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Can speech therapy help with speech blocks?

Can speech therapy help with speech blocks? I'm a 24-year-old man. I experienced a traumatic event when I was 13, and since then, I've started experiencing speech blocks. In small talks or when I'm sp...

Did you even read the post? If the OP's stutter is the result of a traumatic experience is it possible that maybe there's something else going on besides an airflow problem. You claim to be an SLP yet...

Exactly! So maybe, next time you’re engaged with someone, think “what i’m experiencing is a trained reaction from social stimulation and the speech blocks are a symptom” and see if that can help provi...

I agree and disagree with you. I totally agree with what you said here:  > Holy shit this community would gaslight you, and tell you that you're doing this to yourself. That if you can't handle the ...

Yeah it was kind of a kick in the gut when it happened. It was years ago but I still remember I just couldn't get past this one word and so I had my eyes closed just trying over and over again and the...

Hi! I kind of think once a stutterer always a stutterer. It’s genetic. Like another poster said, stress can make it return. When I was a child and began stuttering, I went to a speech therapist. She...

Tip for Speech Blocks

Tip for Speech Blocks Hello fellow speech blockers. At 23 years old, I've struggled like many of you and come today with something that might help you make progress towards your goal of fluency. A...

Oh wow. I appreciate your thoughtful response. I would be PISSED if someone fell asleep on me mid sentence.. yet I am envious of your brother’s ability to conk out so fast. It comes out mostly whe...

First of all, I just want to say I'm sorry you had to go through something like that. As someone who has stuttered since childhood I have experienced this at every stage of life. Now, in my 40's I ha...

Man, please don't talk that way, it's not healthy. Consider talking to a therapist. My DMs are open if you ever need someone to talk to (i am by no means a therapist, just an engineering student who c...

हकलाना बहुत परेशान करने वाला है और मेरे सामाजिक और पेशेवर जीवन को प्रभावित करता है। मैं फिलहाल इसका समाधान ढूंढ रहा हूँ। मैं विटामिन और जड़ी-बूटियाँ आज़मा रहा हूँ। मैंने पहले भी साँस लेने के व्यायाम क...

Its not just a "higher" chance. Its over 50% if I remember correctly. Stuttering is not evil. The way u will be treated is evil. I have been trough hell cause of this. U are a joke to 99% of people....

Finish the word, or let it be interpreted by the person i'm stuttering at?

Finish the word, or let it be interpreted by the person i'm stuttering at? From when I was a little kid, I'd never had an issue with expressing myself verbally, but then, about 2 years ago, I had the ...

I had a friend start Gabapentin and it gave him a stutter. Conversely I started a lot of new , at the time, meds and my fluency improved so much it was life changing....

I'll speak for all guys /s. We sometimes say idiotic things, particularly to women...in dating situations. In regard to being in a downward spiral in dating situations, perhaps go to therapy? Stutt...

Concerned about my 33 year old that just developed a very bad stutter. Any idea what can be causing his sudden stuttering?

Concerned about my 33 year old that just developed a very bad stutter. Any idea what can be causing his sudden stuttering? I caught up with an old buddy of mine yesterday after not seeing him for a fe...

Thankyou for writing and sharing this, as my younger self would have really appreciated it and felt seen :) Having said that, I do probably count as one those people you write of, who have a mild stut...

what kind of breathing and speech techniques did he tell you? and how do you even determine whether your case is due to a neurological issue or trauma or whatever?...

Stuttering is a mad dog, you must tame it and control it

Stuttering is a mad dog, you must tame it and control it I've been struggling with stuttering for a long time. Like many of you, sometimes my stutter is really bad to the point where I can barely tal...

Not to be edgy but pain is universal across every living/breathing organism on the planet. Remember that the next time you look at someone or talk to them, it sucks our vulnerabilities are so exposed ...