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I feel forehead pain, I get really hot when I try to speak as in turning red and my erratic eye movement correlates too. This freaks people out though which isn’t really helping my situation...

Yesss, I do that as a soft clapping motion with my hands or tap a table I'm sitting at to help me "time" my words out. I'm able to sing along perfectly with a song without any trouble so it's all a ma...

I either twitch my head a lot (facial tics), switch my words, rarely punch my chest, tap my thigh too or have my twin sister help me...

When I block I look horrible... I squeeze with my whole face. Im a good looking guy but my blocks ruin my chances of ever finding a new gf or even friends....

I thought I was the only one with the rhythmic tapping. Mine occurs when I'm not purposely moving especially when lying in bed. It seems to have nothing to do with speaking or blocking. Does anyone el...

So there I was talking to this woman and I started groping... You'll end up in a cell for saying that lol...

First time I've heard it called "groping." Personally, I'd use the term coping strategies. Typically, when I have a block, I'll look upwards until I can actually get it out and hold my breath for a co...

I try to make obvious movements because if I prevent them, they just come out in other ways like seemingly silent angry face or a face that just saw a scary father in law, depending on time....

Reminds me of Korean word for stutter, 말더듬. 말 is speech. 더듬 is either groping or trying to reach some object without looking, depending on context. A related word is 더듬이 which is antenna for insects...

It’s definitely a secondary behaviour that you’ve developed to try and help the stammer. I’d recharge the title though as ‘grope’ often relates to sexual assault...

Those are secondary stuttering behaviors you've taught yourself and can be unlearned....

Lol, this title caught me off guard like many others. I personally try to incorporate movement into my speech that feels natural. I am someone who uses my hands to talk a lot, so I may do something ...

So I have kinda developed a few things to be less noticeable. - Carry a pen and click it when you need - Rapidly tense and relase your stomach while speaking. - Keep your hand in your pocket and ta...

I agree, usually groping means sexually inappropriately touching. It can also mean 'blindly searching for the light switch'.. in this post it's used metaphorically: *blindly or clumsily finding for wa...

Yeah I’ve never in my life heard someone call a nervous habit, a groping. I had a whole different image when I read the title...

I'd ... probably use a different word than "groping" for this. I call it a rhythm habit. I've learned to either do it quietly, or not have it be as obvious with just a small pat, for instance....

How do you guys cope with your groping habit?

How do you guys cope with your groping habit? So i have a speech impediment where sometimes if i have a block I’ll make a “groping” (tapping my foot, patting the side of my thigh) motion to finish wha...

Interesting, my blocks are different though. I usually have my eyes open, staring at something and not too much tension, just some tension in my tongue and mouth. It usually ends up into me pulling my...

I only close my eyes and tense up my face. My lips and mouth as a whole tense up more than anything else though....

I do something similar. I force my tongue up against the roof of my mouth, close my eyes and forcefully tense up my face...