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commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
1 points

I also regularly experience severe blocks, often also midword, and almost always accompanied by facial grimaces, e.g, closing my eyes abruptly and with such a strong force that I also squeeze my mouth...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 21, 2023
7 points

I just wanted to share my experience in my college class I had today, to show everyone we are not alone in this group.

I just wanted to share my experience in my college class I had today, to show everyone we are not alone in this group. So I was in my college class and there is 3 of us one of which i consider to be m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2023
3 points

It sounds like you're describing blocking, which is a type of stuttering....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2023
2 points

Also don't try to do it mid block to fight it, just stop trying to push it through the block, take a breath, and ease into the word....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2023
2 points

When i’m talking, sometimes I get mixed up so I get stuck on the word, like you mentioned with the h-h-h-hello - it’s kinda similar to that. Not all the time though. It’s mainly that I know what I wan...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2023
3 points

Do you prolong words like hhhhhhheeellloooo do you stutter like h-h-h-hello or do you block like you h------ello...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterFeb 21, 2023
3 points

Is this a stutter or something else?

Is this a stutter or something else? Hi everyone. New to this forum. I’m just wondering if what i’m experiencing is a stutter and if anyone can help me! This doesn’t happen all the time, but it does s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2023
6 points

You have to make sound in the block. You're afraid to make the sound because you don't want to stutter and you don't like how it will sound. Making sound is the only way to move through a block. Pushi...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2023
6 points

tips for starting a sentence?

tips for starting a sentence? Hello, on yt I've been watching vids on how to not block in the middle of the sentence but I still have trouble starting one with a word I find hard. Any tips for this?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
3 points

I'm sorry to say this, but this therapist doesn't understand stuttering at all. That's not what causes blocks. Blocks are caused when the desire to speak comes up against the desire to avoid stutteri...

Speech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Blocks & StoppagesSeeking TherapyNegative Therapy / Harm
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
1 points

>*"I don’t get the walking fluency example"* Thank you! To explain the walking fluency example, if we block/stutter we are stopping the movement of our speech structures (or articulatory/respirato...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Propositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
61 points

I sound so unbelievably stupid when I speak

I sound so unbelievably stupid when I speak there is an enormous contrast between my thoughts and the words I utter. Someone will say something to me and I will come up with a response almost instanta...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
2 points

Let him finish. Stutter or not, when someone seems like pausing in the middle of their speaking and you are feeling an urge to respond or finish their sentence, just look at him first to see what kin...

Social & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Listener ReactionsBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
6 points

When he’s trying to talk and can’t get any sound out, that’s called a block. The best thing you can do is just wait for him to finish talking, like you would with anyone else. My husband stutters and ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
6 points

That's basically me, what happens is I stutter so much and so many unspoken words build up on my tounge that my voice just freezes and I gasp for air It's a sad life 🙃...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
1 points

These days I’ve been embracing my stutter and blocks and letting it be, often even searching situation where I would stutter, but so far it is a hard process because the blocks can be long. Especially...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
2 points

So volunteering worked really nice for me for like half a year. I could speak with confidence and much more fluent. Even got to talk to my crush in a confident way🥹 Haha anyway. Now it has really wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
5 points

Is it possible for the stutter to evolve to mutism?

Is it possible for the stutter to evolve to mutism? ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
4 points

This is the normal progression for dysfluency. You are having blocks, which generally happen bc ppl try *too hard* to force the words out. The sooner you address it, the easier it will be. Here’s ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
20 points

My stutter has been changing recently.

My stutter has been changing recently. Hi, I (21m) have had a stutter since I was really little, and it's always been a repetitive stutter. Certain word sounds like T or S I'd repeat over and over aga...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsStrategic Swearing/Cursing