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postr/StutterApr 25, 2020
33 points

Can’t even order food

Can’t even order food I’m trying to order food for my family, I kept on blocking on the phone, so I asked my brother to call for me he denied, I asked my mom and she denied because she thinks she will...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Helplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 23, 2020
43 points

I've been guilty putting off calling my grandmother for a month or two, finally did it today and couldn't say I love you at the end 🙃

I've been guilty putting off calling my grandmother for a month or two, finally did it today and couldn't say I love you at the end 🙃 I'm glad we talked anyway, but man my jaw and body tenses up towa...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 23, 2020
3 points

Struggling on zoom

Struggling on zoom For my online Spanish class this week we have to record our selfs speaking on zoom. I just can’t bring myself to even start the video. my stutter (even though it’s mostly mild) has ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
10 points

I wish powering through worked for me, since it's nice to not care sometimes. Unfortunately, I just end up making car sounds until I run out of breath, the few times I've tried....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
1 points

For me its in the beginning, middle, and sometimes the end. And i noticed that in some words its just easier to say, it flows easier so i think thats what youre asking...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterApr 22, 2020
34 points

I feel like my stutter has gotten worse out of nowhere??

I feel like my stutter has gotten worse out of nowhere?? I’m 20(f) i’ve had a stutter for years now and used to go to a speech help class thing in elementary school but I still have a pretty bad stutt...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
1 points

it's very rare. it happens only on certain consonants such as d and g, when I am speaking out loud to myself. Never if I am reading out loud. But again, very rare....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
2 points

1st sound/syllable is most common. It is also portrayed the most in acting. However, people may stretch sounds, break voice mid-word, totally block (tight larynx and no sound), and the somewhat rare...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
1 points

It’s weird, there are times where I can’t get past the first letter like the “C” in construction But there are times where I get stuck in the middle with words that have “P” or “F” in the middle like ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
2 points

It kinda depends on the person. Like I usually stutter on a k sound at the beginning of a word, but others might not. Not directly related to a stutter, but I sometimes roll my rs or just find it quit...

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
1 points

just recently blocked in front of my whole class during a small presentation and ended up leaving the entire zoom and crying. it happens to the best of us. sucks that people can’t understand but we go...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
5 points

It's mostly fear of that first syllable. Crazy isn't it? But I've had blocks in the middle of words but it's rare....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
21 points

That's one of the more common stuttering, is repetition or blocks at the beginning of a word. Probably has to do with the lack of flow, which seems to be apart of it in my experience. However, I do o...

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 22, 2020
17 points

Not a Stutterer, But I Have a Question

Not a Stutterer, But I Have a Question How come when people stutter, it's nearly always at the beginning of a word? I've never heard of somebody getting stuck on the "t" in "construction" or the "r" i...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
2 points

That is quite interesting; it's great to hear some personal experiences from people with Ankyloglossia as no one from my family or from school have the case. I also have that same exact issue where i ...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2020
5 points

Had a group presentation on zoom, when I had to speak up, I panicked, Just moved my lips without saying anything as if my sound was out. I think the prof figured out what I was doing and that my audio...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Blocks & StoppagesSuicidal Ideation & High DistressValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterApr 21, 2020
59 points

failed zoom presentation

failed zoom presentation im in college and today i had to do a zoom presentation in front of all my classmates and i blundered it. comitting suicide has been on my mind a lot lately. like im so lost i...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 21, 2020
2 points

Previous stutterer replaced it with poor speech habits

Previous stutterer replaced it with poor speech habits I'm needing help here. As I child I had a horrible stutter, my brain was working much faster than I was able to speak. I never went to speech the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2020
1 points

Well I’ve used it for 2 months (1 per day after breakfast 500mg). The instructions say 2 per day but since I read some people had troubles sleeping while using Lion’s mane I decided to take half the d...

Meds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Helpful Med OutcomesSide Effects & RisksBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 20, 2020
9 points

Just realized I still stutter! It has returned..

Just realized I still stutter! It has returned.. So I have been stuttering all my life but it has gradually been less as I have gotten older and more consciously aware. I can’t remember the last time ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages