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How to get out of a block ?

How to get out of a block ? Suppose you are stuck on a hard sound , you cant get any sound out, what do you do ? When block happens , my word never comes out no matter how hard i try to. My face is ju...

I don’t get chest pains but I can tell my breathing is off. I get an entire sentence out on one breath and it sounds like it....

Whats your stuttering behavior ? Repetitions , prolongations or blocks ?...

>I tap my thumb to my forefinger with each syllable that helps me maintain a slower speed >I tap my foot on each word sometimes that helps in more professional settings. Interesting. Is this ...

Something worth trying: get a friend to read aloud at the same time as you. It sounds stupid, but when I do this I don't stammer at all. It has something about imitating the other person's breathing p...

Tension does not make you block. That's scientifically untrue according to my authoritative observations of my own mouth. Tension in the jaw does not create a blockage of the airway. HOWEVER, tension ...

Don't ya just cringe, watching that little gummi thing in the mouth that will just gum everything up if it gets a chance?...

Just be aware of where then tension is when you block. No need for an MRI. ...

There can be various habitual movements associated with stutter, yeah. It's one of those things you can work to get rid of, but it's hard. The oxygen thing sounds new to me. But it's not uncommon tha...

Hand movements while stuttering & asthma-related?

Hand movements while stuttering & asthma-related? My girlfriend stutters but recently I realized when she stutters on a word she shakes and flails her hands quite noticeably and tilts her head. Is...

I’m currently a EMT and my job requires a lot of communication, this job has definitely helped my speech by pushing me out of comfort zone but I’ve also had some embarrassing moments. ...

For Those Who Developed Anxiety From Stuttering, Do You Get the Angry Face Symptom?

For Those Who Developed Anxiety From Stuttering, Do You Get the Angry Face Symptom? Hello everyone, I wanted to get some inputs on anxiety caused by stuttering. I have been dwelling about this for to...

Twitching when I get a bad stutter, is this normal?

Twitching when I get a bad stutter, is this normal? [removed]...

I work as a social worker and talk to clients all IRL and over the phone all day long. I have a pretty severe stutter, where I usually have small blocks/ repeats every 2-3 word and hard ones maybe eve...

I likely won’t mention it beforehand. I don’t think mentioning it beforehand has been helpful for me since I’m not afraid about them finding out just how my body will react (blinking, jerking, freezin...

For us, accepting means that the stutter is there. It’s a part of our world. (My son stutters). I accept that I can’t fix him. Of course I fight tooth and nail for him to get services. The services fo...

I guess it’s more the way it will look when it happens. When I stutter I feel my body tense up which makes it hard to relax. I can try breathing to help Good luck with your presentation ...

I used to twitch a lot with my face while I was talking, but I practiced for some time with a speech therapist. He even filmed me, so I realized how much I was cramping and twitching while talking. No...

The long term cost is lower by fighting. It also allows me to open the door to other families so they don’t need to fight so hard. I know the law and it pisses me off that school districts deny legall...

My son is getting all sorts of secondary behaviors as he tries to control his stutter. Sometimes it sounds like he’s hyperventilating. Our SLP has him focus on “tummy out” and that helps a lot (when...