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postr/StutterJul 31, 2024
2 points

do you feel pain if you stutter?

do you feel pain if you stutter? If you stutter and try to speak fluently anyway (without technique/trick). **Do you feel physical pain?** ​ ​ [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2024
3 points

Same i have faced Extreme Discomfort in my jaw. sometimes while i,m speaking i hear a Crack sound from my jaw and it hurts and Sometimes while Yawning My Jaw gets stuck for mili second and some kind o...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJul 31, 2024
6 points

Does anyone else have physical pain due to their stutter?

Does anyone else have physical pain due to their stutter? From my experience my jaw, mouth, neck and throat are constantly hurting, sometimes badly because of how I need to physically strain myself to...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
0 points

Here they say this because of the vocal cords, that it is possible to speak in a whisper without stuttering because of the slight pressure on the vocal cords... It seems to me that this is more likely...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
-1 points

It happens mee too, i think it is because the more high you speak, more tension is in your throat. I also noticed that when I shout (because noisy environment, not angry), i stutter a lot more, must b...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJul 27, 2024
4 points

Mouth almoat locks wwn i start to tey to say something

Mouth almoat locks wwn i start to tey to say something I (M20) have had this problem for years where ill go to say something but ill open my mouth and it kind of locks in place when its open and i ca...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2024
1 points

It sucks. My neck and head physically hurts a lot every day because I have to physically strain myself to speak. I am mentally and emotionally exhausted everyday because of it and it sucks. I can’t do...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Physical TensionSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2024
2 points

Yes it was silent blocks and just loosing breathe. It felt very uncomfortable....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2024
4 points

Allowing yourself to stutter won't get rid of the moments where your speech mechanism "hiccups" resulting in an interruption in the forward flow of your speech, accompanied by a sense of loss of contr...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
26 points

The eye blinks, hard pauses followed by unrelated bizarre words is pretty standard for uncontrolled blocking...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
2 points

Blocking is the more advanced (worse) version of stuttering. Your effort to NOT have repetitions creates an unwanted valsalva maneuver which blocks airflow, causing the block....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2024
4 points

Dude it is a canon event for every stutterer . It works sometimes but not every time you have to use different techniques with it to like 1 Word stretching 2 Over Articulation 3 Skip the First Lett...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
5 points

Kaká. I'm Brazilian and we often discuss about football, and we can't talk about football without talking about Kaká, the last Brazilian to win the Ballon d'Or But the sounds that starts on the th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
5 points

Not words but letters D, P, J, and B, basically letters where I have to press my lips or jaws to enunciate. My speech therapist says to lightly let those letters flow, instead of pressing hard....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJul 22, 2024
4 points

Service dog for stuttering?

Service dog for stuttering? I am 55F with adult onset of moderate to severe stuttering which began 4-5 months ago. It is felt to be neurogenic or medication induced (potentially medications used to tr...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
1 points

I’m a new onset stutterer and honestly don’t know much about therapy but I had my first evaluation with a therapist and she assessed the sitter plus the behaviors that I’ve begun to develop in border...

Speech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Physical TensionPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2024
3 points

A few tricks I learned (and still use) during speech therapy as a kid was: 1. Pause and exhale some air as you slowly start the word. Don’t force the word, just try to ease into it as you exhale a...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJul 20, 2024
3 points

Reducing tension

Reducing tension How do you reduce tension which causes a big part of blocking?...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 20, 2024
10 points

Stuttering

Stuttering I am 24 years old, been stuttering since a child, I realize that under stress, I really start stuttering super badly, it feels like a truck on my chest, the words just don't come out. Peo...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightPhysical TensionBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2024
3 points

How can i get rid of my anxiety. Whenever my mother sends me to buy something from the supermarket , i start to pre plan sentences and i feel tension in my jaw and i start to feel discomfort in my mou...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension+1 more