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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
1 points

For the closure part, just imagine getting your speech articulators into position for that speech sound. That's all you should be focusing on for the first step of "closure". Say for example a 'b' sou...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
1 points

I mean i have realised that whenever i stammer there was a certain burden on my mouth and tongue , it felt heavy and whenever I observe a person speaking i was just curious that how they move their mo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
2 points

The pressure should be subtle and felt around your lips or vocal tract where the sound starts... For example if you're saying a B or P sound gently press your lips together and hold for a moment befor...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
6 points

So, when a block is coming up or you're in the middle of one, do you just close your mouth? And then you're supposed to feel some pressure (I'm assuming on your lips?), before you can finally start sp...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
2 points

If you close your lips how the hell are you supposed to speak? Surely the blocks stem from the throat area. I would think it would be to do with the vocal cords and breathing rather than lips. But if ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2025
3 points

if the person tries to open the lips directly, no sound is produced → the system experiences a "block".For example, for /m/, after the lips are closed, there is a slight pressure, then the mouth opens...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJun 11, 2025
46 points

A solution for stuttering BLOCK

A solution for stuttering BLOCK I reduced my stuttering by 90% after discovering this simple truth: Don’t try to pronounce a consonant by just “opening” — it doesn’t work that way. Many consonants ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2025
2 points

Same thing used to happen to me a lot, words starting with R, I, A (My name starts with R, sad) so recently i have realized when i go to say those words that start with R, I and A, I flex my left ches...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2025
3 points

Yeah when there is this feeling of anticipating the word that will block, it's like a loss of breath the moment we get to it sometimes. Like we were about to say it and it's lost in a vortex. It's s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2025
1 points

you need to practice breathwork, diaphragmatic breathing is particularly good. A lot of the stutter issues I had came form the way I breath and the more I worked on it, better it became. Find some v...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2025
1 points

I've noticed my breathing pattern too. when I speak i almost forget to breath like after speaking continuously for 40secs i feel suffocated and my stomach all sucked in. idk why but it jus like that f...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2025
9 points

Yeah I’ve had to start taking like deep breaths now every time I wanna talk cuz it’s getting pretty bad...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2025
1 points

I clench my jaw and press my teeth together really hard sometimes when I get stuck. This caused some mild pain so I’ve been getting better at not doing that lol....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2025
1 points

Actually, yeah. I feel physical pain because of my stutter. My throat burns a lot or it dries up real quick when I’m having a bad stutter moment. Heavy ones make my jaws and throat hurt really bad. ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionEnergy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2025
1 points

The thing that bothers me is- the physical tension that stuttering causes. It's hard to find humor in in so much tension.....

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2025
1 points

I was at the age of 4 when it all began. During the years I was on/off with my stutter. When I was 14/15 I was stuttering insanely. I was also moving my head back when trying to speak due to the block...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesSeverity & FluctuationPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2025
2 points

for me not so much pain as discomfort when i get stuck on a word (and try to push through), like my facial muscles feel tight and i have difficulty breathing....

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/Stutter_remissionJun 5, 2025
1 points

Comment #3: **Realization of stuttering at motor programming:** The imprecise or discoordinated signals to muscles would precipitate a realization of stuttering. Learning from previous experiences i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+2 more
commentr/Stutter_remissionJun 5, 2025
1 points

Comment #2: Once stuttering is anticipated, conscious and/or subconscious deviations are initiated to deal with the secondary influence (i.e., the atypical neurological processes that underpin stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2025
2 points

I always experience feeling breathless and sometimes even my throat feeling tight. That's a sign for me to stop talking....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsPhysical Tension