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Did you have blocks? i feel like pausing after every word will increase the possibility for blocks with me...

Yep, mine is pretty much every word . I block for a while ....

Not if you have a block stutter a silent block every 2 words of a sentence...

i can't say my name

i can't say my name I have trouble saying words that begin with a vowel and guess what? My name begins with A, lol. It's frustrating not being able to say something so basic, on top of that I suffer f...

I relate. However, I block on the word "Specialist" in my job title so every encounter where I have to introduce myself at work is a struggle! Here's something that might be helpful - I just found out...

in a way that's worse than just taking the hit and blocking...

how the fuck do i stop blocking on my name?

how the fuck do i stop blocking on my name? i just failed to say my own name Infront of my entire classroom at my new school, i usually don't give much of a fuck about my stutter but that was tragic ...

All three red squares indicate that stuttering will occur. A neurogenic biological trait will result in stuttering. Not telling one's brain to start speaking will cause a block (nothing comes out). Th...

First off, I want to point out that these are not block avoidance techniques. There are block modification techniques. Meaning you only use them when encounter a word you're unable to say or you're bl...

Right at this point in life, my speech doesn’t sound choppy and feels ok. It’s literally just the breaking the silence in certain situations...

I call it the third interruptions. Stutterers face three kinds of interruptions. First type of interruptions are interruptions within speech, such as blocks. Second type of interruptions are second...

I think the 1% figure is inflated because the definition of "stutter" is so vague. Those of us in this reddit are talking about pathological stuttering, i.e. COFD. Someone with this condition, when t...

Speech Block Management Techniques

Speech Block Management Techniques Hey guys, just wanted to share some techniques which I've tried in recently in conversations when I had a blocked and it worked to unblock it so I could continue the...

The main point is to not do any sharp shoulder-centered breathing bc that further adds to the stress/blocking. Give yourself as much time as you need, and gently start the habits I wrote about. Le...

The problem is having the goal of eliminating repetitions. Blocks only happen bc people are trying to force away the repetitions and I’m sorry your SLP didn’t teach you this also, the inhale is maki...

How to get through stutter block

How to get through stutter block So I received speech therapy in the past for stuttering in general. I know the general process of inhale and speak on the exhale, etc. I am now 95-98% fluent most of t...

I think it might have to do with speaking at the same time. I stutter all the time even when I'm alone, so it's not really about the fear of being heard. But if I speak along with a recording, sayin...

I guess stuttering may be different for everybody. I have more of a speech block than a stutter. I dont “M-m-my name is P-P-P-Pete”. Mine looks like “Mmm- (lose eye contact, start moving hand) -my n...

Only all the time! Sometimes I actually stutter on whole freaking words....

just had the longest block with my friend's friend group

just had the longest block with my friend's friend group I got introduced to them then my block came, it lasted for like a good 15 seconds, those seconds felt like an eternity. Saw one of them laugh s...