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Stuttering is like trying to run in a dream

Stuttering is like trying to run in a dream You know how to run, but when you try, it's just so hard and you keep stumbling and falling. It becomes even worse when you feel like you are being chased o...

I need the money lol …. Some days are ok as long as I don’t get upset. Some callers are so freakin rude you would not believe it and it gets em agitated. but we have kinda a script we stick too but ...

OP, this is exactly what the purpose of this subreddit is for; People Who Stutter. I can promise you I have had virtually the same exact experience on what you went through. Silent blocking in my opin...

I was reading this post and it was like I was looking in the mirror. I too don’t audibly stutter. I have abrupt speech blocks that cause me to desperately find word substitutions on the fly. Sometimes...

Yeah regular conversations just kill me when I know in my mind about to block I have the thought “here we go again”...

Need to vent

Need to vent Has anybody had speech blocks when talking so bad that you decide I’m just not talking today. Over the past few days I’ve had such bad stuttering that I don’t even want to talk. I use um...

But in the end, no one enjoys talking to a person who stutters. I myself get frustrated when I come to say something and it doesn't come out....

for your specific example of saying “thank you”, if i start to stutter on that, i sometimes just stop talking & give a quick friendly gesture (like a thumbs up or something), then try to say it again ...

Yes, true. My stutter type is silent blocks so I usually switch words or think of an alternative synonym. Sometimes the block resistant is so severe that I had to stop speaking at all because I didn't...

While I essentially agree with you, there is another element to it. I will guess that you have silent blocks that make you switch words, give up saying entire thoughts, and leave you feeling emotiona...

I have them as well! Even though I know they aren't good for me, they're extremely hard to avoid because they're often so involuntary. Sometimes the ticks are painful. Stopping and starting again is t...

Help to stop studdering

Help to stop studdering Hi, I’m 15 and I have been studdering for about 3 years now. Sometimes when I’m talking I just can’t get the word out and I’m sick of it ( especially at school where I get very...

Where to start to stop studdering

Where to start to stop studdering Hi, I’m 15 and I have been studdering for about 2 years now. Sometimes when im talking j just can’t get the word out. If anyone knows anyway to help stop this it will...

i can read fluently but i stammer while talking & get blocked in the first letter like [(K, B, P, R, D, M) & Joint letters like (Tr, Kl, Pr)] ...I try so hard to get out these letter

i can read fluently but i stammer while talking & get blocked in the first letter like [(K, B, P, R, D, M) & Joint letters like (Tr, Kl, Pr)] ...I try so hard to get out these letter ...

Where to start for self help?

Where to start for self help? I’m 22 and have had a stutter for the majority of my life. In the past 6 or so years it’s taken form as a verbal block, particularly with letters such as B, P and D. I’ve...

When I talk TO someone, for example record a voice message, I stutter. But when I record a note to self, I don't stutter....

Block stutter that only happens when asked to introduce myself

Block stutter that only happens when asked to introduce myself Hey all, Recently i’ve developed a form of stutter that, upon research, I discovered is a “block” stutter. Prior to this, as a kid (8-10)...

Absolutely. Sometimes fairly fluent for weeks at a time. Suddenly start having blocks for days to a week or so. Seems very random...

These sounds are hard because larynx needs to quickly close and open to pronounce them and the following vowels correctly, while our larynx gets easily stuck in closed position, hence the blocks. You...

Call up businesses like Apple sales department to inquire about a MacBook . Or Best Buy and discuss TVs. Where the calls are sometimes long. Phones are the worst for me as well. I have a very severe s...