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I agree with you 💯 When all I do is struggle to get the words out of my mouth when the person on the other end is getting impatient, it's just too much to digest ): Thanks for the kind words God ...

You noticed that inhaling makes it worse. I used to do that, too. During a block there is a panic sensation aka fight or flight response. Your diaphragm tightens and you take a shallow, quick breat...

Inhalation during blocks

Inhalation during blocks Does any body else keep inhaling when they block? In my case I try to take as much air as I can and then try to speak the word I m blocking on. If I am still struck on that b...

Stuttering when I'm not even talking (i.e. reading or thinking)

Stuttering when I'm not even talking (i.e. reading or thinking) I developed a stutter a few years ago. It can be so bad I can't even begin a word, much less complete a sentence. But recently I began r...

The T's and P's are hard for me to control, especially the words with two of the same consonant, like the word "Stutter"....

The Frogger game, sometimes you’re all clear and can “jump” right through what you’re saying without trouble, other times you have to wait for the blockages to clear before proceeding....

I saw a few times on this subreddit people comparing stuttering to a broken vinyl record....

Thinking about it, probably floodgates or similar. Maybe reefs? They are also a danger that gets in the way of smooth sailing, and not easy to spot......

I guess I don't have a visual but mine is just feeling stuck and not like metaphorically like I'm literally rooted on this syllable...

Slow first word

Slow first word I want to share this because it has genuinely been effective for me over the past two weeks. I regard myself as a mild stutterer, however I go through days where I get severe blocks a...

This is pretty strange cause I did the exact same thing yesterday. It was supposed to be a news report from a conflict around the world. Had the same reaction and it was just awful having to redo it o...

Me as the cashier i i i i s that all, all right. Where I work I occasionally like today had to be on phones so I would have to take their order over the phon and it was pretty bad today...

Same over here, i dont really have a stutter mid sentences but I have a really hard time starting my sentences, my words just don't come out. Only thing that works for me is prolonging those opening v...

Stammering and stuttering is the same. A block is a block. But of course, OP could be misdescribing their situation....

Isn't that more stammering than stuttering? Like he said his general speech is fine it's the inability to begin sentences / get the word out. Which is the attributes of a stammer...

Sounds like a block, yeah. That's stuttering - and by your description, it's the last remnant of the past extent of your stutter?...

Having trouble beginning sentences, can anyone relate?

Having trouble beginning sentences, can anyone relate? I stuttered pretty bad when I was younger, I've mostly grown out of it now though. One problem that's stayed with me is the inability to start se...

If I block up for longer then 5 seconds i'll find another word to replace what I've been trying to say. Normally I just avoid talking altogether to anybody....

I get what you mean about the force of will and bag of tricks. Thanks to that, a lot of people don't notice that I stutter until I tell them. A lot of times, a special situation triggers my stutter. L...

What is your longest block?

What is your longest block? Mine was around 20 sec. I was talking with my friends, thats why i dont give up and keep talking.I just want to see how long it goes....