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postr/StutterAug 5, 2024
7 points

I pull my tongue out of my mouth when I stutter. Is anyone else like that?

I pull my tongue out of my mouth when I stutter. Is anyone else like that? Hi, I pull my tongue out ,close my eyes and tense up my face in a forceful way when I stutter. I also block a lot... I hav...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionBlocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterAug 3, 2024
0 points

I think the tension in my throat went away

I think the tension in my throat went away I used to feel a physical feeling in my throat and mouth when I stutter. I realized recently that I've still been stuttering, but without any tension. I can'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringPhysical TensionMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2024
2 points

Maybe not specifically when eating ice cream, but I do notice it’s harder for me to speak when my lips are cold like in the winter, so maybe that’s what is happening to you...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Environmental TriggersPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2024
2 points

Not only in cold winter days, in summer is much worse especially in extreme heat waves, I experienced the worst stutter blocks last month where temperatures reached 41 celsius almost everyday, there’s...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightEnvironmental TriggersBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2024
3 points

Maybe it’s like when you’re out in the cold and your jaw muscles feel numb and frozen? Idk how long you spend eating ice cream or how much you’re eating, but that seems like the only possible cause...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Environmental TriggersPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2024
3 points

Well not tight just too cold to breathe normally :) For some, stuttering “originates” or “takes place” or “happens” in their throat. It’s different for every individual. Including the stuttering style...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2024
2 points

Oh wow. First time hearing about stuttering “originating” somewhere. But that sucks that your chest feels tight! Like I can see that affecting me mentally too, not that throat blocks are already frust...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2024
3 points

It doesn’t happen to me when I eat ice cream however, if I’m not properly dressed during really frigid winter days (for example, not wearing a scarf), then my stutter does go up. My stutter “originate...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightEnvironmental TriggersEnergy & Biological Rhythms+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2024
1 points

First time hearing the nocebo effect… from my brief understanding, I don’t think it is. But for me, I think it’s just the coldness weakening sensation of my tongue, making it harder to really speak at...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightEnvironmental TriggersPhysical Tension
postr/StutterAug 3, 2024
2 points

Very specific problem when speaking

Very specific problem when speaking So because i obviously have a stutter and it makes it harder to speak, i tend to sometimes accidentally spit at times when I’m trying to speak or pronounce my words...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2024
1 points

Yeah.. I'd say half of my blocks , I feel all the air just gone and my next word is basically breathless...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2024
2 points

Because it feels like my airway's being completely blocked while trying to brute force my way through a sound...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2024
2 points

When I am fluent I often try to finish what I'm saying without having to breath which causing me to get SOB....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2024
3 points

Yes! It's especially bad when I'm walking and talking at the same time, it suffocating and I have to stop talking for a minute lol Speaking of physical difficulties in regards to stuttering I also ge...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2024
4 points

For me when I’m super nervous or stressed sometimes it feels like that I’m paralyzed or having Parkinson’s disease whenever I try to speak, I start shaking and sweating as if I was running or carrying...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionStress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2024
6 points

Yes whenever i face a block, my upper chest starts feeling pressure and i feel like i,m out of breathe and if i,m able to say anything it is in Low pitch and people can,t understand what i,m saying...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionBlocks & StoppagesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2024
12 points

Definitely. It’s something i constantly struggle with. I asked a speech pathologist about it and they said my poor breath management/breathlessness is probably related to me involuntarily tensing up t...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionAnticipating StutteringMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterJul 31, 2024
28 points

Do people who stutter sometimes feel they they can’t breath or literally can’t for a short moment?

Do people who stutter sometimes feel they they can’t breath or literally can’t for a short moment? Please answer this this is important because I’m doing a study: If stutterers feel physical difficult...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2024
2 points

I feel so much pain in my back of my neck and my left side when I’m having a block and I’m physically straining myself to get what I want out, and a lot of days my mouth and jaw feels numb or they jus...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2024
2 points

In my opinion, you don’t stutter because when you whisper, the jaw tenses less and the TMJ tightens less....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension