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commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2026
1 points

Totally understand the statistical correlation with ADHD, but I’m more-so asking about the combination of ADHD + Giftedness + no internal monologue. As I’ve been discovering these things about myself,...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainPropositionality & WeightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2026
1 points

I have been noticing that too more face twitching and getting stuck on a lot more words than a few years ago....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterFeb 9, 2026
8 points

Do you guys brute force your way through stutters?

Do you guys brute force your way through stutters? Hi all, I've been stuttering for as long as I can remember ever since I was a kid, now I'm 20. I never got any professional help for my stuttering is...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2026
1 points

I mean stumbling and stuttering looks quite similar. Camouflaging the stutter and reducing it to 5-10 percent would look like a normal mental stumble. Which is normal....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2026
1 points

Is that really stuttering though? Sounds like we are talking about different things, sounds more like mental stumbles rather than stuttering...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2026
1 points

I think she in person is always one step harder than online. I at least somehow feel less exposed and that I can even do some weird trick like clenching my fists, even closing my eyes if there’s no ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2026
1 points

In person you feel more exposed and therefore feel more pressure and more pressure, the more your air flow clamps down, and then they more you're trying to fight the blocks and the harder you fight th...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2026
1 points

You’re not alone — this actually happens to a lot of people around your age. Yes, speech therapy can help, especially since this started recently and you didn’t stutter before. Blocking is common and...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesBlocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2026
0 points

I block and stammer. It's embarrassing as fuck to block in front of people at a meeting or when you have to do a speech. And people who don't have this problem don't understand and they don't care and...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2026
1 points

Blocks,repetition,my face shape changes, and also my eye ball rolled upward...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2026
3 points

Me too. I block more than stutter, which can sometimes be worse. Especially mid conversation, when I'm halfway through a sentence and block. It's just so awkward... I do much better with it when I can...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 6, 2026
4 points

Why am I suddenly doing this

Why am I suddenly doing this First of all, I’m an 18 year old male and a senior in highschool. Recently I have been stuttering and I have NEVER in my life done this. I will be talking and in the mid...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/stutteringFeb 6, 2026
4 points

I wish I only stuttered

I wish I only stuttered It's a huge difference in life as a person that loses all ability to even utter words, life's circumstances change entirely when you can't force words out suddenly, no sounds j...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2026
2 points

I get you. I don't think I have ever had a good phone call. The fact people can just talk normally on the phone with no blocks feels insane to me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2026
2 points

Thanks for sharing. I think I'm overreacting, but fucking hell mate, what a horrible phone conversation. How is this even possible? I mean, for me it must be ANXIETY?? Because I just fucking FREEZE. ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2026
1 points

I can have bad blocks if I do not use my strategies. ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2026
2 points

Power of the pause is how I prevent the blocks. You are absolutely right....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2026
1 points

Oh ill try it for sure. I sometimes skip words while reading or jus get freezed :( i lack confidence..my hearts starts racing...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2026
1 points

Hey man? Can you explain it again? I just freeze infront of lot people. Even today in class i couldn’t read a single sentence. I cant speak certain words start from P , C and A. I got embarrassed tod...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2026
1 points

those blocking weeks are the worst, especially when your usual techniques stop working. I've seen Better Speech mentioned for online stuttering therapy, and from what I've read the flexibility of wor...

Speech & StutteringTherapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesTherapy ExperiencesCycles & Randomness