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postr/StutterApr 26, 2023
8 points

Stuttering while alone

Stuttering while alone So this might be weird but when writing my short stories I speak out loud, do the voices and come up with mock dialogue on the fly. I can do this all without a single stutter, b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Experiential AssociationBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 25, 2023
12 points

My stutter is gradually getting worse

My stutter is gradually getting worse I'd usually go through these periods where my stutter gets real bad and then goes back to normal or almost fluent and recently my stutter has just been getting wo...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
17 points

Silent blocks are one of my biggest adversaries. What I do is do a lead word of sorts. Say a word that you know you can say as quietly as possible, (my word is fuck, swears are very effective. I canno...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterApr 25, 2023
10 points

Overcoming silent blocks

Overcoming silent blocks Hello guys. Recently I have started suffering from silent blocks for no apparent reason. Can you recommend me any techniques in order to overcome silent blocks?...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

Do you really want to know what reduces blocks? It’s probably going to be uncomfortable...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
2 points

If you struggle with articulation, this sounds great. But articulation and stuttering are different, with different presentations and probably different causes....

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2023
10 points

I'm afraid to go to the jail... As a stutter, I might never finish my sentence...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
3 points

If OP has speech blocks like John Hendrickson, say one more thing "And, sometimes I get......... a long pause in the middle of my sentence, and you just have to let me finish....

Speech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
1 points

If you can't get a word out, pause, find your rhythm and try again. If it's a really tough block, you can substitute a different word. Or just ride it out. It's gonna take a while but you'll find tric...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
1 points

My blocks are longer than 2 minutes and I have been facing them since I was younger and I have never gotten a short or less block, they are always the same. And you should know the feeling of going th...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
1 points

How am I supposed to achieve what I want with my stutter if I can’t talk or get past a block? And I have accepted my stutter since I was younger but now it’s actually effecting me more harder...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 22, 2023
8 points

When you don’t stutter in your head but end up having the worst stutter actually speaking

When you don’t stutter in your head but end up having the worst stutter actually speaking I was at the gym today and saw a mutual friend in the mirror from afar. I knew he saw me and was going to come...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
1 points

I can understand that and I know it isn't easy but I don't think I'm suitable to carry out this job anymore. I have calls where people are in a life or death situation and if I stutter and struggle t...

Social & RelationshipsSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Quality of LifeBlocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
7 points

These terms are used interchangeably by everyone in the industry, there's not much of a difference in job descriptions. My current job title is "software development engineer" 🙃. About the rest, the...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 20, 2023
15 points

anyone experience or is currently experiencing a relapse in stutter?

anyone experience or is currently experiencing a relapse in stutter? there will be a period of time where i'm almost fully fluent, but will relapse back into stuttering and having severe blocks. went...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2023
17 points

This is exactly what a speech block is like, one of the most common forms of stuttering....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2023
3 points

I started to cough a couple of years ago and I got away with it until recently because I’ve started to genuinely choke and I need to clear my throat 😂...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 19, 2023
10 points

how do i stop feeling the blockage on my throat when i speak

how do i stop feeling the blockage on my throat when i speak i’m a 16 yo F and I’ve always thrive to do my best in everything. i feel like my dreams have been shattered because of the way i speak; it’...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2023
8 points

Admittedly I don't have as bad of a stutter as most id assume. Instead of the repetitions, I'm a blocker...so I can cover it up by faking a cough before or after. Anyways...I've learned that in my exp...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2023
1 points

Thank you, I appreciate that! I'm not saying I'm lazy because of the job , I'm saying I'm lazy because I do nothing productive or beneficial in my free time and that's a big reason to my weight gain, ...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyStress & Fight/Flight+3 more