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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2020
2 points

Yup when im talking i stutter on some words but i can still finish the sentence.But when i stutter on every word even the ones that i say easily every day...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
1 points

I dont have stutters i have occasional blocks and i cant inhale or exhale. Its scary. Like im underwater...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
2 points

My problem isn't exactly a stutter, but it's definitely the lack of breath feeling. I know when it's going to happen and it happens with specific words or vowel sounds, so I have to change what I'm sa...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
3 points

Well it depends on the severity. If u can talk with barely a few hick ups in a min, that's great. But for someone like me who can't say more tha. 2 3 words a minute and get blocked for wayyy to long, ...

Speech & StutteringSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
2 points

I had a video interview on monday as well. My stutter was so bad that i couldn't even introduce myself. They told me to write my responses on chat so thats what i did for the next 30 mins. It was kind...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
1 points

Ugh I block on every word! I'll get a medical certificate just in case I guess. I'm actually very fluent in English(it's almost my 1st language), it's just my stutter that makes me seem like I'm incom...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
2 points

Hey mate look up costal Breathing. It’s what I use to control my stutter and I’ve spent the past 5 years working on it! It helps to eliminate blocking and feeling tho you are rushed.. goodluck...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2020
9 points

I went through this for a while a couple years ago. I usually didn’t have trouble and then one day I couldn’t even get anything out and I left the drive thru and called my mom in frustration. It will ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Frustration & AngerBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2020
1 points

For me it's a compination of my severe social anxiety and the fear of my stuttering....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2020
2 points

It's really annoying because I used to be completely fluent when I read aloud. Then one fateful day I got the fear "but what if it happens this time?" and BOOM. Can't read fluently anymore....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2020
9 points

I’m going through a tough spot recently. For the past week I’ve barely been able to speak at all, after a 3-4 month period of pretty good fluency. Stuttering can be really weird sometimes....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2020
2 points

I feel that! I've had to hang up the phone many times. If I'm on a work call, sometimes I have to use "I must've lost connection" excuses, and try to get them on email instead of on the phone....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2020
12 points

Oh yeah. I usually do pretty well, but the other day I went to order takeout over the phone, but I ended up having to hang up and ask my wife to do it for me because I couldn't say "I'd like to place ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2020
3 points

i feel exactly what you mean. for over a week now i've been whisper talking with practically everyone. i was getting better then out of nowhere i couldn't say a word without stuttering horribly. the m...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
2 points

Yea, big time. If i didnt block as much as i do my life would be completely different...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
4 points

I've stopped taking phone calls altogether coz of so many bad experiences. I have a block stammer in which i just get stuck on a word for a long time. And 95% of the time the person on the other end t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
7 points

Thats called blocking Its very common with people who stutter...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
1 points

I've heard that, and personally with my hands, I feel I have control over that behavior. However I have a particular stutter behavior that happens occasionally. It's like a broken record - And I kno...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
7 points

William Parry touched on this in his book about the Valsalva Mechanism. Stuttering overwhelmingly happens as a result of the interruption of *phonation*. Put your hands to your throat and speak nor...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2020
3 points

Nah your not crazy happens to everyone in different ways. Personally I struggle with blocks and tend to clench my fists, tense up all my muscles and maybe even stop breathing until I get the word out....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages