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I have had heavy blocks too. (Still have them but they are lighter and easy to keep under control) And ordering fast food is still my biggest fear. I mostly soften the first letter. For example instea...

I notice people have a hard time understanding me clearly based on their facial expression (squinting their eyes, etc.) Other times, I have some people that have told me I mumble in the past. Conf...

I really find that the first two help me, but I'm curious about the third. How do you balance speaking passionately but still keeping your chest/shoulders calm and not tense (when I get that feeling o...

Push your bottom jaw forward as you say the sound. It makes you say the sound in a different mechanical way. It's not natural but it breaks my repetitive cycle when I get stuck...

I just wanted to add that practicing alone this might not be enough to cure the twitches or jerks. If it's something you've been doing with your stutter for a long time especially, it's going to be ha...

i play with my hands and avoid eye contact out of habit/insecurity, but every time i stutter i blink a whole lot. even during blocks....

Breathing calmly and deeply before saying a word starting with these letters really helps me (although in all fairness, it helps me for every word). It gives you time to settle down and calmly speak t...

The vowels always gets me. I can't seem to get air out of my throat and I am stuck with a fixed expression...

Thanks for the tips!! I always find it hard to breath when I stutter....

Some techniques that really help me

Some techniques that really help me I sometimes forget to use them, but small techniques that really help me: \- Stomach breathing, as opposed to chest breathing--this really made a difference for me...

Those are secondary behaviors (so called). I think to unlearn such habituality you'd have to address your stutter in general with the help of a professional....

weird facial jerks

weird facial jerks so, sometimes instead of blocking or stuttering my face twitches or jerks in a weird way or sometimes i stutter and twitch my face . How do i prevent this?...

And your tongue? I latched onto your post because the root cause of my stuttering was connecting to swallowing and oral posture. I thought maybe you have a similar issue because swallowing temporarily...

When you stutter, does your throat lock up or your tongue? Do you even notice?...

Here’s an obvious one: getting called on in class. As soon as I’m called on, I feel sweaty and I can feel my body tighten up. This tightness let’s me know that I’m about to stutter. I open my mouth to...

(M, 15) I'm kinda introverted as a person, and I still have a slight stutter. Instead of stuttering, I substitute 'stutter words' (words with certain syllables such as 's', 'd', 't' etc.) with other...

When I start stuttering sometimes I start doing involuntary head movements all Tourette’s-like, I also drum my fingers if I’m sitting down if there’s like a table in front of me, I also blink rapidly ...

Any Nervous Habits While Stuttering?

Any Nervous Habits While Stuttering? Hey guys! Just curious about something. Do you guys have any nervous habits you do while stuttering? For example, when I talk and I begin to stutter, I beat my pal...

People get extremely mad when I don't look at them when speaking, my stutter tends to get worst if I'm having direct eye contact, You aren't alone. ...

When I start stuttering I move and twitch my head around involuntarily, kind of Tourette’s-like, and it makes keeping eye contact very difficult....