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postr/StutterMar 3, 2023
3 points

Sometimes I cant say a specific word?

Sometimes I cant say a specific word? Hello! I just wanted to see if anyone else faces this problem, and if there are anyways to overcome this. As a kid I had a stutter but underwent speech therapy, a...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2023
2 points

Yes, I’m always sitting there, practicing in my head, much more nervous now since the time a waiter sighed and walked away while I was mid stutter trying to order, worst experience ever...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2023
2 points

Don't commit to blocking. You are consciously trying to push thru just don't do that. It's better to just stop speaking, take a 2 second pause and then try the technique again. After practicing them y...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2023
3 points

There’s definitely a connection between Tourette’s and stuttering. Stuttering have tics similar to tourettes. I read it from a stutter book I read....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2023
2 points

Same bro. I also have this habit of trying to rush on a hard block, and it always makes the block last longer. I think we created this habit throughout the years, maybe because when we were kids we fo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2023
1 points

Stop trying to speak and take a deep breath and say what you want slowly. That always helps me if I hit a bad block. I realize I block more when I’m rushing to get out what I’m trying to say...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2023
1 points

I stutter and completely skip words when talking to myself. I'm not imagining talking to another person either....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesExperiential Association
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2023
1 points

I’d say it’s PARTLY a breath issue. A block in speech is always connected with the stop of airflow. Your diaphragm and or your vocal cords cramp up. It seems like breathing exercises and thus better c...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2023
9 points

I’ve kinda been experiencing the opposite lately. I’ve been interviewing for engineering roles and stuttering severely. It’s been going quite well regardless. I’m expecting an offer today making 3x mo...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2023
3 points

So…if you stutter when imaging *talking to people*, that counts as *talking to people*. Think of all the other things that produce a similar physical effect by only imagining (delicious food smell...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2023
8 points

Is stuttering and twitching associated or do I have a bigger issue?

Is stuttering and twitching associated or do I have a bigger issue? I am a heavy stutterer. Have been since childhood. Seen a therapist in school but that stopped after I graduated high school. I can’...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Physical TensionBlocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2023
6 points

stutter getting worse

stutter getting worse my stutter "went away" for a couple of months but recently it came back and it's worse now. I can't even say a coherent sentence and i block every 2 words... i have an important...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2023
1 points

I’m aware your stutter is psychological and that you are unable to “just accept it or stop thinking about it.” Here’s the thing - in terms of cause and impact, hard blocks are very different from rep...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2023
4 points

I think it went ok, I had a few long blocks but carried on through it and said everything I needed to say, I know I won't get discriminated against and will be given a grade I deserve because I have a...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyParent & Caregiver
Blocks & StoppagesSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesSchool/Clinical Advocacy
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2023
7 points

I have one short song and the whole lyrics is "that was not the end of sentence. let me finish. let me finish." I cannot get rid of my blocks. So I do some voluntary blocks in the middle of some word...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
2 points

I'm actually surprised by the amount of votes for stutter less. Any time I have to talk loud (especially when there's a lot of background noise) I get way worse blocks....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
11 points

One word answers.

One word answers. Hello, I always have trouble giving some one word answers. What do yall do if you can't get it out?...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
6 points

My entire childhood I thought it was specific letters for my blocks and, in a way, it is. But for me it’s words or “letters” that I cannot avoid saying. Such as my name. For example the first letter o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
13 points

Help on the letters A and I ?

Help on the letters A and I ? Hello, i have speech blocks with the letters K, P , A and I. The K and P have been getting better recently and I can easily prolong it if I block with it sounding pretty ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
2 points

Honestly, I don't really know. I struggle with blocking as well, and I don't know if it's something that goes away. Sometimes I can tap my leg with the syllables as I'm saying the difficult word and t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages