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Stutter on words that start with T and P

Stutter on words that start with T and P I tend to only stutter on words that start with T or P. Those words just don't want to come out and it creates a lot of tension on my throat and I tend to clos...

Apparently gym exercise messes up the status quo of the involuntary muscle tensions that cause my stutter

Apparently gym exercise messes up the status quo of the involuntary muscle tensions that cause my stutter [deleted]...

I can do it with people when I focus closely on keeping my abdomen tension free, it takes a lot of concentration but I use it to my advantage in high status situations....

Are you able to speak with a relaxed stomach on your own? if so can you do it when talking to a friend? I wonder if non stutterers have this tension in their abdominals too...

I’ve had a similar experience, although all my tension comes from abdominal muscles that squeeze like a tire whenever I speak....

Panic attack at the post office.

Panic attack at the post office. Went to the post office, 1 till open, there was a short line infront of me. No worries. I wrote everything on my package- it was international so I had to pay for spec...

I would have been all over oxygen. Especially if you drop an "it's" before it. The plosives and 'sh' that get me. I know the feeling though! I order iced lattes with "vanilla syrup without the sugar" ...

>Can you reach out to a speech language Pathologist? I did today after a lot of research in the inter webs. hasn't happened all day so maybe that bad juju is gone or something. Scared me a bit. Se...

New secondary: Pitch change... how to stop?

New secondary: Pitch change... how to stop? So the past few days I have noticed that my prolongations are taking a little longer and there is a definite pitch change at the end- I'm going high, I cant...

I may misunderstand your point. This sounds like the "just accept" the stutter narrative. That narrative is too black and white. My 13 year-old client, Mick, feared his name and every work start...

Yes, this happens to me too. On those days that I wake up knowing that I will stutter all day, i notice two things. First, I didn’t get enough sleep or had a very tiring day the previous day and did...

Something I posted on Tumblr that I just don't wanna forget

Something I posted on Tumblr that I just don't wanna forget What stuttering is like for me: you wanna talk to your friend about something maybe a TV show you like, or music, or ask them something lik...

What techniques/tips do u use to control your speech impediment?

What techniques/tips do u use to control your speech impediment? My speech issue includes speaking very fast and rushing through where people can't understand, disfluency where parts of what I'm sayin...

There are plenty of people with physical ticks and head jerks/eye closing they do when they stutter. The good news is these are learned behaviors and can be unlearned with the help of a proper slp who...

ADVICE ON PRACTICING SPEECH.

ADVICE ON PRACTICING SPEECH. Hey everyone, this is what I noticed help me with my speech today and I know for sure it can help you as well. I noticed that when I don't avoid words I can't pronounce ea...

The bit about stomach pain and being red, panty etc.was so damn relatable. I found a job in a local bookstore with my pretty severe stutter, and people don't really seem to mind it that much (at least...

When someone stutters, their brain is already producing too much tension in the muscles involved in speech including our diaphragm, which is where you felt the tension. If someone struggles against th...

Why do my stomach muscles go crazy when stuttering?

Why do my stomach muscles go crazy when stuttering? I went to physiotherapy a few days ago. I was laying on my back, and when I was making small talk with the therapist, I realized my stomach would fi...

Yes but I have become better at not struggling through a block....

Yes. Especially when your tongue and throat say “you shall not pass” to anything remotely involving air or breathing and you end up looking like a clucking chicken. Good times....