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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
2 points

My stutter is more of a block stutter and get stuck on those letters somewhat often. I have noticed during my hard blocks on those sounds it's usually when I am pressing my lips together really hard, ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
3 points

I feel like every stutterer it a bit different. Growing up I was one of the ssssss, th th th th repeating types. Over time I have become a speech block stutterer. To me one of the worst things is the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
2 points

One time I got a block so heavy trying to introduce my name to a dad's friend that I just said "you will have to wait for later to know my name, now I'm not able to say it" After some minutes I could ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 25, 2021
21 points

Chronicles of a stutterer.

Chronicles of a stutterer. So tell me why....a lot of times when I have a hard block, it activates my Google assistant on my phone 📱🤦🏾‍♂️😅...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 23, 2021
7 points

Anyone else stutter on B's, D's & G's?

Anyone else stutter on B's, D's & G's? Hello my fellow stutterers. It's kinda crazy that we all stutter on specific sounds and letters. I stutter on vowels too. But my most difficult sounds to s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
postr/StutterJul 22, 2021
14 points

Issues pronouncing words correctly

Issues pronouncing words correctly So, in addition to my blocks at the start of every sentence, I'm now unable to pronounce some tones/words because I feel like my mouth and tongue move asymmetrically...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2021
1 points

Now I can’t know what’s going on in your brain, but typically people who stutter know exactly what they want to say, they just have a breakdown in actually executing the movements properly....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

Yes it’s the worst. Time pressure is a stutterers worst enemy. We can’t say our names we can’t tell the punch line of a joke. I’ve found that when I try to purposely stutter my name it will just c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
2 points

Responding late so not sure if you’ll see this but I am currently struggling with stuttering blockage and am hopefully trying to find the cause and a “cure” because it’s not like a standard stutter. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
2 points

Yes this is me at work too it’s just awful, I can talk to people I know in real life fine but when I get on the phone at work I can barely speak a fluent sentence I hate it 😔...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
3 points

I'm in this exact situation! Stuttered as a child. Work in callcentre now and I get so anxious and nervous. I spend a good part of the day getting yelled at and people trying to start arguments. I ge...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2021
5 points

gotta fight through those blocks. Stop, Breathe, and start again...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2021
2 points

Im the only one who stutter in my entire family tree and I have a severe one but I don't disagree that some of the cases are definitely genetic. Have you heard about that one guy who used to stutter s...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2021
5 points

Okay so, none of my sisters stutter, but my dad does a little bit. His stutter is a mild one, mine I'd say is moderate, borderline severe. Also I'm pretty sure some uncles I have from his side of the ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2021
2 points

Yup, I've thought about giving up on talking far more times than my fingers can count. I too suffer from clinical depression and I'm extremely self-conscious, so whenever someone makes me self aware o...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2021
11 points

The one thing holding me back is how I can't signal that I stutter with hand signals or how my mouth is moving etc and that's it. I block for 4 seconds and the other person goes "...hello?". But it ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
2 points

I was getting out of my dad's pickup at a video rental store when I was 4 maybe 5. I was telling him I'm sure what was a fascinating tale and kept having blocks. I remember the words he said to me wer...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesEnvironmental Triggers
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
2 points

Yea man used to block a lot. Doesn’t happen as much anymore though....

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
2 points

I've stuttered since i've had any conscious memory of being a tyke. Much much worse back then, as i literarily had to stamp my feet or gesticulate with my hands to get some momentum to get words out. ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
1 points

At a young age, I was fortunate that my other primary school classmates didn't give me any teasing for it. However, that started about 6th grade. I would open a book to read and block hard on the firs...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment