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Went to the doctors. Nurse asked me a question while taking my blood pressure and i started stuttering. I start blinking and make a weird face while I'm stuck on a word; and the blocks can last a few ...

Mine is punching my thigh. Sometimes it helps; sometimes it doesn’t. But like you said - it’s not very subtle!...

Couldn’t say my name

Couldn’t say my name I DREAD meetings where I need to talk a lot, and especially where I have to introduce myself to a new person because my name is very hard for me starting with K. I’m doing Zoom me...

Remember in the eighth grade when we try to do public speeches to the entire class, I asked my teacher in private if I could do my speech just to the teacher who agreed to it. To my surprise, when I ...

Physical tips to reduce stuttering?

Physical tips to reduce stuttering? Does anyone have any actual advice that helps them stop stuttering when you feel like you’re about to stutter in that moment? I’m talking about physical stuff, like...

Help!

Help! So, I have a stutter, also really bad social anxiety, I guess the social anxiety came because of the stuttering and the stuttering became worse because of the anxiety, I find it incredibly hard ...

I block hard a lot too. Particularly on F words recently. It feels like the block is a symptom of the disorder to me because it feels so engrained in me, but there are times where I get pissed off and...

I have a repetitive/prolongation stutter sometimes, but i mostly have a blocking stutter. Probably like 60/20/20% for blocking, repetition, and prolongation. Certain sounds tend to be more likely for ...

At this point I must say I've realized it's not as inconspicuous as I thought it was, lol. Yeah, I think I do the same thing — Not to the point anything hurts, but it definitely makes me look a bit st...

Maybe it’s because I have a severe stutter myself, but I can instantly tell you stutter by the first few seconds. Like I know what to look for and listen to. Mine is similar to yours but in some cases...

Try singing your block words. And yes, it dees work but it’s impossible to “sing” 24/7. Try making exaggerated mouth movements or bite your tongue when stuttering l; it helps me a lot....

I experience the same. There’s a different psychology to the deep voice; usually less anxious, more straightforward, more assertive. When I stutter I feel myself tightening from stomach to lips. Mind-...

Ah, I've been doing that. But somehow, even though my mom doesn't notice the fact I stumble & repeat sounds, she immediately heard the prolongations & noticed a different speech pattern, asked me "who...

Face structure and stuttering

Face structure and stuttering Essentially, the fat deposits on my face are placed weirdly. I’ve been sucking in and biting on my cheeks + tensing my facial muscles constantly since age 11. I think tha...

Yea, it happens unconsciously for me and sometimes during stutter/block I realise I have that guilty feeling and my face expression turn from normal to sad/guilty and I notice that person I'm talking ...

I wouldn't be so sure. The Brady participants didn't speak exactly one word or syllable per each beat; they were able to mix up how much they spoke on a beat, so it could come off more naturally than ...

Hey there! I’m 19 and in college as well. Also funnily enough when I stutter my head moves in the opposite direction as yours (down and to the right). I still struggle with it a bit but what has reduc...

Secondary motor reactions

Secondary motor reactions Hey everyone, I am 19 years old and in college. I have stuttered essentially since I could speak but in the recent past (3-4 years), my secondary motor reactions have gotten ...

Bro I share the same kind of stuttering as you. I pause until I get the word out or I change the word to one I’m more comfortable with. I get really bad tension in my face and I even have a line next ...

Bro literally me. Whenever I have those moments in the day or week where I couldn't get a word out for an abnormally long time compared to my normal stutter I just replay it over and over in my head f...