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postr/StutterOct 21, 2022
60 points

It finally happened.

It finally happened. I fucked up my part on our group’s presentation. I can feel my classmates and group mates judging me, I was having terrible blocks. Man I feel bad, I think I’m the reason why we d...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 20, 2022
7 points

Any advice to improve.

Any advice to improve. 21M here. I have never talked about my stutter to anyone (because I always felt shy and ashamed) but seeing people on this subreddit gave me some confidence. This post is beca...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 19, 2022
3 points

If you are in a stutter block, has your tongue (or jaw) stopped moving?

If you are in a stutter block, has your tongue (or jaw) stopped moving? [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/y8kqy7)...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
3 points

Furthermore, I think we also anticipate because of looped conditions we set on ourselves as a speaking habit. Let's take an example: why do you think we do repetitions and blockings in the first place...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionCycles & RandomnessBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
4 points

Totally agree! Blocks are a severe form of repetitions. Suppose we repeat for example: mir - mir -mir -mirror. What would happen if we tried to continue speaking after the letter 'r' (of the word mirr...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2022
3 points

Totally agree! Also, a block is a more severe form of a stutter which occurs *because* you are trying to hide your repetitions....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterOct 19, 2022
17 points

how to a control speech blocks?

how to a control speech blocks? i have a presentation tomorrow and on friday....my stutter isnt as bad tbh, its mainly blockages i'm worried about. how can i control this?...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2022
3 points

A stutter block is defined by stop moving the articulator. A repetition however is defined by the inability to move articulators to the next position to form a sound....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2022
2 points

Yeah a block is an actual stutter within a sentence....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2022
1 points

Awesome! Thank you for such an in depth response! I learnt quite a lot here. I dont have any more questions aside from just one asking about certain terminology as im not familiar with stutters in tha...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 18, 2022
2 points

Looking for advice when dealing with police

Looking for advice when dealing with police I don't stutter, but I have twin sons who do. They're nearly driving age, and it stresses me out that if they get pulled over, their behavior might look sus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 16, 2022
11 points

yoo

yoo Anyone else find their mind go blank sometimes and not knowing what to say? Is there anything that i can do to improve on this....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2022
1 points

I agree with you that it's odd that I cannot move my tongue when it's so relaxed. However 99% of people who stutter have this compulsive response. This is how stutterers block or prolong (core of stut...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2022
1 points

Thank you for your tips. You recommend repeating voiceovers from audiobooks, speaking in an accent, reading aloud, learning to feel the tongue and allow it to move freely without being stiff. **"I'm ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2022
1 points

Great video! Thanks so much! At 13:52 minutes in the video you explain how to position one's articulation. Question: * My tongue is always relaxed, but **how can I move my tongue** while speaking? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
1 points

Honestly, it has. The block on vocal letters really frustrating....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2022
2 points

Trying to force fluency *is precisely* what causes problematic stuttering (specifically blocking)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2022
7 points

This usally happens to me when I have to answer «no» to a stranger asking me something. It happened just now at the gym when a girl asked me «are you using this?», and I proceeded to stutter 3-4 secon...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2022
5 points

**"I feel like there is a lock on my tongue"** You said that you have a lock on your tongue. Same with me, [in this PDF document](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WAdyTN__wCGuDqHa5ygUuTxZDjmN5A5L/vie...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2022
2 points

The sad thing is that my stutter only consists of blocks…. And it’s sucks because I could see it in my own head on which word imma block so I try to always have a back up word to substitute the troubl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages