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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2018
8 points

FUCK that word, like that has everything I sutter on, c’s, ch’s, a’s, only thing it needs is an g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2018
2 points

So at an onset of some sort, then. That seems parallel to many stutter occasions. Imagine documenting this somehow and showing it to a stutter researcher. :)...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2018
3 points

Hmmm good question. As I think about it, the "stutter" tends to be more common in a run leading up to the start of a phrase. Let's see, how do I describe it... Say you have a song and the lyric is "Be...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2018
1 points

Most of the time, yeah. I've had cases where I actually stuttered at the onset....

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSituational Variability
postr/StutterNov 23, 2018
2 points

Trouble letters

Trouble letters Is there a reason I do not stutter on certain words or my name, but on specific letters/sounds (mostly l, d, w, th, etc), especially at the beginning of sentences? Is there a way to st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2018
1 points

An old job of mine had one, and it was set to be called "Alexa". I'm prone to block on vowels (at the start of a word) leaving my mouth hanging open, so I avoided that shit like the plague....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2018
1 points

group inou, is that really you?! (My name starts with M which I end up dragging out sometimes, but I'm -usually- okay with saying it. Maybe it's one word I'm confident with?)...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2018
3 points

As crazy as it sounds I’m glad I’m not alone. A little stutter here and there is not that bad... but it’s those damn blocks. They leave me sometimes feeling defeated and exhausted ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2018
7 points

Me! Im at a level one trauma center and for me the hardest thing I find is to be able to give important information to my doctor's. Not all of them, but a few of the old school, hard hitting ones cle...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerPublic SpeakingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2018
3 points

I have a pretty weird stutter, i block really hard and really long but while blocking i can swear fluently and sometimes say different sentences, but then go straight back to blocking on the word i wa...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Strategic Swearing/CursingAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2018
5 points

"Will that be pickup or delivery?" I block so hard on D words. ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2018
1 points

That's crazy because mine gets so much worse! I don't stutter I just start getting a shit ton of blocks!...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2018
2 points

I have a few but working on them. 1. Jaw spasm for no reason. 2. Loss of eye contact/ closing my eyes gently (not as tight anymore), 3. Holding my Jaw/ massaging the shit out of my chin and lowe...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionBlocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2018
3 points

I get what you’re saying hunnit p! But not anymore I used to bc I would forget to breathe while talking but once I figured out how to elongate my breaths that went away for the most part what happens ...

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2018
8 points

Immediately lose eye contact, chin raises as if im trying to keep my head above water and sometimes body twitches. If I’m blocking I usually just close my eyes to find the words I’m looking for but it...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 7, 2018
10 points

Choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-chocolate. Do you sometimes get worried you won't be able to stop repeating a partial phrase?

Choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-choco-chocolate. Do you sometimes get worried you won't be able to stop repeating a partial phrase? I'm new to stuttering after developing a neuro...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 7, 2018
45 points

Anyone else talk to themselves an extraordinary amount?

Anyone else talk to themselves an extraordinary amount? I'm a pretty reserved guy, don't talk too much mostly because of my stammer but when I get home the flood gates open and I just spew forth the m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationBlocks & StoppagesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2018
3 points

I have had the exact same problem for the majority of my life. I believe it's called a silent block. And I would always force it out, and speak very quickly after. I would never stutter. I've very rec...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2018
2 points

this is interesting .....my stuttering is very similar to your situation and i also speak another language as well to which my stutter is sometimes better or worse. people have also told me they don't...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2018
3 points

Sometimes I tell them up front, sometimes after I stutter. It sucks because my stutter comes out at the worst of times like when I'm introducing myself (I have blocks for my name which is annoying). H...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Disclosure & Telling OthersFeared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages+1 more