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It's basically exhaling a little bit of air just before speaking. I always stuttered with the word "parrot" (and many other words beginning with consonants). I couldn't actually begin saying it becaus...

I do, but it's weird. I can think completely fluently in my mind, but the moment I engage my mouth at all (not making any noise, barely even moving it, less than even inaudible muttering) I find I can...

I also put it down to the fact that in my family home, I’m one of 4 children. So to get a word in we often need to talk fast, most conversations are fast anyway so it’s a matter of just being unable t...

I feel your pain. Had an internship at a Statehouse years back. During the first week, they brought all the interns into the House chamber (around 300 people) and wanted everyone to stand up and say t...

It's hard being put on the spot in front of a group of people especially if you're not close with them. I'm the same way where I instantly think of my stutter before I speak and my neck just tenses up...

By blocking, do you mean essentially coming to a "road block". Like the word you're trying to say won't come out? I have that occasionally but I use a lot of "bridge" words to get me through. The bes...

When I am talking myself I rarely stutter. I also talk to myself ALOT because when I was younger I was bothered by silence whenever I was alone so I decided to fill it with my thoughts. This habit ha...

I can’t remember a single time i’ve stuttered while i’m by myself. it’s frustrating but you can’t do anything about it...

A stutter a bit when I talk by myself. I have trouble with S sounds and still have trouble with them even when I'm alone. But it's significantly less when I'm alone....

Ah, well what I mean is that it's not something that's willingly chosen to do. Like another user responded, "coping mechanism" is a better way to put it. I know I shouldn't worry about it tho. Blockin...

Do you think blocking is a learned behavior?

Do you think blocking is a learned behavior? Lately I've been paying close attention to how I stutter and block on words. Blocking is considered a primary stuttering behavior but I was thinking to mys...

With stuttering, it’s very hard to tell jokes or stories because blocks can kill the momentum. This can be very frustrating with it happening repeatedly. I experience this when I’m in class and want t...

Keep in mind they can afford a quality speech therapist every single day and on call 24/7. Doesn't sound that amazing. I have a stutter but only my family/close friends know I have it. I speak to like...

You're not alone, that's for sure. I'm in the exact same boat where my mind starts racing when I know I have to speak. In my first speech therapy session, she tried a few techniques on me. The first o...

What about the times where the stranger you’re talking to thinks you’re having a seizure/stroke because you can’t speak? Literally the worst. ...

Yes. If I didn't have a stutter I would have alot more options in the working world. I can't communicate at all sometimes times....

For me, if I'm blocking on a word, I'm not going to get it. I restart my sentence (or part of my sentence) and try to push through it. The issue is that this is a coping mechanism as they say in SLP (...

I can carry on conversations with some people with minimal issues. I do stutter at home but it is certainly not nearly as frequent or severe. The social anxiety side of things makes it worse so I nor...

I agree with u/nukefudge. It sounds bat shit crazy but actually letting my stutter manifest helped me to stutter more easily/less forcibly/shorter. I think hiding or not letting any form of stuttering...

Blocking for almost 30 years

Blocking for almost 30 years Hi everyone. Most people don't know I stutter. I've been able to finish school and work full time without any major problems but that doesn't mean I'm not stressed out an...