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>Could you elaborate? I completely agree that people who stutter choose to force locking the cords (compulsion / primary behavior) as shown in [diagram 1](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FTwnR-LE...

Could you elaborate? To my knowledge my block preventing me from producing any sound at all...

By making the ugly stuttered sound you're afraid to make. That's literally it. Nobody is making you block, it's something you're doing. I know it feels like it's beyond your control, but it's not. The...

Stop holding your breath. You cannot block when you are breathing my guy....

For me, heavy workouts and any other nervous system taxing activities significantly affect my stutter (especially blocking) even when I'm alone....

I have so much stutter blocks from that it feels like I’m losing air just to say one word...

Stuttering at a job interview

Stuttering at a job interview So I just had a job interview about 30 mins ago and I can't explain in words how bad I F'd up describing my professional background because of this stuttering. This job p...

For me is only blocks is so annoying in sometimes 1st latter longer...

Stuttering blocks

Stuttering blocks Had a stutter my whole life. There’s been highs and lows but now as I get older Im 22, I just wanna be in control of my speech. I just wanna be able to say any word or sentence with ...

I realized that the introduction in my current job is easy to say. It starts with Hi company name, my name, how may I help you. My previous job I had to say good morning/ afternoon before the company ...

Stuttering and adderall

Stuttering and adderall I’ve stuttered since I was a kid but the worst for me was speech blocks. I totally stopped with speech blocks from ages 14-30. I was prescribed adderall from 10-14, but quit ta...

I’ve been stuttering throughout my entire life. On top of that I have a serious lisp. So imagine that combined. But I can’t control it. It comes at my worst times. I’m a college student. One time I wa...

This is all very classic impactful dysfluency (blocking, esp on things you have to say, like your name). A hard silent block is based on fear of people hearing your repetitions, imperfections - the ...

customer service job for a few months and that little “good afternoon thank you for calling… my name is…” introduction is, somehow, getting worse?

customer service job for a few months and that little “good afternoon thank you for calling… my name is…” introduction is, somehow, getting worse? it’s been five months since i (begrudgingly) got a jo...

Mine doesn't. It'll crop up less, but soon enough I'll run into a difficult syllable and really struggle and getting really frustrated....

The hard blocks, avoidance behaviors (fear), face contortions, etc would go away. You’d be left with some *normal*, harmless repetitions and prolongations....

why do I pause mid sentence while talking?

why do I pause mid sentence while talking? Ever since I was 9 I've had a major speech impairment where I'll pause mid sentence. It basically feels like the words are in my mind but just won't come out...

If your stuttering is anxiety induced and you "fear" stuttering, that fear causes anxiety and will cause you to stutter more. However, if your attitude is carefree (not resisting) and not worrying you...

Definitely thinking of this! Plus I think ppl would be thinking about what they would say so they wouldn’t really listen to me. I’ve tried to do this before but ended up blocking so much 😭 hopefully ...

The only people I know who take short sharp inhales before speaking are having literal panic attacks, or in the middle of a cardio workout. If it is actually truly working for you, I’m sincerely not ...