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In my personal experience my mental state dictated how well I could control my stutter. In my teenage years I was very confident and socialized often which resulted in me not stuttering very often if ...
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Do you have the same ? On periods that my stutter is VERY VERY bad, I have this heavy feeling on mt chest? This weirde tightness. Does anyone else experience this?...
You should speak slow and you should have a control on your breath when you speak. Whenever I am very excited I stammer alot because I don't have control at my breath because of my happiness. But, at ...
I currently have flu. So my stuttering is back. I'm going to do what I always do in this situation. Work on my speaking technique (Mcquire Program) and using the hexagon....
SLP here!! Have you ever heard of the east onset method? Most likely, as you said, you’re becoming more disfluent because you’re anxious. Your muscles are tensing, and you will have MYCH more success ...
I feel for you. Don’t forget that you are the caregiver and having that applecart upturned is traumatic for you and for your niece. Even though you’re used to helping, this challenged you and her! Tha...
I still do. Crazy to reread my comment from 6 years ago because a lot has happened since then and my stutter has improved. I haven't drank alcohol or done coke in almost 2 years and my marijuana usage...
If you’ve ever seen The King’s Speech, there’s a bit in there about how King George doesn’t stutter when he curses, and I’ve always found that that rings true for me as well....
I don’t have any advice because I am in the some boat. Fluent 99% but my own name is impossible and it’s affecting my career. I try to be as calm as possible and I noticed it helps to be relaxed but ...
I'm so sorry to hear about the challenging situation you've been facing with your niece and your brother. It's understandable that the stress of the situation could cause your stutter to flare up. Rem...
When I don’t think about stuttering (like when I’m in a rage) I don’t block. When I think about it — like when I make phone calls or interview then I’m more likely to block. Brains are weird....
The emergency services people you were speaking with deal with people in extreme distress as a normal part of their working life. Stress impacts different people in different ways. Some lash out, some...
Having a stutter in life altering situations
Having a stutter in life altering situations Today my niece was taken from my brother (an addict) by CPS. I’m the main point of contact as I’ve cared for her throughout the course of her life. I’m 25...
>*"Why can’t I say a sentence but can say “never mind” without any issue?"* It could be because you paid closer attention to speech blocks when saying 'never mind' resulting in negative experience...
Because you get anxious about that word you’re thinking of and try to force it out. Notice you can say any other word besides that one...
When you really want to say something and start to struggle your fight or flight response kicks in and muscle start to tighten up. The more you want to say it the worse it gets. Saying never mind you...
I also do silent blocks like you. When I do a silent block, I'm checking how much air is pushing against the parts of my mouth (like throat, lips, tongue etc) that make sounds. This helps me decide wh...
I just learned about this in speech therapy. I wanna get out of this stage of fight or flight so bad...
Yes definitely, the advice I have to get over blocks is: * Can you speak right now and stutter? After you blocked just now, notice how you just now stuttered and ask yourself: 'Did I (in any way) ant...
My metaphor for stuttering is that it is a low frequency of CPU in the "voluntary speech generating" cortex that sends instructions to the speech motor cortex. The reasons and mechanisms of that reduc...