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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2023
3 points

Ive bitten my lip before and started bleeding if the stutter is that bad. Im 26 now and doesn't happen as often anymore, maybe 5 times in the past 2 years...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterMay 7, 2023
11 points

Fuckin hate this

Fuckin hate this U guys ever have a real bad speech day and u bite ur tongue so many times in a block rather than a stutter that it’s sore the next day or only me...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterMay 5, 2023
36 points

Bad stutter in front of wife and waitress :(

Bad stutter in front of wife and waitress :( Just venting here. Went to a restaurant with wife today to treat her to her favourite food. Everything was going well, when the waitress asks us from a bit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2023
2 points

Sorry for the late reply. I'd wager in the pencil example, "p" is not the feared sound. Generally speaking, if you're able to say a sound it's probably not the one you're afraid of stuttering on. I'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2023
5 points

My tip is to give yourself a little more time than you normally do. You already block hard, so taking an additional second or two isn't going to change much. Give yourself time to reduce some of the p...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2023
3 points

It's so bad right now that I really don't speak except to my family unless I'm directly asked a question. Even then I can usually nod or shrug in response to most questions....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2023
3 points

I think you don’t mean it in a literal sense, right? The brain doesn’t have nerve cells, so even if you touched it, you wouldn’t feel it. That’s why brain surgeries are often done while the patient is...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 4, 2023
13 points

Made a phone call & the person (it was to a store; so it was a worker) said I was “cutting out a lot”

Made a phone call & the person (it was to a store; so it was a worker) said I was “cutting out a lot” It’s the first time anyone has said that to me. Idk what to think right now. Like I guess I’m ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2023
3 points

Feels like it was second grade when I had to do a reading test thing. Couldn't even get the first word out. That's the first time I remember it being an issue for me....

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2023
2 points

5 years old, in the car on the way to a birthday party at the skating rink. I said “Mommy, I can’t talk”. I remember it very well because my speech simply stopped. Lots of “reasons” why, but that’s no...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2023
3 points

It was very less in the beginning. It happened only with senior teachers or a large group of audience. But it has increased. Maybe because of teasing by some friends or maybe because of some habit or...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 3, 2023
10 points

Ultimately I just talk with people via text

Ultimately I just talk with people via text If I'm having a conversation face to face with someone, I just take my phone out and write what I want to say. It's not even stutter anymore. It's so severe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2023
22 points

Yep. Those Drive-thrus are a son of a bitch. Whats worse is that some of them have cameras so they can actually see you struggling to get the words out....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 1, 2023
2 points

Tips for words starting with the 'u-' or 'you-' sound?

Tips for words starting with the 'u-' or 'you-' sound? Hello! I'm new here.I don't consider myself a severe stutterer but when it's words starting with the 'yu-' sound, forget stuttering, the sound d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 1, 2023
4 points

Stuttering Therapy

Stuttering Therapy Hi there, as far as I could remember, I used to be able to speak out the written words alone, clearly. But for the past few days... or months I would say, I haven't been able to re...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 30, 2023
13 points

Does anyone else stutter *IN THEIR MIND* before even speaking??

Does anyone else stutter *IN THEIR MIND* before even speaking?? I’ll be talking to someone and have a thought in my mind I want to say. I’ll practice it in my head…and I’ll stutter it in my head. Li...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2023
4 points

I recently discovered why I had blocked almost my entire life. Stutterer since age 6. Been stuttering for about 26 years now. I recently found out that my blocks were 100% due to me resisting my ...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Authenticity vs. MaskingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2023
2 points

I recently figured out that my blocks only happened because I was fighting my authentic stutter. I was fighting myself to simply stutter, resulting in blocks. I blocked for almost 26 years, simply bec...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Authenticity vs. MaskingBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 29, 2023
1 points

Speech block is completely killing my confidence

Speech block is completely killing my confidence It seems to come and go. I went years without it bothering me but sometimes it randomly returns for a random length of time. It kinda caught me off gua...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterApr 28, 2023
10 points

I need advice

I need advice Whenever i meet new people i have trouble speaking, I stutter and I'm not able to get any words out. It has become a huge problem since past few months. I can't even make normal every co...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment