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Hi! I can only speak for what I can do, and it probably isn't a perfect solution but, when I feel (Yes, I can \*feel\* when I will stutter, essentially predict it, very weird) but: 1. If I predict...

also, I have extreme blocks, I type on my phone, instead of talking and showing the phone to the people \^ this, I hope, shows the gravity of some(my, in this case) situation , the post "is a way ...

This is not helpful to the folks who have been living with extreme blocks from near-PTSD levels of anxiety. For those people, they struggle TO speak....

My stutter got so worse

My stutter got so worse So I've finished highschool and giving exams for collegeand been like 3months I've spoken to anyone other than my parents. Today after my last exam I had to go with my friends...

Any tips when one feels the block suddenly while in a random convo with astranger ?...

\- this. is so true really; for some they just "huh? what? no everyone stutters" which isnt wrong BUT there is a difference between it!!! \- and another thing like u/rainbowcrash-89 said, those who ...

Speak slow

Speak slow I have had a stutter for most of my life and it’s currently worse than ever, it’s affecting me really much and making me feel lonely and different, but I have really noticed that speaking s...

How do you folks deal with red words?

How do you folks deal with red words? not sure if red word is the right terminology, but for me it's basically those words which i absolutely stutter at ALL the time. normally i stutter less when talk...

As someone else said, this isn't going to help you. You're creating a secondary behavior. You really don't want to do that. When I was younger I found that clearing my throat helped a little at certa...

For what it's worth, you did it, albeit it was rough, but I feel your pain and struggle. For my masters thesis, I was in an auditorium defending my thesis, I sputtered, stuttered, spit, facial ti...

This is a very common development in stuttering, and it's probably not a good idea to lean into. Have you ever seen someone stuttering a lot, plus they're also doing unusual little things on top of it...

About to quit my job after day 2

About to quit my job after day 2 Hi everyone I’m 2 days into a job and have so far avoided phone calls but it’s a big part of the job and I know I can’t do them. I’m working for a solicitors in the ...

Found a way to stop stutter

Found a way to stop stutter i jus found that forcing the word out of my mouth when im about to stutter is helping me to be fluent however this technqiue is kinda weird i have to use shake my head to t...

doesnt sound exactly like stuttering in my personal opinion. thats usually something you’re born with or develop really early, though there are cases of stuttering appearing later in life. as someone ...

Like at least they’re trying to understand, but they don’t understand the difference between normal disfluencies and having an ACTUAL stutter. And sometimes my blocks are so bad it starts cramping my ...

My OPs manager was trying to relate with “yeah sometimes I take a bit to find the right word” and I’m like GIRL I have a physical block that can cramp my arms if I try to force through it 😭...

Weird Vocal Block I’ve Developed

Weird Vocal Block I’ve Developed Over the last half year, I’ve developed a tick/block I can’t fully grasp. I can see the words I’m going to read or know what I want to say, but I either can’t get the...

Has anyone overcome their blocks? How?

Has anyone overcome their blocks? How? I don't stutter or block on the word when it's just me by myself. I have no trouble with it by myself but in public, the brain fog hits, I go into flight/fight/f...

Challenges in work and self-doubt

Challenges in work and self-doubt I work in the field of wildlife research, and part of my work involves engaging with local communities during surveys. While I do understand a bit of the local langua...

learned behaviours???

learned behaviours??? i’ve had a stutter since i was around 7 years old (my family thinks it’s because of a traumatic event but personally i think i developed it because of my ADHD) and in the past ye...