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postr/StutterJul 16, 2017
2 points

Sometimes I have to call the police because I live a violent area with crime, but I can't always get the message to them clearly so I text them but they always end up calling me. Anyone else have this issue?

Sometimes I have to call the police because I live a violent area with crime, but I can't always get the message to them clearly so I text them but they always end up calling me. Anyone else have this...

Speech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesListener Reactions
postr/StutterJul 16, 2017
6 points

Any tips to help every day stuttering? It's getting worse and worse.

Any tips to help every day stuttering? It's getting worse and worse. Hello Reddit, first post here. I am 24 years old and I have a bad stuttering problem. It's not with certain words or letters; to my...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationGenetic & Family FactorsAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2017
1 points

No , not every word in syllable . My stutter is mild at times but when I block I block really hard. Whenever I block I sound it out slowlyy...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2017
1 points

The thing is, i don't have problem with specific sound, i am *block* type, so i have problem to even start, but i noticed that starting with a vowel is more harder....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2017
2 points

Hi! You probably know a lot about stuttering, and of course you are aware of what is most difficult at the very beginning, is to start pronouncing the first word, after which, usually pronunciation do...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 12, 2017
2 points

Found a new way to stop my stutter

Found a new way to stop my stutter So just right now, LITERALLY, I was looking at all these posts and I was reading them all out loud because I read a post that said if you read more it can help.I got...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & StoppagesHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJul 12, 2017
9 points

I found something that helps with stuttering + blocking

I found something that helps with stuttering + blocking If I'm talking and I feel a block coming on or if I'm stuttering a lot, if I get out my phone and open my notes app and type what I'm saying as ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2017
4 points

I have noticed that I mostly block on the sounds which involves contact of both the lips such as 'm', 'p', 'b'. However that is not entirely the case I also have trouble with 'k', 'f', and 'dh'. But ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2017
1 points

Op, if you don't mind me asking is your issue blocking/prolongation/repetition ? Also how bad would you rate your stutter face to face compared with on the phone ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2017
1 points

Hello doc! *high fives* I hope you stick with it too. No doubt we've survived some of the hardest challenges in our lives, and it would be a shame if a speech impediment made all this pointless. There...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2017
2 points

Thank you. While VERY FUCKING DEPRESSING LOL, your perspective is right on point and illustrates my crisis perfectly. And you're a lawyer, even better...we live in rather similar minefields where our ...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJul 6, 2017
2 points

Shitty thoughts of stutterering causing my social failure are coming back. Change my view on this please.

Shitty thoughts of stutterering causing my social failure are coming back. Change my view on this please. So growing up ive always failed MISERABLY when it comes to social situations. Up until 20 I at...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJul 5, 2017
6 points

I set up an interview for disability, anyone else done this before?

I set up an interview for disability, anyone else done this before? I have never had a job before, I am 24 years old. I have interviewed for dozens and cant even get my name out at the beginning becau...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyBlocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJun 27, 2017
3 points

Is it just me or I don't stutter when I curse?

Is it just me or I don't stutter when I curse? I read somewhere that Samuel Jackson used to or still does stutter and he would curse a lot to stop the stuttering. I can say mother fucker all day but i...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Strategic Swearing/CursingBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJun 27, 2017
10 points

Bad Stutterer Letting Off Steam

Bad Stutterer Letting Off Steam Hello. My Stutter is probably 10/10 (complete obstruction of communication line) and recently I've been thinking that I have no idea what to do. I've been treated diffe...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger+1 more
postr/StutterJun 14, 2017
1 points

Just realizing that I stutter, I have concerns.

Just realizing that I stutter, I have concerns. I posted here earlier, discovered that I most definitely have a stutter, luckily it's pretty mild. Most symptoms for me come out in "eye" "ahh" and othe...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2017
2 points

Okay, thank you. How do I go about avoiding those in regular conversation when I'm used to doing it? Now that I'm thinking about it, though, I also will... How do I put this, groan? I guess? Before ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2017
2 points

I wouldn't recommend either. Blocks are really tough and sometimes there's no straight strategy to go with, but I focus on staying on the sound and kind of sitting in the uncomfortable moment until th...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2017
2 points

Just to add, forcing it out will only make it harder and will make the block longer. My stutter is mainly blocks and it sometimes can be very severe. Do I sometimes replace words? Yes, but that only r...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJun 12, 2017
8 points

Block stutter, is it ok to replace words or force the difficult words out?

Block stutter, is it ok to replace words or force the difficult words out? I have read that it's better to try and force difficult words out instead of replacing them with a similar word. Well sometim...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesAdvice Requests