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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2021
5 points

My doctor sent me to a neurologist, neurologist agrees I have a tic (which causes me to stammer). Speech pathologists do not help me at all because I eventually get comfortable with them and speak flu...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterDec 3, 2021
12 points

Everytime I try to speak English, I can’t breath

Everytime I try to speak English, I can’t breath I have been trying to speak with a friend of mine. Sometimes I can speak, but I feel like I’m under pressure to speak, so I just start to laugh or cry....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2021
2 points

I think I know the pain you are talking about. If you’re not referring to pain from depression, the pain you feel in your head I think is from competing intentions that are wearing you out. For exampl...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
2 points

Being president ESPECIALLY the one after the orange bufoon is ALOT more pressure than being the vp. I stutter and when I get really bad and try to physically force a qord out I do slur my words. The s...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
1 points

This would be interesting to try. Thanks for the suggestion. Interestingly, I noticed that I don't breathe through my mouth at all when I speak, but practicing certain breathing techniques helped me t...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterDec 1, 2021
11 points

stutter or something else?

stutter or something else? its probably not even related to stuttering but i don't know where else to post it.i am deathly afraid of presenting/speaking and reading in public or in front of the class....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2021
2 points

Forcing and pushing are the same thing. I agree getting on the sound is what we should all v doing, but trying to push which creates tension is a tricky road when tension causes so much of our problem...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2021
2 points

Forcing out a block is what we've all tried and it's clear that doesn't work....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2021
7 points

I had a moment like this once. I was having a good day, didn't face a block up until then. It was just two more guys with me and we were talking about some random shit. And then suddenly boom.... I ge...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2021
4 points

That sucks. I know the feeling. Forcing out a hard block usually isn't the best strategy but I understand how in that moment it's kind of the reaction. Good therapy taught me better ways of handling t...

Speech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Blocks & StoppagesSeeking TherapyPositive Therapy Techniques
postr/StutterNov 29, 2021
8 points

Does anyone else find it almost impossible to say one syllable words that start with a vowel?

Does anyone else find it almost impossible to say one syllable words that start with a vowel? Words like "I", "as", "us", "our", "odd" and "art" don't come out. Do you know any trick to make it easier...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2021
1 points

I mean. Look at this paragraph I wrote. It's amazing I have so much to say but cannot speak it loudly. I wish I could. I feel suffocated....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Helplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2021
6 points

For me it’s the force smacking my side to get words out. Working in a mask which further debilitates breathing only makes it worse and makes me look weird at my new job...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2021
2 points

I think a lot of people primarily have blocking issues. Like me. So you wouldn’t be able to tell from the get go, because it’s sort of hidden and not so apparent....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2021
1 points

>When did you first begin to stutter? When I was 13-14 I think >What mental and physical feelings occur when you stutter? I feel like I'm choking >Do you ever have days where you're more ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/FlightOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
5 points

I couldn’t get a sentence out today. I know the feeling of extreme embarrassing cringe. Couple days ago at the pharmacy there was a big line and I asked for sssssssssssssssssssssssudafed. Hurts just t...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
3 points

I used to get bullied in elementary for it than ppl stopped as my stutter got better but in my junior year my stutter got bad so a kid sitting next to me in tech made a joke about it, I just put the k...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stigma & BullyingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
5 points

My block is worsened by anxiety, but having the block is what makes me so anxious in social situations. So it's a vicious cycle. But it's not caused by anxiety alone. In situations where I'm completel...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2021
1 points

I think it's all the same and we can choose to do either or. The problem stems from not being able to get past a certain part, always falling into the pitfall right then and there. So say we first s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2021
1 points

I feel as though personally that it was repetition, then to avoid repetition, I started to block instead. I live in Japan and am fluent in the language. Not perfect, but very fluent. I stutter in bot...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations