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I transfer the tension to my eyes. If I have them wide open, it's because I'm getting over a block. If I repeat words two times ("Like-Like that"), it's a sort of "reset" to avoid a block due to the d...

I have a pretty strong stutter mainly with blocks and repetitions. Basically, my stuttering is accompanied by many facial tics, as well as the fact that when I have blocks it is extremely difficult fo...

Same with me. I know exactly when I'm going to block. No or less breathing makes the block worst. If i walk like arong 500m and then I've to say my phone number then I would definitely block bcz of ...

I used to mainly block to avoid repetition. I do all of the common facial and body ticks, panic, and get out of breath when I block. I turned 40 last year and I've just decided to stutter freely and s...

Man, this sounds like me. I duck my head down involuntarily when I'm really stuck on a word too. It feels like it helps and it's really hard to stop....

When I block, my whole body becomes tense. I tend to kind of bow my head involuntarily. People break eye contact with me. I even twitch my arms or hands when I block for too long. Sometimes, the words...

I used to try to force it or sweat or run outta breath when I blocked. I hated it. I realized that I didn’t have to try so hard, nothing came out anyways. So now when I block, I pretty much stop/shut ...

I run out of breath when I stutter all the time. It's like when I block I just stop breathing and get very tense. Occasionally it's been so bad I've felt like I might pass out....

No, I've just got a tight/sore chest feeling and sometimes that can make jt feel like im not breathing right or correctly if you know what I mean. In saying that, I don't usually experience blocks bu...

When you block, does your airflow stop? i.e. are you breathing. Some of us stop our airflow when we block. Lots of tension and no movement....

Hi there. Somewhat similar to saying your name. Of course we know it….the trouble is when we need to say it….I’ve wrote it down also. Very hard for me to do so many years ago….feeling like a fool and ...

> I was thinking of going back to the old habit of using filler words or repeating previous words to fill in blocks, but then I'm like "do I really have stutter then? Am I essentially just faking a...

I have this blocking issue. The word is just stuck. What I do is speak slowly or use extreme pronunciation. I have been doing this while teaching (yes, this PWS is a teacher). I think my students know...

This usually happens to me when it comes time to ordering food at a restaurant. With me it’s usually along the lines of “I’ll have the ……..” and then I block and just face the menu at the waitress whi...

Can't say my phone number

Can't say my phone number I went to the hospital to book an appointment, they asked me for my phone number and after saying two numbers I block at 4 and then silent. Hopefully, they already had my nu...

managing blocks

managing blocks I don't know if what I have is stutter, but I sometimes get blocks, like pausing in the middle of speaking. They are long enough that some people mistake it as a "I am done" pause and ...

We've had a few threads on blocks. Here's one from a few days ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/w4vkjl/speech_blocks/...

Moving past embarrassment and mental blocks?

Moving past embarrassment and mental blocks? So for context, I have a block stutter and it just shows up whenever it wants, but I mostly stutter in nervous situations or when I think that I’m gonna st...

Any tips for helping with my speech blocks?

Any tips for helping with my speech blocks? I dont really know who else to talk about this so ya i am doing it here. I have always stuttered as far as i remember and even tho i never really had a hard...

by the way its totally makes sense because when i stutter i ran out of breath...