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Heya! I’m 26 years old and recently went through in-person speech therapy. Like you, I struggled to get the first word out in sentences, especially in class or during meetings/presentations. In fact, ...
Same here. I can't speak freely—I’m always editing my words in real time, searching for easier synonyms just to avoid getting stuck. It’s mentally exhausting....
Stuttering is ruining my life.
Stuttering is ruining my life. Stuttering is literally ruining my life. Whenever I go to conversate with strangers (or with most relatives), I'm not even able to pronounce the first letter of the sent...
You don't do that on the job. That's too hard and the stakes are too high for you to be able to do it. You work on reducing secondaries in other situations. If you say you don't do them in other situa...
My secondary behaviors have increased like hell (Need advice for adult stuttering)
My secondary behaviors have increased like hell (Need advice for adult stuttering) Hi, I'm 28 years old and work as an English teacher at high school level in my country. My stutter is normally in the...
Same thing happens with me it's like my throat lock up when I am trying to say something. It only happens when I am introducing myself and on phone calls or in a public transport. I think it happens b...
Block type stuttering
Block type stuttering Guys u have been dealing with thus for the past two years, imaging you want to say something Important and then you pause involuntary can't even say the word for about 15 sec and...
Despite having a stutter, I've led a relatively remarkable life.
Despite having a stutter, I've led a relatively remarkable life. As I sit here after a long shift at the hospital, I can't help but think that I've had a pretty good life despite this damn stutter. L...
Yeah I feel that way. I avoid certain words to not stutter and sometimes it messes me up bc what I’m trying to avoid to say , I can’t find the close word that make sense to what I’m trying to say....
Yes, I can never get rid of the feeling. My stutter is always in the back of my mind....
What CAUSES stuttering? (according to a master student in Neuropsychology)
What CAUSES stuttering? (according to a master student in Neuropsychology) This is my attempt to summarize [this ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/pfzm0h/stuttering_is_not_a_problem_of_speec...
Mindset tips that are making me fluent
Mindset tips that are making me fluent Just going to put out my recent helpful you can, just simply try to take it slower and softer when there is a block. That means, when you sense a block coming, f...
When you fall into a lean like effect where you push through word after word as though not to let it block and it actually seems to get us through what we need to say but in a strenuous way, what is happening?
When you fall into a lean like effect where you push through word after word as though not to let it block and it actually seems to get us through what we need to say but in a strenuous way, what is h...
Hyperawareness and stuttering
Hyperawareness and stuttering Humans are conditioned to react to stimuli - even in the most minute situations. At our most primal level, think of an ape reacting to a predator. That instinct is still ...
The fact that I don't stutter when I'm alone really makes it seem like I have two different brains.
The fact that I don't stutter when I'm alone really makes it seem like I have two different brains. I often have the habit of thinking aloud when I'm alone because I find it pleasant, and it makes me ...
How do you do that? Whenever I try to interact with strangers for a small talk it's just a nightmare. I always overthink about how they will judge me like that....
Yes I agree with everything you said! But can I ask, you said "**processing issue**", what does that mean exactly? (A) Are you referring to **cognitive overload**? (*the brain is having issues with ...
Wow that is such a great first quote! Well done with your achievements as well! I tend to be so into the moment like with sales, etc, that I don't really do much internally as I am just not thinking...
I have in a way. I had gotten over my stutter and when Covid came i got it. After a few days, i couldn't get words out, and i am still trying to regain the fluency i once had. My mind goes blank every...
>*"Because the evaluation still happens and it knows nothing will impede me in the following moments."* Comment #3: **Imagined concepts:** One way to look at this. is to think of “feared words” (su...