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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
3 points

Mines probably severe, it only started back in May after a really bad dizzy spell and almost fainting at work . I now can not speak without the stutter and without headaches from trying to talk....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
13 points

i would say I've a mild one, i can have one on one conversation with anyone close to me without much stuttering, although if ive to say the same thing loudly in a group to many people, ill have a stut...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2024
13 points

Some girls have called mine cute, albeit that was before I would block so hard that I accidentally spit on them lol...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterDec 2, 2024
5 points

Block stutter - how it affects my everyday life

Block stutter - how it affects my everyday life I’ve just started a new job, I haven’t met all of the staff there yet & I had my first day yesterday. I’ve already posted on this page and mentioned th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2024
3 points

Exactly what I’m suffering. The most suffocated thing is I know what I should say in my mind, but I can’t actually say the word....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2024
5 points

Anxiety definitely doesn’t help but there’s been plenty of times were I was completely comfortable having a causal conversation and a block just appears out of thin air....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2024
2 points

It is called a speech block. There's no cure, try taking meds, they help until ur body get used to them...

Speech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Blocks & StoppagesSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
9 points

Sometimes I’m physically unable to start a sentence

Sometimes I’m physically unable to start a sentence I am a 26yo male and I’ve recently developed speech issues in my last few years, and I feel like it has become worse. Sometimes, when I want to star...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
3 points

I have an interview in the army in no less than 4 days and I wanted to ask you for any tips that would help me.

I have an interview in the army in no less than 4 days and I wanted to ask you for any tips that would help me. Jobless for years the cause why is known already, I have a severe stutter, last time i g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
postr/StutterNov 28, 2024
11 points

Brain can't switch between listening and talking

Brain can't switch between listening and talking Hi! I wonder if anyone else sees this pattern in them – I started stuttering a year ago very suddenly, and so far I came to a conclusion that something...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2024
1 points

Still take them for sleep but not much affect on fluency. Though I will say my stuttering isn’t as bad as it was before taking it. Don’t get as much blocks...

Meds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Helpful Med OutcomesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2024
1 points

OMG! So deflating! I got the word out without a stutter and you are asking me to repeat it. Or.. ..I barely got the word out and you want me to fucking repeat it. I scuba dive. I fucking love it....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 27, 2024
19 points

Totally blew up today

Totally blew up today Today was my Canadian citizenship oath ceremony.It was a virtual call on zoom.During oath I was not able to not even utter a single word.After few minutes officials muted my s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2024
3 points

It's a fascinating thing, something we can say perfectly fluently without a second thought, when asked to repeat the same word, same sound, in the same situation with the only change being....what?  I...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2024
1 points

So if everything is normal from a neurological and genetic point of view, it could be purely psychological (but I strongly doubt it), or due to dyspraxia, autism or other neurodivergence (but then I i...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Neurological & BrainSeeking TherapyTherapy Experiences+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2024
1 points

I am having a similar issue. I used to be a covert stutterer until the anxiety of hiding the stutter caused more stuttering. I am trying to advance and the fear of stuttering in public leads to mass...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2024
1 points

Great comments. I have noticed a huge increase in blocking recently and am trying to get a promotion. It really sucks!...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2024
1 points

Seems like there’s some confusion. what I described comes directly from highly credentialed SLP’s who specialize in dysfluency and are also people who stutter. Getting information from what redditor...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 26, 2024
7 points

Speech Block and Stutter leads to Social anxiety *my experience*

Speech Block and Stutter leads to Social anxiety *my experience* I am 15m. I had different kinds of stuttering through childhood. Although I can and I am speaking normally in certain situations, with ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2024
1 points

Yea I've seen and read your post before. I didn't see any block modification techniques used in the approach you mentioned, just behavioural stuff. Voluntary stuttering can really help reduce anxiety ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/Flight+1 more