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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
3 points

My God this is just way too real. The amount of times I’ve just stood there with my mouth open like an idiot trying to say any sound at all and absolutely nothing coming out so I just end up not sayin...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
15 points

mate we all felt it before...i did...i have blocks and it hurts!!i tend to keep my mouth open for a long time before actually getting a word out!!!when people ask why the fuck do i keep my mouth open....

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2019
2 points

It used to happen to me when I stutter, when I stutter I used to divert my eyes from the listener or look close them during the blocks. but now I am getting used to maintain direct eye contact with pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2019
1 points

I think I may be in the "Supper" and "Film" club as well haha. Movie and Movement are tough words for me. Dinner is hard because a lot of the times I can't get the voicing for D. Often comes out as a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2019
1 points

Non-stutterers also have blocks? ​ What should I do when I have interviews?...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
1 points

I don't know WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH SPEAKING SLOWLY, I HAVE A BLOCK AND I FEEL SO SO SO EXHAUSTED TRYING TO SPEAK SLOWLY WITH A BLOCK AND GETTING A WORD OUT P.s I am sorry for yelling...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

I get it a lot, but as a stutterer I know that I am going to stutter, there is nothing I can do to not stutter(I have a block, which means speaking slow won't help) I just keep it in my brain and wait...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
1 points

I have a hard time when starting a sentence with “Congratulations!” Makes weddings and engagements and such a bit tricky :(...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2019
1 points

I know right , letting go doesn't come as easy to me also . I find it really hard to stutter openly . If I do stutter openly , the word doesnt just come out. I almost always have to circumlocate aroun...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

Hm, how do you avoid the worst parts? What is it you do that's exhausting? Ideally (so to say), you should be stuttering without it being an additional burden on top of itself (again, so to say)....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
3 points

That’s pretty much how my stutter works. It’s even worse since my name is Alex so introducing myself leads to horribly awkward situations most of the time. And my stutter is rarely worse than when I’m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
3 points

It happens to me too! Most of the time i’ll either stutter on it or get a block. Really annoying when your name starts with one......

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 13, 2019
6 points

Anyone have a serious problem with reading out loud and/or presenting, especially with words that start with a vowel?

Anyone have a serious problem with reading out loud and/or presenting, especially with words that start with a vowel? I'll start by saying that my school put me into speech therapy when I was in 3rd g...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2019
1 points

Maybe when I was hosting a pub quiz one night and I blocked on World Health Organization and all the participants, maybe like 30 people, looked at me confused, unable to understand the question. I jus...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 10, 2019
12 points

does anyone else make faces when they have a block?

does anyone else make faces when they have a block? it's so annoying and looks like I'm spazzing out. seriously. does anyone know how to stop??...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2019
5 points

Honestly you have to deal with it. Either it’s going to break you or you’re going to succeed. Some days it’s going to be little bit better and some others not. Im better at picking up calls then cal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2019
2 points

I also block and I just stay there with my mouth opened, it makes me feel so ashamed because many times people just don't know what's wrong or what to do....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2019
3 points

A speech impediment can consist of repetition, which can be part word (C-c-can I...) or whole word (Can-Can-Can I...) repetition; prolongation, where a sound is prolonged (Ssssssso as I was saying.. )...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterJul 9, 2019
10 points

Anyone wanna play Apex on PS4?

Anyone wanna play Apex on PS4? I have a mild to moderate block that on average is pretty good, still difficult to communicate to people online. Would be cool to play with fellow stutterers. I'm in A...

Speech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesFriendships & Belonging
postr/StutterJul 8, 2019
8 points

Anyone else with a stutter that isn’t stereotypical?

Anyone else with a stutter that isn’t stereotypical? I have what I believe to be a stutter, but it’s not the stereotypical kind where you repeat consonants. I either repeat whole words, partial words ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution