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I always start with looking that person in the eye but as I begin to block and repeat, I look away. It makes me feel so awkward. 🤦‍♀️...

It’s probably worse but I close my eyes and it genuinely helps pass the block...

All the time. Although I have a little bit of an issue with eye contact in general which I'm trying to work on....

I also tend to look away and O catch myself regretting it immediately! Eye contact demonstrates confidence and fearlessness. I think that's partly why I stutter. Fear. Making eye contact is something ...

Do you look away from peoples eyes when you stutter?

Do you look away from peoples eyes when you stutter? To stutter and watch them wait can be tough....

I have apeech blocks, i grind my teeth when nervous,situation is fked up,,but when im with my family and close friends, i don't stutter...

In these 3 weeks i spoke like a normal person, with complete fluency. Another critical point to me was the intense and innatural tension in the facial muscles....

Good news mate. It's normal that you're feeling anxious, I've been practicing my stutter by reading out loud and breaking bad habits (Moving your mouth or any part of your body in a weird way while t...

Yes. these are called "secondary behaviors" the theory being that they are not related to the original neurological "tic" but have become habits. They can be quite noticeable. Generally behavioral the...

The slang term is rhythm speaking; it's when you use your head, hands, arms and legs to help you with a block. I tap my leg with my hand and also use my hands to help me with a severe block....

My son flaps his arms and head like crazy whilst stuttering....

I’m definitely going to try to be more aware of how my body reacts. I don’t notice anything, but that’s probably just because I’ve been doing it for so long it’s near second nature. Thank you!...

I didn’t even think of that Usually I’m a very tense person. Like I’m a percussionist, and it’s very hard for me to relax my shoulders/arms when playing. I see a kinesiologist to help me with this, ...

You can't experience what we experience every day but it's the closest exercise you can do. I wouldn't get hung up on making sure you're convincing enough. If you can walk up to a stranger or stand in...

My opinion, do the assignment. Imo it's not offensive because you're trying to understand what being a stutterer feels like on any kind of a first hand basis. I don't care how naturally empathetic som...

Yeah when I am about to stutter I freeze up and my neck tightens and I just try and force out the word, and sometimes IT DOESNT COME OUT! It’s best to just try to remain calm and keep breathing...

Yea the breathing / speaking connection definitely feels real to me. In addition , I’ve noticed that neck tension has a negative effect on my fluency as well....

I agree with this. When I was in therapy, my therapist focused a lot on easy onset, which for me was taking a deep breath before speaking and then speaking on the exhale. I do remember running out of ...

Same goes with me! These days I'm more calm and focused but I'm spitting more on people now! This is just weird....

I’ve found that for me, I can feel the back of my throat tense up when I know there’s a troubling word ahead. Then when I get to that word, my speech mechanism refuses to cooperate with what I want it...