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Notice how…

Notice how… When you block, you’re still able to mouth your words without vocals? Yea. It’s a vocal problem. You may say we all know this, which most of us do, but how can we use this to help us? Is...

For me, I try spelling the word. I would restart the sentence or phrase in which the block occurred and then spell the blocked word out. Often times that works....

Can't say present mam in class

Can't say present mam in class I am studying bsc nursing 1st sem, my stuttering started at 6th class... But i managed most of my stuttering till 12th... I can read without stuttering and i can say my ...

Any time I have to introduce myself I stutter on my name. Can be frustrating but it also helps me get it out of the way quickly. Other than that it seems to happen at pretty random times...

I messed up

I messed up I've had a stutter for as long as I can remember now, it used to be really bad but got better as I grew up and I thought I'd gotten completely over my stutter and parts of my anxiety until...

If I sense a block, I would just spit it out fast, or at the moment I feel ready, regardless of if it's an appropriate time to say it or not....

Struggling to say certain words in conversations

Struggling to say certain words in conversations I’ve experienced this issue since childhood. When speaking to others, my speech typically flows smoothly, but occasionally, certain words seem to get s...

Speaking on exhalation helps stuttering/blocks

Speaking on exhalation helps stuttering/blocks It’s a technique that honestly slips my mind most of the time, but I notice that it really helps when I remember to use it. Whenever I hit a block while...

Ever heard of the Kassel technique?

Ever heard of the Kassel technique? I am curious how many other stutterers know of this. The Kassel technique teaches that you take conscious breaths in between word blocks, with unusual pauses, like:...

Just found out about self-ending voice message recordings and now they are the bane of my existence

Just found out about self-ending voice message recordings and now they are the bane of my existence I had to cancel an appointment for tomorrow and the only way was through voicemail because the place...

My bf doesn’t know about my stutter

My bf doesn’t know about my stutter Hi, I’ve been currently 1,5year in a relationship. It’s going really well. Not only in the relationship but also with hiding my stutter. Of course I’m having bad da...

I agree that trying to push through blocks is unhealthy, and that it's better to stop and try and work through the word a different way, even if it takes longer. I don't think choosing repetition is t...

I agree that sharing opinions and having debates is a good thing. But, when blocking is included in the clinical definition of stuttering and SLPs teach techniques to get through blocks, saying that b...

I agree, blocking is a type of stuttering. What I'm saying is in my experience and others, extreme blocks are often caused by trying to fight through smaller pauses and blocks. So the extreme blocks a...

The Shadow Within Me / A Poem About My Stutter

The Shadow Within Me / A Poem About My Stutter >*I decided to write down my thoughts through a poem. Maybe you’ll see yourself in it, just as I do.* I am less than I want to be, my voice quiet, my ...

That doesn't matter. Blocking in that manner still contributes to disfluent speech. It's still stuttering....

If blocking is actually an avoidance mechanism then maybe it's not......

Maybe because you're telling them what they're doing isn't stuttering?...

I worded it wrong I guess cause that's all everyone is taking from it. My point was, big blocks are more you fighting a small pause and when you learn just to be OK with the small pause the big blocks...

Then why on Earth are you saying blocking isn't stuttering?...