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I have a very similar kind. It used to be really bad in high school and has lessened a little over the years (I'm now 30) The grimacing is very familiar and, at my worst it would cause me to jerk my...

34 f, stuttering since I was 4. It became more physical around 12 years old. I started "blocking" and would get stuck on a word or sound while grimacing and nodding my head uncontrollably. Some meds make it worse and some make it better. Anyone else have this specific affliction? How do you cope?

34 f, stuttering since I was 4. It became more physical around 12 years old. I started "blocking" and would get stuck on a word or sound while grimacing and nodding my head uncontrollably. Some meds m...

So, the sound isn’t the problem because I bet you can sometimes say it perfectly fine. It’s that youve blocked on the sound enough times, your brain now associates it w fear, which is the exact thing...

Yes, I find it really hard to say my name which makes introducing myself a constant matter of worry. However, my name isn’t ‘st’ related, but I must automatically overthink introductions which I think...

Because I struggle with words that start with ‘st’, I can’t say either. I therefore always describe my stutter/stammer as a speech impediment on the rare occasions when I do explain to people that I h...

I stutter strangely

I stutter strangely Well I can’t explain it better, I stutter when the a word cointains the letter R and I tend to mess up weirdly in some phrases, like “The green is light” instead of “the light is g...

Good luck! So basically what I'm trying to advice is, normally our incorrect response is focusing on trying to control our mouth. My suggestion is, instead of this, you could focus on 'trusting your i...

The problem I think is that you have an uncomfortable relationship with your own sense of identity. I struggle with the same thing and believe many people that stutter do. That’s what I believe the re...

I also have this same exact problem. Because I can't introduce myself without a serious block, I avoid meeting new people and often miss out on many opportunities. This has affected me more as I have ...

Yeah I gotta loosen up and stop thinking about it so much. I speak really well but as soon as my name becomes the subject I seize from that anticipatory fear. I used to stammer and repeat sounds lik...

" I find that experience really embarrassing." * if you **react** to the feared letter by doing fight or flight response (feeling embarrassed and rumination), then you make the feared letter more fea...

"Any tips on improving my fluency on the D sound?" In your post you say that the **D** is your feared letter. [This post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/xr6luy/tips_for_people_who_stutter_...

If you are able to articulate the D sound sometimes, the problem isn't the D sound itself. It's very common for stutterers to block on their own name and other words of importance to them. Our brain...

I have horrible blocks on many words starting with the letter D. Are there any exercises for me to practice that one sound?

I have horrible blocks on many words starting with the letter D. Are there any exercises for me to practice that one sound? I’m (23 M) really proud of how far I’ve come and can make small talk with st...

Alex Turner

Alex Turner Surely he stutters? His latest interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGipcn2OU4I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGipcn2OU4I) reminds me alot of when I try to substitute words and su...

I actually also think that way. And if i ever do have one, i’ll prefer if it’s a girl (since i’m a man). My father has a genetics of a stutter (like some of my relatives stutter), father said he stutt...

As a kid my stutter was crippling. I don’t think I spoke my entire 7th and 8th grade career. In high school it relaxed a bit, but I still had my highs and lows with it. Now, at age 40, my stutter is...

Same, used to stutter on my wife’s name. Speech therapist gave me ways to start learning how to pronounce it, and after a while i’m fluent with it....

Exactly! me too. So what is the reason you fear them do you think, like what made you fear those letters to begin with?...

I think I struggle with words that's start with c,k and g. Especially words that begin with the sounds cr or gr....