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If you are blocking on your name, the metronome may sorta help, but there are other exercises/habits that will directly address the reason you block on your name (you depend on avoidance behaviors, an...

I’m just saying that, outside of uncommon situations, the academics who study this very specific topic have learned there is a universal cause for stuttering that has evolved into blocking. They’ve ...

What makes you say there’s no universal cause or trigger? I’ve been reading this sub for over a year, and see many here have extremely identical experiences or behaviors. Most blocking happens on y...

SLP who specialize in stuttering have figured it out. Many PWS struggle the most to say their own name. Could this possible be a result of having been given a name that our speech muscles can’t ma...

There are a ton of exercises that work online! It may never go away, but there are definitely things you can do that can “hide” it if that makes sense...

Absolutely. The amount of times I’ve been laughed at because they think I’m joking is ridiculous. I (unfortunately) had a phone job while I was in high school. Had to answer the phone and then direc...

90% of my speech is fine too. This one day we were at an event lunch. My boss introduced me to one of his friends from another company. Everything was going well until he asked me what highschool I we...

Before you look for a solution, before you apply any tips and tricks, before you take any substance to help you speak, CHANGE YOUR MINDSET about your stutter. If you don't change your mindset, you'll ...

I can. I learned some wonderful habits that enabled me to drastically reduce my severe/silent blocks and avoidance behaviors for months/years. However, after a stressful episode or illness, my bloc...

But as steelspy helpfully explained, this lie is likely to have negative consequences for you in the future. One of those being *increased blocking-stutters and other avoidance behaviors* There are o...

I never stammer when i am alone or when talking to friends, but talking in front of a group or a teacher or someone i am not acquainted with I tend to stammer. It gets progressively worse if i am low ...

I dont stutter when I am alone or when I talk to myself. Can you kindly dm me please...

As for me I don't think I could take that role. I would've declined it if it were given to me....

if US: I got an ADA but it didn't help me from the sighs, skepticism and disinterest. I still got railroaded out of the job. luckily have a new job no talking woo. If you want the job but aren't com...

Speaking-heavy job

Speaking-heavy job I've had a mild stutter since I could speak. Its severity has changed over the years, but now my main blocks are words starting with B, C, D, P, and S. I do better speaking casually...

My general thoughts

My general thoughts I'm 20 years old. I've stammered my entire life as far as I remember. It was pretty bad but got better over the years. After high school , I had around 2 months before joining coll...

Here's something I use and it works, talk, when you're stuttering, laugh through it then say you have a stutter. Hi, I'm Da--haha-vid. The laugh should make you breathe in and out for a short while....

ME TOO. Caffeine + A LOT of water, like 2 bottles. I have night sweats though so I lose a lot of water. Works best on empty stomach. Gives me 1 hour then slowly loses effectiveness. I do NOT feel mo...

I’m a line aircraft technician and have to discuss maintenance issues with pilots, flight attendants and/or anyone else involved. I understand you’re feeling about having a block. The reason I’m on he...

Personally, my wife and I exchanged private vows. The only words we uttered during the ceremony were "I do." An avoidance tactic? Yes. But it was my wedding, and I didn't want to have to think about...