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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
2 points

Is there any way I could unfreeze in public. It feels like my heart just stops and no words come out and I’m putting so much effort into trying to force the words to come out but at the point I just e...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

He doesn’t look up which I think messes me up. He looks down at his attendance paper so I feel like I have to talk louder and I freeze up. When people look at me, I can talk but he doesn’t and I freez...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

I think it’s anxiety. I think about the name before me and I know exactly when I’m supposed to say “here”. I just freeze. No words come out....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
2 points

if you have a lot of time, then take your time. the worst thing to do,when you stutter is to rush!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
2 points

It just really really got better. My stuttering itself is now almost nonexistent, same goes for my blockades, and i’ve subconsciously learned to adjust my talking speed to what i think is a “normal” l...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
3 points

it's not that i'm afraid, sometimes I just can never even get the word out I have strong self-confidence but it is useless is like to go to the water to swim with your hands tied and your feet tied, s...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
6 points

For me it got worse too at first. I used to repeat all my sounds like b.b.b.b.ackbone, and I hated that. So then it became more of a stammer because i refused to breath before a sentence and every wo...

Therapy & ProfessionalSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Therapy ExperiencesBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
3 points

Speach therapy can have a hige affect on peoples stutter, it hepled me get by farely well The only thing it couldnt help me with is blocking, which is my main issue rn...

Therapy & ProfessionalSpeech & Stuttering
Seeking TherapyPositive Therapy TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2020
1 points

Stuttering isn't the same thing as not being able to form a coherent sentence at all. We know exactly what we want to say and how to pronounce it, but the words and syllables don't come out fluently b...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2020
3 points

Oh my gosh yessss, that happens a lot when I’m stuck on a repetitive stutter but when I have a prolonged word one or a block then I can just see their face like they became uninterested and are awkwar...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2020
1 points

Thanks for the reply. I don't know many other stutterers, so it's hard to understand these kind of things. Yeah the setting is definitely a huge factor. Like I worked as a waiter for years and never ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2020
4 points

Yeah the man has 70 years of speech therapy and practice under his belt and experince speaking in front of millions so of course he's got it down pretty well by now but I see in those long pauses and ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2020
2 points

I've used this line so many times!! It's awful when you know you're going to stutter and there's nothing you can do about it...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2020
1 points

I was forced by a civics class to volunteer for a campaign, which of course is basically calling people. That sucked. At one point I had a block and for some reason, maybe due to the effort, my whole ...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2020
1 points

Same with me I know what I want to say but physically can’t speak when I go to say it. Happens every day all my life...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2020
1 points

I pretty much am unable to speak due to extreme blocking when I meet someone famous or am talking to some super-high up person. When I’m with close friends or my bf or family I don’t block so much but...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2020
1 points

My son has quite a severe stutter. He has the hardest time getting out the very first sound, he gets stuck and sometimes no sound comes out at all the first few tries, then the rest flows for a while ...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2020
1 points

When you stutter you start to plink more And you feel like there is a wall stopping you from saying the word so you open your mouth but nothing coming out And sometimes you keep repeating the same wor...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2020
3 points

It depends on the type of stutter, for example there are blocks, word repititions, sound rep., prolongations, and others. I would ask the director if he/she has a preference, then do some research on ...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2020
2 points

I had a time where I would block everytime I entered the bus and wanted to say goodmorning to the driver. Made me nervous waiting at the bus stop....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages