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commentr/overcome_stutteringOct 18, 2024
1 points

having to slow down doesn't mean you stutter; I stutter and sometimes when I am stuck the word just wont come out no matter what...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 16, 2024
14 points

Possible brain trauma or am I just dumb?

Possible brain trauma or am I just dumb? (15M) About a week ago i was jumped by two kids, one older than me and the other my age but much bigger and a experienced street fighter. I was hit in the face...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringNeurological & Brain+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
2 points

Thanks for sharing this! What about for cases when you block mid-way into a word? Would you simply breathe part-way into the word in that case? Breathing before the word may not help if the expected b...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 14, 2024
184 points

Yes, I managed to fixed my speech blocks. 2 years without ANY blocks. I speak fluent now. Here’s what I did:

Yes, I managed to fixed my speech blocks. 2 years without ANY blocks. I speak fluent now. Here’s what I did: Now before any doomer person in the comments says: “YoU CanT FiX a StUttER!!!”, I’m talking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
10 points

Hey man, I also have a pretty severe stutter (blocks). I feel like I do better in group situations where I can bounce off multiple people; it helps ease some of the anxiety. I personally enjoy raves, ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
4 points

My dad has a stutter also, but it’s very different from mine, and I barely even noticed for decades. He has repetitions that smoothly flow in the next sound. I *used to* have debilitating panic bas...

Speech & Stuttering
Repetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 12, 2024
18 points

all time worst!! Stuttering has been very bad recently - can't even construct a sentence. I'm gonna go complete quiet

all time worst!! Stuttering has been very bad recently - can't even construct a sentence. I'm gonna go complete quiet ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2024
2 points

I went on a date the other day, and although I stuttered quite a lot it didn't beat me down and she didn't seem to mind either!  It was actually so hot feeling her squeeze my hand tighter when I was...

Social & RelationshipsSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceBlocks & StoppagesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
1 points

Practicing voluntary repetitions is one of the most effective ways to decrease the impact of blocks...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2024
2 points

It happens to me too. I started stuttering over four years ago at age 63 … yes, really. Neurologist said I might have had a small stroke. However, my stutter has almost completely disappeared … **almo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2024
2 points

Yep, I do. I haven’t used it in a bit, but when I do use it, I do. There are times when I get lucky & don’t. But most of the time I do. I hate it...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2024
1 points

I stutter SEVERELY like I can’t even say my name and takes me like 10 seconds but I started a retail job (Tesco) and I work at the tills and everything else as well ....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterOct 10, 2024
0 points

Sudden worsening stutter and language skills.

Sudden worsening stutter and language skills. Hello, I am M20 and I have been suffering from some cognitive impairments for 3 weeks now which appeared out of nowhere ( besides having a viral inf...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringNeurological & Brain+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2024
3 points

My speech therapist told me something that might be eye-opening, BLOKS ARE REPETITIONS WITH MORE FORCE. That means a block is just a repetition only that there is more tention on the speech part, be ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2024
1 points

Definitely, I stutter more. Then I end up getting bad blocks too...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2024
6 points

Yup, especially when I have to use it around other people. The uncanny resemblance to human voice makes me stumble. It's even worse with ChatGPT, and it stops listening to respond while I stutter thin...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
3 points

Same. It's transitioned to mostly blocks now (22M), though occasionally, I still get the old repetitive stutter....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
20 points

Yeah I only have blocks now, might be because we're preventing ourselves from trying to say the ththth...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 9, 2024
24 points

Anyone else used to stutter like th..th..th…is, then at some point, only blocks?

Anyone else used to stutter like th..th..th…is, then at some point, only blocks? I’m 33M When I was a kid I remember I used to stutter like this “sh.. sh… shai” (it’s a name) Now I only have blocks....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterOct 9, 2024
6 points

Covert Stutters, do you stutter when you feel rushed?

Covert Stutters, do you stutter when you feel rushed? Meeting at work was running out of time before I wanted to bring up an important topic. I had my notes written down, projected on the screen. As I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages