Yes, and it's a vicious cycle. For me the tension causes more blockage, causing more tension, etc.. This is why the oft-derided advice of slow down and take a breath helps me sometimes. At the very l...

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:( last wednesday i had an oral test and nearly had a panic attack,, and as i was really stressed, it was even more hard to talk like i was stuttering so much, nearly on every words honestly, i dont t...

Actual body tension and physical pain while speaking?

Actual body tension and physical pain while speaking? Have any of you guys experienced that and if yes,how regular is it?...

So what do you feel when you stutter specifically if you have completely removed fear? What type of tension?...

I count myself in with my foot like a musician would when they start playing a piece of music. I tap my foot for a quick one two three and that usually helps me start talking if I'm stuck...

Yeah I think you're right about the blocks thing. I may have developed that as a way to stop myself. I noticed I also gesture a lot with my hands as well when I think I might stutter....