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>how would you describe stuttering? perhaps my description is an issue where one is attracted to monitoring / evaluating one's speech errors emotionally and feeling satisfied to block articulators...

Fluent speakers talk on regular sized exhales. A big deep breath actually almost always reinforces the feeling of panic, which is why it doesn’t work. Instead, when you feel out of air, realize wha...

Another thought - I noticed that when I got mad, I got fluent. I think it’s partially bc the physical act of almost-yelling automatically overrides the block mechanism. .After a while, I think that...

Breathing is really key for me. I notice that when my stutter rears it’s ugly hear I’m trying to push out words while also trying to keep air in with very quick shallow breaths. It then results in me ...

Tom, about a year ago, I was in a group-style hospital recovery room and my nurse had forgotten to give me the call button. So, after I woke up, I lay behind the curtain for god knows how long, unabl...

barely hanging on...it's getting bad again.

barely hanging on...it's getting bad again. just need to vent. I'm Tom and I'm from Australia, it's great to meet you all. Over the past 2 months my stutter has begun to get worse again, confirming ...

As a teacher of young children, I definitely agree. Boys may be given the message to “use more effort to get through the bumpy speech”, which basically just leads to blocks, fear and avoidances. I...

Many SLP’s suggest techniques that are only appropriate to help people with articulation problems (can NEVER EVER say certain sounds). We need to avoid those as they usually make it worse. It’s as d...

Thank you for your question. What I found in the MCguire books is this: >Fear of being perceived as insane versus desire to be perceived as sane: A stammerer using lots of tricks and avoidances no...

Stuttering for me comes when I'm anxious or when I think about the exact words I want to say. For anxiety, a therapist can help, reducing the stress will reduce stuttering and slow down the recursive ...

>Now it's even harder for me to speak, I have longer blocks and more frequent repetitions. I agree, it's the same with me I'm also reading in books how to deal with speech blocks and frequent repe...

I totally agree that the reason for the increase is anxiety. I was simply getting at the idea that once you've progress to that point, the harder you try, the more you end up blocking. ​ ...

Yea, but is the stutter worse because of anxiety? If not, the reason for the increased stutter must be something in the brain or body, but I find that ulikely....

Great post! You never had a stutter disorder until 13 years old where you then started to block and few months afterwards it turned into a severe form until 26 years old. You experience that something...

Have to speak fast for 10 minutes - any tips?

Have to speak fast for 10 minutes - any tips? I'm a 17 year old who has stuttered since I can remember. I've mastered my stutter to the point where the only indication is occasional disfluency in term...

Do you guys also get the “fight or flight” feeling of panic whenever you *think* about a word/occasion you’d stutter on?

Do you guys also get the “fight or flight” feeling of panic whenever you *think* about a word/occasion you’d stutter on? ...

I recently went to a doctor for my anxiety, brought on by stuttering or the thought of having to talk, etc. I can say that the anti anxiety meds really do help. Even if I stutter that gut wrenching fe...

Not super experienced with medication for stuttering. I have a Xanax prescription for anxiety, but only take it when I am really getting out of my comfort zone. I wouldn’t ever recommend taking a d...

I was actually just about to create a post asking the same thing. Personally ive noticed that nicotine gum takes away my anxiety around speech for a while, but this only lasts for 3 hrs at most. I hav...

Anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds can help to alleviate distressing emotions for a while but they won't tackle the root causes. That takes a lot of effort, courage, introspection and some form of...