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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2023
1 points

>*What are your thoughts on elongating the start of the sentence while talking to reduce blocks?* [This](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/11rfl5e/what_is_stutter_or_stammer/) post discuss...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 27, 2023
6 points

Adult onset stuttering, and autism

Adult onset stuttering, and autism How’s it going everyone? Gonna try to get right into it. About 4 years ago I started to stutter. This was at 28, and I had zero history of stuttering up until then. ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesStress & Fight/FlightHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2023
1 points

You should try the vr chat rooms or a speaking simulator to get used to the environments. For example, you can get used to the environment of you being the one starting the conversation. You could tra...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
5 points

In my case at least it seems like a PTSD response. When I was a little kid I used to have to rush my words because my family would never let me finish my sentence they would always talk over me, so I ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
6 points

That you are less intelligent, you’re shy and or anxious when I’m reality 70% of stutters that I’ve met including myself are the opposite though anecdotal it seems to be some sort of trend...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
2 points

How about if there was somehow no expectation for you to talk, would eye contact be more comfortable? Maybe like at the dentist? Some people are wired to be uncomfortable with eye contact. But it...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
6 points

Oh always. My eyes usually close actually. And in general heavy eye contact as a listener even freaks me out. Like panic attack inducing discomfort...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
3 points

Yes and yes. The fact that you understand it will do wonders in decreasing your blocks. I simultaneously didn’t mind some repeating in middle of sentences, but was uncomfortable with repeating at b...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
9 points

It seems that the theme of what causes blocks is a pretty common theme. Kind of a self perpetuating cycle of fear/panic leading to block or stutters which leads to more fear of blocks and stutters and...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
2 points

>How much of your progress do you attribute to your psychological advice and mindset? In my opinion, the psychological triggers and reactions are not the issue, rather using these triggers/reactio...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
7 points

You are actually super close to the stuff that will help you get past blocks. A block happens bc of an unwanted valsalva maneuver, which leads to core/diaphragm tension. It’s basically a mild panic ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2023
5 points

fr, most of us don't even worry about the interview itself and it's content but rather our stutter 🥲...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
2 points

Completely get this! For me a big portion of my stutter stems from the anxiety of thinking ill stutter therefore i stutter more! However through streaming I dont feel that! What is your twitch? w...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
1 points

I stuggle with eye contact. I am, in most ways a very confident person. Other parts to me however are quite anxious, and have low self esteem. THis discomfort to make eye contact has really drilled in...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
3 points

One reason why it's hard for some of us to accept ourselves. You stutter while delivering your point and you immediately see the faces....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
13 points

People assuming your stuttering is out of anxiety/ fear or stress...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
10 points

I've had people who thought I stutter because THEY as an individual make me nervous - was told by a friend of mine from conversations about me he had with those people Like mate, last week I was on t...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2023
2 points

Hi. The tensing of my jaw/mouth is very very instinctive esp on a feared word. Before I can even react myself, the tensing kicks in. Even if I try to relax, the freeze mode kicks in almost immediate...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2023
20 points

So much this! Can’t tell you how many times I’ve nervously disclosed… only for the other person to breezily say “oh! Me too! That’s ok!”...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2023
72 points

Every single time I stutter is because I am nervous or anxious...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight