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Whats this phenomenon called?

Whats this phenomenon called? So say you're blocking/stuttering trying to get out a word, somehow another person says the word and you can finally say it... Example, John is blocking on completinga ...

Over it

Over it I hate when I'm trying to hold a conversation with someone or even just saying my name and my stutter blocks me from doing that. Today I had to introduce myself to a lot of people at my new jo...

Yes 33 F here who blocks and is a 3 on the scale … I’ve been told pausing when you speak asserts dominance although I try to watch my facial expressions during the block and I was recently promoted to...

Have you heard about William Parry's "valsalva maneuver"? I highly recommend learning about that. As a stutterer myself, it quite accurately describes the exact method how stuttering happens. It's cal...

Oh yeh im having similar problem. The first hello, hi in either a call or an online meeting is so hard to get out....

I can’t even say my name unless I say “My name is”. I also have blocks here and there. I always start a sentence with ummmm then I start talking, works for me. Or I take a deep breath in and on the ex...

I can’t even say my name unless I say “My name is” and I hope so cuz I’m 29F. I also have blocks here and there. I always start a sentence with ummmm then I start talking, works for me. Or I take a ...

Phone calls trigger me

Phone calls trigger me I have a mild stutter not as severed as it was when I was growing up. I have come to the realization that if I get the first word out then every word and sentence just flows out...

YES. 20F and mostly only struggle with the blocks, rarely have repetitions but when I do those are MUCH easier to get past than the blocks 😭😭...

My stutter came back

My stutter came back When I was around six or seven, I had a super bad stutter. I ended up fixing it after a couple years and right around a couple months ago when I turned 15 I’ve been starting to st...

My stutter came back

My stutter came back When I was around six or seven, I had a bad stutter and after a couple years, I ended up fixing it and over the past two months pretty much it has came back the same as it was and...

Stuttering alot more recently

Stuttering alot more recently Hey everyone, 26 M here. I been stuttering my whole life and i pretty much made peace w my stuttering. I dont feel nervous or stressed when i stutter, i just go with it....

i cant even talk to my family

i cant even talk to my family I have the block stutter, where my throat just tenses up when im about to say something. Before, I can actually talk to my family without stuttering, but now I cant eve...

25F who blocks and has sound prolongation more than repetitions!...

One thing she did a lot was saying I-I-I, just repeating the word "I" at starts of sentences. She does that still occasionally but not in a way that is conclusively from a stutter. She was also havi...

48F and blocking! Mostly hidden but more and more apparent if I speak with more people (I hate work calls)....

That's amazing. How long did it last? Was it sounds or word/ phrase repetitions (I.e. "c-c-c- can I go?" Or "can I can I can I go"?) my 2 year old developed a stutter a few days after we had a baby an...

Does anyone avoid saying certain words?

Does anyone avoid saying certain words? I’ve had my stutter since I was 4 and I’m currently in my late twenties. There are certain words that I specifically avoid or that I extremely dislike the wor...

filipinos here?

filipinos here? Are there any filipinos suffering from stuttering here? I dont know any filipinos with the same condition as i have. I get the block stutter like my throat/neck tenses up...

I'm a woman and have block stutter too, in my case usually before the last word of a sentence. I don't know how much I could be of help though, my block stutter is the only stutter that hasn't improve...