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My advice to everyone who is in university is do not drop out until you did enough presentations and have a classmate in the back row film you speaking so you can review it later. It's an opportunity ...

I usually stutter every 3 words,also sometimes i just close my eyes and even opem my mouth sometimes i js like make a beatbox sound idk how to explain it...

Could you describe what you tend to do a bit better? Bc these sound like secondaries, tics that accompany stuttering in some people, but itd be important to know what sort, and how severe they are bef...

How can i make the stuttering better,i cant talk without closing my eyes or doing some sort of thing with ny face its gotten to the point i cant talk

How can i make the stuttering better,i cant talk without closing my eyes or doing some sort of thing with ny face its gotten to the point i cant talk ...

It is great that you notice. Observation is the first (and maybe only) step to dissolve your worrying. I dont think is a cause but a response of your mind perceiving a threat. I mean that is not bec...

In my experience, if I do a speech block: * I stop executing speech movements * I don't initiate articulation If I tense my throat muscles, even to their maximum extent, this tension alone will neve...

Tight throat muscles as a cause of stuttering?

Tight throat muscles as a cause of stuttering? Hi all, I would appreciate your input on the following issue. My stuttering is highly variable, ranging from mild to severe. In most conversations, I ca...

Stuttering has potentially ruined my chance if going to an art school

Stuttering has potentially ruined my chance if going to an art school I feel horrible. I was so excited to apply to art school and thought i’d just get an email that shows the date when i’m going to i...

Lifelong stutterer who's stutter is getting worse and worse by the day

Lifelong stutterer who's stutter is getting worse and worse by the day I'm 24 years old, computer science major, lifelong stutterer. I'm not exactly sure what to do. I have tried speech therapy befor...

chest pain during speech blocks

chest pain during speech blocks Recently I started to feel severe chest pain when the block begins, usually on the first letter of every second word. Previously, there were only tics on the face and l...

I consider a trigger: * any thought, emotion, body sensation, experience or perception, such as an out of control experience (or perception) I perceive that a thought, emotion, body sensation, expe...

I misarticulate La sound as Ra

I misarticulate La sound as Ra It messes up my whole speech, i try to not stutter but when word with La sound came my speech become totally mess up. I misarticulate La as Ra and in order to pronounce ...

So by "trigger" you mean a thought, feeling, or situation that could cause you to not start a speech movement or to inhibit a speech movement?...

Thank you. Yes, you are right that normally (at least from what I read in research), some PWS feel pain from excessive tension (such as secondary or struggle behavior) or pathologies (which doesn't ap...

Unfortunately I'm not a clinician that could speak to ways of addressing this. Some people definitely do seem to have pain associated with stuttering. Though it surprises me (again not as a clinician)...

Can I ask a personal question? Previously, whenever I was feeling stuck or unable to articulate \[out of control feeling\], this out of control experience consisted of: * stuttering anticipation * an...

Can relate. when listening to a call recording etc. I get all tightened up and willing to unhear it. It's amazing how are brains are tricking us that in real time about how we spoke....

My speech therapist taught me when I’m talking an know I’m about to stutter, as your sounding the word simultaneously trace 8 on your chest the same speed as your stuttering. Catch myself still do it ...

I feel like it might be that , breathing techniques has helped a bit. Never really payed attention to facial expression. What have you tried that has worked for you?...

When you get stuck on a word, does it feel like you’re making a weird facial expression? Kinda sounds the same for me when I get stuck on a word. It’s like the air gets trapped...