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postr/StutterNov 13, 2019
10 points

Question for fellow stutterers

Question for fellow stutterers So today I tried to talk to my teacher about a very important issue regarding school. I literally couldn’t get a word out. I would choke up every 5 seconds and I felt li...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterNov 12, 2019
11 points

Does profanity help break anybody else?

Does profanity help break anybody else? Sometimes when I'm talking and I get stuck on a stutter, shouting "fuck!" breaks it and helps me get back into the flow of my sentence. I don't mean hollering...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Strategic Swearing/CursingBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 11, 2019
4 points

Stuttering at the Beginning of Talking

Stuttering at the Beginning of Talking Hey Redditors, I'm not a chronic stutterer, but the times when I stutter out of control is when I try to talk or start a conversation. Like, it can be as simple...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionStimulants & Caffeine+1 more
postr/StutterNov 11, 2019
28 points

How I stop my stutter

How I stop my stutter Almost every time I stutter it's the first word. After I say the first word I'll say uh uh uhhhh and then say it again. So after I say the first word I stop and take a small (or ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
postr/StutterNov 10, 2019
9 points

Where do you guys stutter the most?

Where do you guys stutter the most? For me it is definitely when i am paying for the bill after i eat in somewhere, like ill order fine and everything but when the person on cash asks me how my meal w...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHiding & ConcealmentFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterNov 9, 2019
2 points

Teenager Stuttering That Comes and Goes

Teenager Stuttering That Comes and Goes Hey, I have a question about my stutter that I can't really find any information about online. I thought some of you bros could help me :) I'm 17 and I have a ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Cycles & RandomnessBlocks & StoppagesHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterNov 9, 2019
3 points

Getting Stuck in a Block Loop

Getting Stuck in a Block Loop I’ve gotten stuck in a loop at times...where I will settle on a word, committed to it...and literally blocked for up to 10-15 seconds....just making that initial sound ra...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionLoss of Control
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2019
1 points

I have blocks as well and I hate it I wish I could change it to the classic type of repeating words, how can I change it? when I get blocked I can't get any sound out....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2019
1 points

Interesting, I prefer the broken record stutter. I changed my type of stutter from the blocking type to the broken record time (no sound to m-m-m-m-m-m) by forcing myself to make some sort of sound ev...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterNov 3, 2019
11 points

Adult Onset Stutter

Adult Onset Stutter Hello, I'm a 30 year old male who developed a severe stutter two years ago. I have no prior personal or family history of stuttering and am struggling with it. The block prevents ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesFeared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2019
3 points

I have honestly both but more blocks. He was threatening to throw me out because he thought I was drunk. In his mind anyone that doesn’t speak clearly is not fit to be there apparently...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2019
15 points

Oh security guards trying to feel powerful or whatever. Yeah these kind of things really suck; just know the person was being hyper-irrational, and nothing is wrong with you. There's literally no reas...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stigma & BullyingBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 3, 2019
63 points

Almost got thrown out of a bar because of my stutter

Almost got thrown out of a bar because of my stutter I have a stutter and get hung up on words and struggle to get words out So I entered a bar with some friends of mine, I was completely sober. As s...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2019
5 points

This is a block type stutter. Most people imagine stutterers as repeating something, but block type stuttering is also a very common stutter. Practice on the words you stutter on help reduce it. But ...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterNov 2, 2019
8 points

Is what I have considered a stutter?

Is what I have considered a stutter? So I'm not sure if what I do is considered stuttering. Sometimes when I talk there are certain words that just dont come out. The words are never the same either...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2019
1 points

It's not just a mild stutter though, I physically can't say the word For me it's like 0-100 some words are completely blocked...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2019
3 points

Your significant other should accept your flaws and find ways to help in whatever way you need (which in your case may just be patience and acceptance). My stutter is primarily blocking which prevents...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2019
3 points

So you should explain to her the 3 different types of stutter a person can have. Repetitions is what your showing with the I-i-i was at the-the-the park. There is also blocks where words just won't co...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesLoss of Control+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2019
1 points

Yes, I have Block Stuttering too. For me, it tends to become less frequent when I don’t pay attention to what I’m saying, I just let words spill out. But if I’m reading something out loud, or reciting...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2019
2 points

People totally do. They don't know what to do with themselves. Conversations don't really flow so well when you get hung up on the same syllable for 2 minutes, people don't know what to do...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages