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Do we ACTUALLY hyperventilate when we have speech blocks?

Do we ACTUALLY hyperventilate when we have speech blocks? When you have a speech block, I start like hyperventilating (body moving back and forth, gasping for air). Is this actually hyperventilating? ...

Fr, when I block I kinda move back and forth or my eyes twitch...

For me, it's gotta be blocks. I hate the faces that I make when it happens....

Every form, so long as you've developed enough secondary behaviors that cause you pain and unease. I don't think any stutter is bad when you've learned to take control....

Which form of stuttering is the worst?

Which form of stuttering is the worst? Which form is the worst: repetitions, prolongations or blocks?...

1. Eye-freezing, i.e. loss of potential mobility co-occurring with the block. I deem it so vital I wouldn't even classify it as a secondary behavior, and perhaps go as far as to say that we could addr...

Thankfully yes, I used to have what looked like full convulsions to get any word out. Then my voice changed and it went away!!!...

Weak chin/jawline due to stutter?

Weak chin/jawline due to stutter? I have a stutter, but a ‘weird’ type of stutter, I have speech blocks and I observed what is happening while blocking: I am unconsciously breathing in (inhaling) thro...

That sounds great! I haven't done it to that extent, but I do go over words being very mindful of what each muscle is doing, what sensations occur during every part of the process. Within that, I mi...

Personally, I feel that improving your breathing skills is worth pursuing. I was a 100% mouth breather. I felt that my inhale via my mouth was wrong and part of the problem. To the point that I was ...

Let me start by saying that my stutter is waaaaaay better than before, and that like you, I noticed that my breathing was a big part of the issue. I actually had almost the same train of thought as ...

Thanks, will try that! Also, why does it sound ‘severe’ to you? And what could be the cause of unconsciously inhaling while speaking, learned behavior? And how can I unlearn this?...

I have a problem when I have to greet someone in real life. In school I usually raise my hand as a greeting, but on the street it is so much troubling. Today I saw my close friend (well we have only k...

Only or intentionally “click a knuckle”, but this will still lead to discomfort and, although reduced, stuttering, and speech will be automatic (who likes to click a knuckle all the time during a conv...

People thinking you’re mad or upset when you take a minute to breathe before replying to them. Or making involuntary facial expressions as you’re talking and it comes off as being upset or frazzled. ...

The lightheadedness I feel after a lot of blocks in succession...

I may have the same thing.. When I talk I’ll suddenly have a block causing my throat to close leaving me unable to speak for a few seconds. I do tick while stuttering though....

Honestly, when I see my face in the mirror during speech blocks, I do horrify myself. Moderate to severe forms of stuttering is not pleasing to look at. Sorry but that's how many, if not most, ppl fee...

Well I guess I just became a more easy going person and sometimes you hear that in my speech now. But now I have tics and a couple of diagnosed mental things so you could say my issues “shifted”...

Yea I do. Although on good days it’s mild but on bad days it’s moderate and puts a strain on me...