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commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
2 points

That’s the new thing I’m running into, it’s so weird how stutters work because it’s an instant block but I’ll see what I can come up with 🤔...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
1 points

does stuttering prevent u from doing so ? or does it prevent u from doing so in a way u would like (ie without showing stuttering and struggle) ?...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Authenticity vs. MaskingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
1 points

This is brilliant. Now, how can you apply it to vocals? When the block comes from the throat?...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
1 points

When I was 36, my stutter was diagnosed as severe. The speech pathologist even commented that it was the worst she had witnessed personally. Despite this fact, I am completely fluent anytime I am alon...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2022
3 points

I don’t stutter at all if I talk to myself...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2022
1 points

Currently the D, S, SH, R, and B sounds are the hardest, especially when they’re at the beginning of a sentence, I block like crazy....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 14, 2022
4 points

At Work

At Work So the last two days at work have been tough i was talking to manager and he asked me where i was and i was trying to say 18 but i couldn’t say “eight” and he laughed. Then yesterday i was so ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesFrustration & AngerQuality of Life
postr/StutterJul 13, 2022
19 points

Who went to college & how’d it go?

Who went to college & how’d it go? Hello, So I’ve stuttered all my life. I go from times stuttering badly to not at all. I dropped out of U of Dayton in 2018 to do online marketing (plus fear o...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifePropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJul 10, 2022
9 points

twitching of face while stuttering

twitching of face while stuttering Recently my face has started twitching in a weird way when i stutter. Whenever i am stuck in a block, my face suddenly starts twitching. This has never happened to m...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 10, 2022
19 points

Adult sudden onset after aphasia

Adult sudden onset after aphasia Okay, I don't know where to turn but I am hopeful you guys can help. July 3rd I woke up fine. By 230pm I started to stutter, never happened to me before so it was od...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesSeverity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
2 points

Blocks are when words don't come out of your mouth. It's like you're stuck and silent. My blocks go something like this, so it seems to me that you have something similar....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 9, 2022
7 points

Basically a speech impediment at this point

Basically a speech impediment at this point I know stuttering is a speech impediment, but im so used to it I just kinda dont consider it? If thst makes sense lol Ive stuttered over words like every o...

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & ProlongationsPhysical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2022
2 points

I just stop what I'm saying, say "hang on" and try again. Once I stutter uncontrollably again, I just stop say "hang on" again and continue. There's nothing else I can do, really....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 7, 2022
3 points

Need advice for virtual job interviews

Need advice for virtual job interviews I mostly stutter + have blocks when having social anxiety — so usually not around people I’m comfortable with. And I stutter + have blocks a lot in job intervie...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 7, 2022
23 points

What you do?

What you do? What do you do when your stutter is so bad you can't even explain to the other person that you have a stutter because you cannot say it? How to deal with that?...

Social & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Disclosure & Telling OthersBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2022
2 points

Yea bro, I can relate! I stutter while speaking, but it also can happen physically. For example, before I use a spray paint can, my finger often freezes up before I finally press down. I believe my bo...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2022
3 points

I posted about this earlier, so I won't get into the full explanation, but we stutterers can actually experience blocks with our hands. Part of it is an issue with initiating motor action, and some of...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2022
5 points

I experience the same thing with my handwriting. It takes me like 3-5 seconds to write down the letters “w” and “b” on paper...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2022
3 points

As a piano player and person who stutters, I've experienced something similar to what you described while playing piano. It usually happened when I'm about to play a trill or grace notes. But it would...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionBlocks & StoppagesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2022
1 points

My stutter have gotten really bad especially with blocks. I block more than I stutter and my head jerk too. It’s sucks :/ honestly idk if it’s the pandemic but I’ve noticed my speech have gotten so ba...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension