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commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2019
3 points

It’s because there was no airflow. Your air was caught in your throat, similar to having a block....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 8, 2019
1 points

How to stop suttering?

How to stop suttering? Hi ​ So basically I am able to speak, but at random moments (especially when a beautiful girl is near, or is speaking to me) my brain blocks and whatever I say is s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2019
1 points

I have been. And I was able to do a prepared monologue just fine for an audition, but this is causing me to consistently stammer....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2019
2 points

Sometimes it LITERALLY makes me unable to speak. Like I open my mouth and NOTHING comes out. Main reason I had to stop being stoned in public....

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

>guessing if people ask you questions after the presentation, you start stuttering again. yup, i just freeze and i immediately know that i'll stutter....

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2019
4 points

cant repond yes maam during classes

cant repond yes maam during classes specially during attendance idk why i freeze when i have to say yes maam. This has recently started. I had no problem before but now all of a sudden i freeze durin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2019
1 points

Who is the person who told you about your view of the world - do they really have the authority to make a judgement call about you like that? You don't have to tell me, but in most situations, people ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2019
1 points

Please can you help me? I can't talk to people I keep getting blocks and it's discouraging me from even speaking...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2019
2 points

But with these blocks it doesn't even happen.. I might say a word or two maybe even a sentence but theres no way I would dive into any form of conversation when It's going to look like me failing a fu...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2019
1 points

I’ve seen speech therapists for a while. After a few sessions I get much better. If I dont see a therapist for 2 months my stutter gets back. Right now I am having a lot of issues to start a sentence....

Speech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Blocks & StoppagesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2019
2 points

thanks for sharing it. Glad to know that i'm not the only one who faces such situations. Once when i had to give a reading test i could not even say a word .It was frustrating as fuck. The whole c...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Frustration & AngerBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2019
8 points

Story of my life dude. * Finally gets enough courage to make phone call after stressing for hours * *ring ring ring* * Them - "Hello thanks for calling so and so how can I help you" * Me - --------...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2019
3 points

Sometimes I stutter more when walking and on the phone, and those two combined lead to me losing my breath which just makes my stutter worse and its just a train wreck!...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2019
1 points

Mine doesn’t really change if I’m talking to people I know well versus people I don’t know at all. The only significant decrease is when I’m alone or when I’m reading aloud (even in a class). ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2019
2 points

Weirdly enough I hardly stutter when I read aloud. However every few months (I guess when I’m going through a stressful period?) I really struggle to say the first word of whatever I’m supposed to rea...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2019
1 points

If you're really stuck with a speech block, I find it helpful to clear your throat or cough a little. It allows you to 'cover it' with something. Or, just pick a different word entirely. Start your se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2019
2 points

i went to a club meeting recently where we played an ice breaker where if someone said our name we would have to *quickly* say someone else's name before we got tagged and would have to stand in the m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2019
1 points

This is what has happened to me. I am trying to say a word, but I just can't say it. I don't even stutter, I just can't bring myself to say it. It wouldn't bother me so much but I know as it's happeni...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJan 24, 2019
10 points

Not stuttering alone

Not stuttering alone Ok so I have a pretty mild stutter. It’s not great, but it’s not horrible. And when I’m alone it just disappears. I barely stutter at all. Does this happen to anyone else? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Experiential AssociationSituational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2019
2 points

Making a joke is a great idea. Lighten the mood and it makes people aware you have a stutter and have a sense of humor about it (even if you really don't haha). If I can't get a word out (I block a l...

Community & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Humor & Community ToneBlocks & Stoppages