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Why do I go through periods of stuttering?

Why do I go through periods of stuttering? I've been stuttering my whole life, used to go to speech therapy for it. I used to work at a place where I had to say my name all the time and typically did ...

Stuttering

Stuttering I’ve stuttered for as long as I can remember and there’s cycles of when I’m ok with my stutter but as a 22 year old, it’s very difficult for me to be ok with it. I feel like it holds me bac...

Ups and downs of stuttering

Ups and downs of stuttering This is my first post on this subreddit. Lately I've been really struggling with my stutter. For some background, I'm a recent(ish) college graduate who was been working as...

Stuttering only on words that start with an "ah" or "eh" sounds?

Stuttering only on words that start with an "ah" or "eh" sounds? Hi all, I've had this thing for years, but pretty much ignored it 'since it didn't happen as often in the past. But in the past few mo...

A little confused and fed up

A little confused and fed up So, I have been stuttering all my life. I won’t start that sob story atleast in this group. We all can relate. I am 27 now. I feel my stutter has gotten worse. I took a fe...

I experience similar things. This is just my own theory, but I think certain words/ phrases have a long history of fear behind them, and context is key. Maybe in the past you’ve tended to block when s...

I don't recall the number of exercises or frequency. I just recall gaining awareness. Awareness was the key to my recovery....

I actually did call myself "software engineer" today when i met a fellow stutterer on the greenway (that interaction made me want to find this subreddit). I dont mind either term since they both work...

Hm. Maybe it's because of people's reaction or face. When mentioning the term in a conversation it can come up naturally and people expect you to use it in a sentence. But when they ask you what your ...

It’s definitely not unheard of. All I can say it try not to worry about it. Typically focusing on the stutter makes it worse....

Trying to control it is what's causing you to stutter. You can't speak consciously,you just gotta let it happen. Picturing trying to walk by consciously contracting each muscle in your leg, it wouldn'...

Yes! It leaves me breathless sometimes I’m trying to be more aware of this and stop breath and try again it’s constant work lol :)...

I totally get you. You want to speak so badly you can't stop for a second to breathe, calm yourself and say what you want to say. I run out of breath so much when I'm speaking....

Are you guys self conscious about the aspects of your stuttering problem?

Are you guys self conscious about the aspects of your stuttering problem? For example: I know what letters I tend to stutter more. I usually have a problem with occlusive consonants(/p/, /t/, /k/, /g/...

Bc we’re putting too much pressure on ourselves and thinking too much about the answer and the unconscious side of our minds say “I don’t know”. Almost like a fight or flight mode for our speech....

I talk less. When I feel my stutter coming or I stutter and the person doesn’t hear me I don’t repeat myself....

Or maybe you don't have any past experience stuttering while singing so you don't worry about it which means you don't stutter. But you do have past experiences stuttering while talking so you have an...

Mentally rehearsing sometimes makes my stutter worse and I just produce zero sound. Spur of the moment responses sometimes help in my experience because I don’t have the time to dwell on a sound. I do...

Exercise that helps me

Exercise that helps me This exercise may seem a little strange, but of all the different exercises that I've come up with, this one has helped the most and is a more long term solution than the others...

For me, this tactic 'worked' for 25+ years.I learned this through fear and embarrassment because I had adult family members who would make fun of me... "Ju-Ju-Ju- just g-g-g-et it out stu-stu-stu-stup...