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Isn't struggle a sign of holding back or trying not to stutter? If you're familiar with Joe Sheehan's approach-avoidance conflict, why would blocking not fall under the realm of avoidance? Also I'm n...

A dysfluency such as a block is not a type of avoidance. When blocking on a sound or word there is struggle, muscle tension and fixed oral posture. It is not fun or enjoyable. People who stutter ...

In the speech therapy community (researched based) blocking on a word is classified as a type of stutter-like dysfluency. It is an interruption is speech the same as a repetition or prolongation. ...

Your original comment stated that covert stutterers do silent blocks while overt stutterers have repetition. I was just saying that's super not the case. Overt vs covert doesn't change the characteriz...

If I recall from speech therapy, there are three main types of stuttering. Blocks, repetitions, and I can’t recall the name but the one where you draw out the soft sounds like s: “ssssssssssssssure” I...

No that character of my stutter is the same. I still have blocks. I still have repetition. I still have elongation. The severity of it has decreased, that's all. ...

Definitely, I have an extremely difficult time with words that begin with H. I find it almost impossible oftentimes to say words that begin with an H, my face always heavily contorts when I manage/for...

That still doesn't sound definitive, though. Non-stutterers sometimes stutter in a way that is not in the same vein of the 'chronic loss of motor-control stuttering' we discuss here. Do you feel like ...

> Feel anxious about being around and talking with other people > > Feel very self-conscious or embarrassed in front of other people > > Avoid face-to-face interactions and only inter...

How old are you? It's normal to feel nervous. Just try to loosen up and not be all tense. Tensing up causes me mega blocks I just have to stop and relax my throat muscles. Remember the only one paying...

I struggle with stuttering blocks a lot. I know the word I want to say but it just won't come out no matter how much I try to calm myself down and relieve the stress. Any tips on how to get through it...

how do I relieve tension in my throat and chest to prevent blocks?

how do I relieve tension in my throat and chest to prevent blocks? what should I do to prevent blocks from occurring, I'm hoping to talk to this girl I recently met on Tuesday and I want to say "hey [...

This hits deep. I’ve been seeing if tongue placement helps with my stutter recently. I’d do anything to get rid of it. ...

il try not to cringe when those blocks hit the poor person on this show. ...

I started as soon as I started talking. I have it really bad sometimes that I'm clenching my shirt when I'm stuck in a loop that lasts sometimes longer than a minute....

I still have a Secondary habit of touching my face while I stutter. I've managed to reduce it quite a bit but if I'm Having a particularly bad stuttering day it comes back. Just another thing we have ...

Good thread here.. Yeah me to. I still hate talking on the phone. When I young I stuttered fairly severely, less though after therapy, puberty, and a little less with more age... Practice practice...

I stand up and smile. The standing up helps me breath better and the smiling keeps my attitude positive. Someone has mentioned that making sure you sit up straight would do the same thing - keep you...

My son has developed a stutter, and I’m lost on how to help.

My son has developed a stutter, and I’m lost on how to help. My oldest is five, and over the last year has developed a pretty severe stutter. He is in school and has already started speech therapy. It...

Something similar happens to me. When I stutter (can be in person or on phone), my eyes blur and I tend to look to the side. I'm so focused on trying to talk that I can't focus on my surroundings. I ...