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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2020
1 points

That wasn't these friends, it was a different one who suffers with epilepsy. Apparently what I do looks a little like the tonic phase of a seizure. My friends are great though, they would never make ...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2020
1 points

I have a habit of dropping my head and leaning forwards a bit. Also, apparently I make fists and hold my breath until the word comes out although I never noticed this....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2020
1 points

When I block you can see it in my face as I recoil, even with a mask. One time I almost popped a blood vessel trying to get a word out....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJul 17, 2020
15 points

To those who have gone down the stuttering severity level.

To those who have gone down the stuttering severity level. Has anyone managed to go down the stuttering severity level i.e from Severe to Mild/Moderate or from Mild to Slight How did you do it any ti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2020
3 points

I can relate 100% I get incredibly nervous since I cant say my own name. When I went to soccer games, the players would need to check in with the refs and say their names when called by their number. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesPhysical TensionAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2020
1 points

Well In my case I got severe blocks when I’m angry or so excited talking about something.. man I hate it 😖...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
1 points

I used to jut out my chin like a head jerk and to stop that , I started to tap my chin, then to stop that, I started to clench my fists, then to stop that I started to close my eyes shut because I loo...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
2 points

I just became very conscious about keeping my hands by my sides when I start to stutter but the side effect was that mad me stutter more because I was so focused on the fact I was going to do it. So i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
2 points

How have you stopped? I tend to pat my thigh or stop my foot to “beat” out the stutter. It’s a super bad habit....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
3 points

I hear ya on all of these. My name starts with a S. I can never spit it out. Starbucks knows me as Megan 😂....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
1 points

Yeah when I realized people were noticing the jerking movements I just channeled it into like a small pen tap, and it gradually went away...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
1 points

Secondary movements are a common trait of people with stutters. I used to touch my face while stuttering. I didn't realise how much I did it until it was pointed out to me. Becoming hyper aware of it ...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
postr/StutterJul 8, 2020
6 points

Does anyone else have sudden jerking motions when you stutter ?

Does anyone else have sudden jerking motions when you stutter ? It’s been a really long four year process, but from 6-8th grade I had a really bad stutter in addition to sudden jerking motions wheneve...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
10 points

haha funny story. Mine starts with N. But just starting with N is no fun, so my brain says lets put an A infant of the N, works for little while, then my brain says- Fuck this, not gonna let you say A...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2020
5 points

Awesome!!! I’m so glad to read this!!! I am in my mid forties, and through the years my stutter has regressed/progressed to less of a stutter and more of just a hesitation with facial tics... It is al...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJul 3, 2020
4 points

Feeling bloated/fat/oily makes it worse?

Feeling bloated/fat/oily makes it worse? Whenever I... • Eat too much • Eat junk/salty/oily food • Don’t workout after I eat a lot • Am bloated/hormonal ..my stutter tends to get worse, in the sens...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringSeverity & FluctuationPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2020
31 points

"No no c'mon say it !" *proceed to slutter on every single words of the sentence while the person is looking at you with an awkward look*...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2020
1 points

Not a stutterer, am just curious: do you also have secondaries? Or some very specific words that always give you a lot of trouble?...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2020
1 points

No problem. Most customers are not looking for an over eagerly chatty server. It will actually give you a wonderful chance to exercise a regular set of social and practical phrases, and if/when you ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2020
1 points

Do you have any secondaries that come with it? Not a stutterer, am just curious what it is like...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension