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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
1 points

I think with stuttering, each individual had to find their own way to ease their stutter. Deep inhales for me cause more blocks and panic. I've kind of taught myself to get as far as I can in a senten...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
2 points

it’s the air that provides subglottal pressure for your vocal folds to vibrate and come together. this is where blocks occur and it prevents the vocal folds from breaking back apart when you aren’t sp...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
5 points

Breathing while talking is the only way to prevent stutter when making a long sentence. I noticed it too but mine is not consistent....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
5 points

This helps me too, and just focusing on calm controlled breathing techniques before you start a sentence, as well as breathing during a natural pause during speaking too (I tend to hold my breath and ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
2 points

I had chronic neuroinflammation, including up around C1 (the part of the neck that joins the skull) for years, I also stuttered, for years. I fell, damaged up by C1 - spinal cord lesion up there, ver...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalMedicalization / Neurodiversity+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2020
3 points

Something I've been doing the past couple of years is exaggerated enunciation. This helps me because I tend to mumble, so getting the mouth open more than feels normal helps me with speech. Not too mu...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2020
5 points

Welcome to the world of covert stammering! Speech therapy sessions that I’ve attended try to encourage you to stammer rather than block, attempting to turn you into an overt stammerer rather than a co...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 6, 2020
5 points

Ive had a stutter all my life, and have been going to speech therapy ever since i was around 4-5 yrs old. It has only changed, not gotten better

Ive had a stutter all my life, and have been going to speech therapy ever since i was around 4-5 yrs old. It has only changed, not gotten better I used to have a more stereotypical stutter (ex: “s-s-s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2020
3 points

I am pretty much old. And I stutter. Recently I stutter even when I am talking with myself....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2020
5 points

I'm getting tons of thoughtful answers and am really glad I decided to ask. :) That's hard for me to judge since this was one of my first interactions with a person who stutters (as far as I know), b...

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

Been in this situation more times than I can count. Just yesterday I was ordering food on a phone call and the guy just hung up because I was stuttering and taking 3 seconds longer than usual....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterOct 3, 2020
2 points

ordering at drive thru

ordering at drive thru have you ever changed your order to something you did not originally want because of a block you felt was incoming. That is the worst i hate myself after that. so you just end u...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2020
1 points

Yeah, full on blocks are seldom enough that I’m okay using an evasive technique every now and again...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2020
1 points

Stuttering can be overcome with a lot of practice, first try to identify why does your younger brother have this challenge. "When children stutter, you may see these common errors: * Repetition o...

Speech & StutteringCommunity & Support
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
1 points

Yes. I think I noticed blocks more than actual stuttering which is the type of stutter I usually have. Blocks is still stuttering...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
3 points

Same for me. I felt it hard, like I would stutter. I felt all the unfinished statements, that were interrupted either by the opponent or by the moderator....

Speech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesListener Reactions
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2020
2 points

I have the same problem, I get blocks because of it, for some reason it stops when I try to imitate voices, then I never stutter and it doesn't feel so "locked", I just have no idea how to do that and...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
6 points

I dont know anything about Biden except for the fact that he used to stutter. I caught the last 30 mins of the debate and I definitely recognized some mini blocks....

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
6 points

Yeah that makes sense, but I def picked up a stutter a few times. Especially after the half way point....

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
1 points

Absolutely this. And squeezing the skin in between my thumb and other fingers (below the camera!) as hard as possible!!...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages