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Yes I get physical pain in my tongue & chest. But the most where it hurts is the spine. My spine hurts really badly when sometimes I stutter a lot....

Sometimes I feel muscle strains as well. But more commonly I'll feel I'm out of breath when stuttering and talking a lot, and sometimes exhausted to the point I need a break....

My fiancé stutters and she says if she's already anxious and overwhelmed and if she happens really stutter a lot she would get out of breath - to the point where she would need to use her inhaler (she...

Yes, physical pain in my jaw and teeth from blocks for many years (38, stutter since a child). Sometimes I’ll take a day off from talking much to get some relief....

If I'm around family and friends I'm comfortable stuttering infront of I tend to over talk and get fatigued facial muscles after. Sometimes even my throat and neck if I'm really struggling to get word...

Your whole body is tense for at least 8 hours, and at the end of the day , you're exhausted and sore....

Yes, you feel exhausted when you have a block and have to struggle to push through it and say the word. I often have to catch my breath after. I have never felt pain in lips or tongue but definitely c...

I've stuttered my whole life (M20) and I don't have physical pain. When I block it feels like I'm not breathing (cause I'm not) but it doesn't hurt. It more internal (the feeling of shame or anger aft...

Does stuttering hurt?

Does stuttering hurt? I posted recently about how my stuttering only began as an adult, and how there haven't been any (known) neurological problems. It's most likely due to drops in blood pressure, a...

I have never had a stutter before and recently I have gotten a mild one while in a 800 calorie deficit. Probably has something to do with it. Usually it’s only when i’m trying to do something and talk...

Struggling due to new job role

Struggling due to new job role Hi Everyone, I am a 42-year-old male who has stuttered since I was 8 or 9. I usually only stutter if I have to speak to a large group of people, but I also stutter a l...

Ask your new employee few questions to understand his stuttering 1. He stutters when alone ? 2. Does he stutter on a specific word or does it happen irrespective of words? 3. He stutters in a speci...

I don't think the eye movements in stuttering have anything to do with the frontal lobe. A study in University Texas showed Micro expressions and micro saccadic eye movement occurred during speech p...

Does your mouth hurt?

Does your mouth hurt? Hi. Just what the subject asks. I’m a person who stutters and over the last several years my blocks really force me to put pressure on my teeth/mouth to squeeze some words out. I...

How do you manage conversations when you're doing something physical?

How do you manage conversations when you're doing something physical? When I know I'm going to stutter, I can sometime take a moment to gather myself, and focus on the words so that I minimize how muc...

It’s all about how confident you feel in that moment, I’ve noticed when my hair isn’t done the way I want it to or if i’m not wearing one my favorite outfits i stutter wayyy more but that’s just me id...

Hi, There are several techniques I do to help my fluency and they really help me, maybe they help you? 1) is simple I tap my thumb to my forefinger for each syllable, it helps me keep pace for eve...

>*"Is there a term for these things that we do to try and force the words out better?"* Yeah, SLPs often call those *secondary behaviors* or sometimes *negative coping strategies*—like tensing the sp...

First night on the job

First night on the job Hi everybody, This is my first time posting on this — I guess you’d call it a forum — so I thought it would be nice to share how my first night of waitressing went. It was bot...

Those are called secondary characteristics or concomitants. [Here is an article ](https://stutteringtherapyresources.com/blogs/blog/addressing-secondary-characteristics-in-children-who-stutter)about w...