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That throat clenching is just blocking. It starts when a young child attempts to suppress & stop word repetitions. It is the same as stuttering....

I’m in college and I don’t know what to do about my stutter and it feels like its affecting my social life, any help would be appreciated

I’m in college and I don’t know what to do about my stutter and it feels like its affecting my social life, any help would be appreciated Since I was young i’ve been stuttering and when I was younger,...

Everyday I’m learning more and it boils down to one thing

Everyday I’m learning more and it boils down to one thing As someone who had developed a stutter from childhood, here are my take aways . I remember vividly as clear as yesterday that when I was talk...

Blocking is just a type of Stuttering, it's extremely common. It's not different at all, but very typical. "The following types of disfluencies happen when someone stutters: Part-word repetitions – ...

Struggling In new workplace

Struggling In new workplace I recently started a new job, one of which I was really excited about at first until it’s now slowly been replaced with dread. I have a mild stutter, I’ve “managed” it my ...

presentation

presentation i have a presentation tomorrow and i am insanely scared if anyone could give words of encouragement or advice that would be sweet!! it's just that this presentation is my AP exam (for AP ...

Blocking, which is probably what you referred to is one of the manifestations of stuttering. Symptoms: Stuttering symptoms may include: Having a hard time starting a word, phrase or sentence. Stretc...

Mine has thankfully changed from repeating to a block stutter over the years. What I find helpful is to be mindful of the tension in my face, mouth, and throat when blocking. When you are having a blo...

This is how my stutter is these days too. What helps me is to make sure I take a deep diaphragm breath and start slowly exhaling before speaking. During my blocks, I feel lots on tension in my face, m...

Tension Headaches

Tension Headaches Just wanted to see if there’s any doctors here who might be able to give some insight about this. I’m a person who stutters, (24 M) mild-moderate and very occasionally severe when ...

Exactly right and the same here! Just like everything freezes up. I notice too that my whole body freezes as I get stuck and if I try to force it, it just makes it worse. Like not only my speech has f...

Stuttering doesn’t necessarily mean repeating the same sounds like “S s stuttering”. I have a severe stutter and mostly experience blocks, and in most cases, I can’t even release the first sound, just...

Personally for me, its as if my body refuses to produce air when I try to speak, no muscles tightening, I just try to talk and nothing comes out. It normally only happens when I'm talking in groups wi...

It feels like my muscles are tightening or something is blocking my vocal cords!...

It is awkward for me as well.. but one thing I did was accepting the stuttering and not letting myself get away with it..! What works for me little bit might not work for you but may be it does.. I do...

I'm a personal trainer and yes, a few people laugh at me or give me weird looks lol. I've learned to not take it personally though, but I'm still human, and it can be hard and discouraging at times. I...

I have the same Sensation of something in my throat when stuttering but I am practicing some techniques that my therapist thought me and they are working quite well. Do you stutter when you are talkin...

My stutter is genetic and trauma may have also made it worse. In my school days people look at people who stutter as r3tarded or even worse they see them as creepy/threats. I was glad to see a substit...

I am at question 2 in your survey: >*"2.* On a scale of 0 through 4, please indicate how true the following statements are. *Right before I stutter, it feels as though there is pressure in my brain, ...

For example, a secondary behavior to my blocks I have is looking up and my face kind of freezes. Often times I’ll quickly change the word. Not sure how you can artistically portray a word change but i...