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I'm relieved it's not just me! I get this horrible tightness in my chest under my ribs, and then I know my stuttering is going to be worse. I know I should relax but it just doesn't happen. Some days ...

I know when I'm going to block stutter as my chest goes tight, how do I stop this?

I know when I'm going to block stutter as my chest goes tight, how do I stop this? I try and tell myself to relax but then I can feel my chest tightening then I can't get my words out. Has anyone got...

As far as I'm aware, gaze aversion can be a behavioral tendency associated with stutter. I'm not sure whether what you describe sounds better or worse in this regard. If there's a "trick" quality to i...

One thing I did for speech therapy to help with secondary stuttering symptoms was carrying around a pad of paper and tallying each time you caught yourself saying umm, or doing an extended blink. The ...

It's usually when I stutter at the beginning of a word and someone imitates it causing me to get completely locked on the stutter causing discomfort for other people. Is this an ignorable mockery? ...

8 ways to improve your communication even though you stutter - Stuttering Habits

8 ways to improve your communication even though you stutter - Stuttering Habits ...

I had one and I wore it for about two weeks. I didn't like the way the chipmunk voice in my ear sounded when I spoke. To be honest it made me stutter more because I was distracted by it. After I stopp...

mostly when i stutter. very rarely will it happen at any other time...

I've never met someone with that particular symptom, but I know it's not uncommon for people to make unusual movements when they stutter. Does it only happen when you stutter, or also at other times? ...

k. ill look it up. will not stuttering also fix my face? everytime i stutter, my head goes to the side and one eye squeezes shut...

How can you break stutter-related habits?

How can you break stutter-related habits? I've noticed that I have a few stutter-related habits: blinking/closing eyes for a longer than normal period of time and also saying 'sorry' after I do stutte...

It's similar to that for me. It feels like like my diaphragm stops working and I stop breathing until I consciously make myself breathe normally....

it causes my face to spasm, almost seizure like. It becomes borderline impossible to multi task when I get stuck. I get stuck at the beginning of almost every sentence, and multiple times during a sen...

Yeah the ticks are honestly the worst. Unfortunately stammering doesn't seem to discriminate when it comes to who gets them... But good on you for getting out there! Practice may never make perfect in...

Coincidentally, I also work in a pizza restaurant and suffer with a stammer with facial ticks. Probably my least favourite thing about it tbh. I feel like I should have a delicate stammer cos I'm a *l...

Smacking

Smacking I swear this is a legitimate question first off. I have had a stutter all my life, it's not super severe but I go through phases where I'm completely fine and maybe stammer a word here or th...

Stutter at work

Stutter at work So I work in an Amazon warehouse. I just started working here about 3 days ago and so far it's been okay. I don't really talk to anyone , but some people have introduced themselves to ...

Stuttering at work and being made fun of by co-workers.

Stuttering at work and being made fun of by co-workers. I work for a, supposedly, professional company. I took a job as an executive's administrative assistant; they told me upfront I would have to co...

Just checking your frame of reference (evidently, 3 concept areas). So, with regards to stutter, which elements would "the physical" detail, to you?...

I hate this so much..

I hate this so much.. It's really annoying when you want to say something but you can't. I stutter and it's the worst thing ever. Whenever there's presentations or situations when I have to talk in fr...