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postr/StutterJan 28, 2017
6 points

The way I think of stuttering

The way I think of stuttering I stutter very rarely. It's kinda like some invisible force blocking the words from coming out of your mouth. Your brain knows what you want to say, you then open your ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2017
2 points

i just block on all words lol, its only occassional tho but it can be any word/sound. It is always a random word so thats really strange....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2017
1 points

I attended a clinic in the 90s, I think they taught prolonging was on vocalized sounds like vowels and mnlrvvwz, sounds that need your larynx. Blocking was hard sounds like bcdkpt etc...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2017
3 points

Making appointments that require me to say my last name. I block really hard on my last name a lot, so that's always a treat when the receptionist is in a hurry. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJan 28, 2017
4 points

Differences in blocking?

Differences in blocking? You guys are most likely familiar with the Valsalva Control Therapy by William D. Parry but one thing that kind of confuses me is that he keeps on talking about ''blocking'' w...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2017
3 points

What kind of stuttering do you have? I block myself and i might be able to help you if you block as well. PS; Blocking as in silent blocking, not being able to utter a sound. ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2017
3 points

Literally just an hour ago, I had to do this for my Genetics class. I blocked so fucking much. I know I shouldn't care or feel bad but I feel like I could've done much better in terms of speaking. ...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2017
3 points

LOL, I do this sometimes. I'll try to bruteforce a block and end up almost yelling while stomping my foot....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2017
10 points

Hehe, i guess its the most common type and the easiest to recognize :P People who block (myself included) become very proficient at hiding their blocking and are constantly switching their words so i ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2017
1 points

right?! thats gotta be some of the cause. and i still can never finish a sentence no matter how fast i talk...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2017
2 points

Hey man thank for your story! I agree that your second method feels a litte bit weird haha, especially when you're talking to strangers. I am not sure if I explained myself rather well, I dont necessa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2017
3 points

The whole Starbucks experience just stinks. I stumble over what I'm going to order, and giving my name is am ordeal too :(...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2017
6 points

Giving my name, under any circumstances, is *the worst*. My name starts with a 'B', too, which is one of those super tough sounds when you hit a block. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJan 19, 2017
6 points

How to deal with blocks, when they are coming?

How to deal with blocks, when they are coming? Hello. Today I had to speak before few people, I didn't have any kind of anxiety, nor worries, no nothing. I thought that I will be able to be fluent, bu...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesFluency TechniquesPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2017
1 points

I'd rather not get blocks at all tbh, but I guess if I had to choose I'd take 1. Both of those options would make me feel awkward as fuck anyway....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2017
4 points

God yes. Today I was at work and I thought I was going to have to introduce myself. My own name blocks me up SO bad. I was so tense. But then the person knew my name and I was like SAVED. ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2017
1 points

No. Quite the opposite. In fact, under enough pressure, it becomes a total block. Effectively a form of selective mutism. Now, looking over the current handful of responses, I do have to say the answ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2017
1 points

It's funny, I actually experience both. I'll freeze when the response is glaringly obvious, short, and straightforward in my head, but when I'm called upon to present a ton of information quickly, I d...

Speech & StutteringSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesPublic SpeakingOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2017
3 points

It's worse for me. I'm almost always completely fluent in normal conversations where I know I can say anything I want to say and I don't need to say anything specific. But if I'm being asked a questio...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2017
1 points

> We stutters can speak perfectly normal when we're alone or talking to pets or little children. I can stutter more by talking by myself and not stutter at all when talking in a group, depending o...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages