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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
14 points

If you're completely fluent when speaking alone, that means your stuttering is not entirely physiological. If someone has true stuttering, they will not be able to speak completely fluently even when ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2024
1 points

The distinction is repetitions VS panic based blocks and avoidance behaviors. Let others hear your repetitions....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2024
1 points

I know its annoying but I would rather have that than to stutter lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2024
0 points

Maybe if its mild. Not savere blocks and making weird faces mid sentence. That shit can't be cute lmo...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2024
0 points

No facial tics here but sometimes…very rarely my jaw moves in a funny way. That only happens when I force or try to force a word out. I pay attention to when I know it might happen, take a moment..t...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2024
2 points

It sounds like you have a severe speech block. A majority of us stutterers can sense when a stutter is coming so use that to your advantage and try to paraphrase or just restart the sentence instead o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2024
1 points

Blocking on your name and other unswitchable words is an extremely common aspect of someone who is a *covert stutterer*. Fear of others hearing your repetitions is the root cause of blocking. If y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterSep 19, 2024
13 points

What causes you to speak improperly?

What causes you to speak improperly? I'm listing what I've searched so far and what causes me to speak improperly.. 1. Contracted larynx (most people can't hear what we're saying) 2. Breath loss (t...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesLoss of ControlHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2024
2 points

omg same It's like I try to start a sentence and nothing comes out I had a interview today and I knew that was the reason why I did not get the job because when I talk it sounds like I do not know wha...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2024
2 points

My speech impediment is i have a block stutter when I try to start certain sentences nothing comes out like a cat gots your tongue....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2024
4 points

I’ve heard that method of speaking on an exhale but I always forget to actually try it. I black out when I’m in those situations. Will try it once again. Thanks....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2024
2 points

At times words are like tennis balls trying to escape my mouth. Sometimes random, sometimes the same work. In different contexts I'm able to say those words, in others, I can't....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterSep 19, 2024
13 points

How do you deal (mentally) with a severe block?

How do you deal (mentally) with a severe block? I mean, when you are in a middle of a sentence and you have literally no idea how to get the next sound out of your mouth. I know, at *some* point, or...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2024
3 points

Not being to able to speak your mind. When experiencing a block, it's a feeling that I personally can't describe because I physically cannot say the word. It's like something is stopping my lips from...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2024
15 points

You know that feeling when you get random leg cramps and you can't move your leg cause it locks up. Picture that in the upper chest and back of the throat, and during all that, your mind is fully awar...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2024
0 points

I have a block and it works for me but very good resource! Thanks for sharing that!...

Speech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Blocks & StoppagesAssistive Devices
postr/StutterSep 19, 2024
16 points

I cant live my life how I want to because of my stutter

I cant live my life how I want to because of my stutter So I (m20) Have been stuttering since I was a child. I remember it's starting probably around 7 years old, And ever since there has been ups And...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life+3 more
postr/StutterSep 19, 2024
11 points

Speech block as a medical student

Speech block as a medical student Hello everyone. I am a medical student, and I need to present patient cases in the hospital to professors and doctors every day. We have a meeting every morning at 8...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentNeurological & Brain+1 more
postr/StutterSep 16, 2024
1 points

Simple observation why I block so bad on stutter and why most likely you do as well

Simple observation why I block so bad on stutter and why most likely you do as well How many of yall also feel like your stomach muscles are frozen in place when you're on a hard block?!! Like i mean,...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2024
2 points

If you know want you want to say, have a weird tension in your core, and no words come out, You are describing a classic unwanted valsalva maneuver, which is happening because of fear. It’s very like...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages