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commentr/StutterOct 27, 2024
2 points

I struggle saying my name and I believe it’s very common for stutterers in general. If they made you feel uncomfortable then you should say something to them. If they truly are your friends they’ll un...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Blocks & StoppagesStigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterOct 27, 2024
19 points

Please Help Me

Please Help Me I am 15 and i’m just so fucking sick and tired of my stutter. i can’t do so many things. people look at me weird. getting a gf is impossible. i just need help. I know this sound dumb b...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Advice RequestsHelplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2024
1 points

Some people cannot even “just stammer” as nothing comes out, including their own name....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2024
9 points

OP is not there yet. It doesn’t matter how hard he tries, seems like the word won’t come out at all. And it’s probably too tiring *for OP* to keep talking like that....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterOct 25, 2024
10 points

Tired so I stutter and so stuttering makes me tired and the cycle continues

Tired so I stutter and so stuttering makes me tired and the cycle continues Lately I've been doing work that really uses my brain and I'm SO mentally drained. I've asked other people who do the same w...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsSadness & HopelessnessBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2024
2 points

I try to but sometimes it just comes out. If you don’t push through blocks and just stop midway through when you feel like you’re using too much force, then you can hide it. But sometimes I’m so focus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 23, 2024
5 points

Help or advice?? stutter came back suddenly but only at work

Help or advice?? stutter came back suddenly but only at work Hi so backstory first and most likely long ass word vomit incoming :’) I have been a stutterer since 3 years old, was in speech therapy...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterOct 23, 2024
7 points

Struggling A lot

Struggling A lot I’ve tried numerous things with my speech and today it was just the worst it’s been. I had a call with someone and I couldn’t complete a single sentence without any repetition or bloc...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2024
1 points

I struggle with blocks too! That’s my biggest hurdle. Propranolol helps me significantly with them during presentations. For your purposes, I would try propranolol because you can take it one time a...

Speech & StutteringMeds & Substances
Blocks & StoppagesSide Effects & RisksHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2024
3 points

thank you for your response! i struggle with blocks and it's been a thing since childhood. i don't expect it to fully go away but i wish to not worry about my stutter at least for one day. i haven't t...

Speech & StutteringMeds & Substances
Blocks & StoppagesMedication InquiriesSide Effects & Risks
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2024
1 points

This is the case for me as well but I’ve also gotten more pain in my forehead as I stutter through a word or sentence, have you experienced this?...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterOct 22, 2024
15 points

Attendence

Attendence I am unable to respond to my roll no on time and it is killing me. I don't feel like going to school for this reason. Can anybody share some tips...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
School & Academic LifeBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2024
1 points

Blocking is frustrating, totally get it:( Your head movements aren't weird, just part and parcel of the block. Only advice is try to be mindful in the moment and don't let fear/anxiety take over. Noti...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 22, 2024
6 points

Blocking before speaking

Blocking before speaking Hey everyone, i just had a problem and I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix it or just help me with it, so I don’t really stutter while speaking, but I have a huge probl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
postr/StutterOct 20, 2024
10 points

EMS & Fire // Stuttering

EMS & Fire // Stuttering 28M moderate/mild stutter categorized by heavy prolonged blocks. I work for a major metropolitan fire department in a major northern US city. I’ve been running medical/fire...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 20, 2024
7 points

Stuttering with numbers after being a FO in Afghanistan.

Stuttering with numbers after being a FO in Afghanistan. Hey guys. I don't know if it's a brain injury or just a stutter but when I say numbers I get a twitchy jaw feeling and can't get the numbers ou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesNeurological & BrainBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 20, 2024
57 points

Staying in the moment of stutterer

Staying in the moment of stutterer Today I went to restaurant and I decided instead of rushing to the stutter while ordering, I will stay in the moment and reliase what is happening. So I went for ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
2 points

Yeah you block like me. I block too. Tbh blocking is brutal. I didn’t want to go on meds either. But if I get a break from everything and then constant anxiety over preempting having to talk. Then tha...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
postr/StutterOct 20, 2024
7 points

I experience block in the front of others

I experience block in the front of others i am 17 years old, i dont know how i cure my stammering, i start stammering when i was 6 years old than i make some success in curing of stammering, i got a l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 18, 2024
21 points

Drive throughs. WHY CAN’T I NOT STUTTER DURING A DRIVE THROUGH?!?!?

Drive throughs. WHY CAN’T I NOT STUTTER DURING A DRIVE THROUGH?!?!? There just something about it lol. Whether it’s not seeing the person, speaking to a box, or what. As soon as I hear the “Hi welcom...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension