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"I do not think a repetition is done to avoid a block." Why don't you think a repetition is done to escape a block? Researchers state that blocking and repetitions are core behaviors for stutterers....

I said “the interviewer has a repetition” - I never implied he has “a stutter” This is my point. Everyone has repetitions, but it becomes a problem when we try to force through and they turn into a ...

I do not think a repetition is done to avoid a block....

Yes, I agree, because then you go from severe stutterer to mild stutterer. However, the problem maintains that the mild stutterer does repetitions in order to avoid blocks, like he is repeating a syll...

If repetitions are done to prevent blocking, that’s an improvement. That’s the right direction to go in....

Fighting it will make it worse. Let yourself have repetitions (voluntary and non)....

Try doing the opposite of whatever you are doing. Also, address it before the block (which occurs bc of trying to force through repetitions). You can always do voluntary/controlled repetitions, ma...

Furthermore, I think we also anticipate because of looped conditions we set on ourselves as a speaking habit. Let's take an example: why do you think we do repetitions and blockings in the first place...

Totally agree! Blocks are a severe form of repetitions. Suppose we repeat for example: mir - mir -mir -mirror. What would happen if we tried to continue speaking after the letter 'r' (of the word mirr...

Totally agree! Also, a block is a more severe form of a stutter which occurs *because* you are trying to hide your repetitions....

Definitely start saying the word slowly. Unless you are a very skilled yoga breather, taking a deep breath in the moment of a block (fear) will almost definitely result in a high chest breath, which ...

A stutter block is defined by stop moving the articulator. A repetition however is defined by the inability to move articulators to the next position to form a sound....

Going on a Date

Going on a Date So I have got a date with a girl on Saturday. I really like her. We chat and sometimes I send her short voice messages. I do stutter on long sentences. It seems like I can’t complete a...

why do i get an instant flow of words with zero stuttering?

why do i get an instant flow of words with zero stuttering? I did public speaking hours ago and when I was presenting my topic I stuttered alot but there were some moments where my brain just shuts do...

I cant for the life of me say “stutter” it sucks trying to explain myself edit: and “seven” i hate that word...

I keep gasping for breath whilst talking at a stretch

I keep gasping for breath whilst talking at a stretch Sometimes when I have to talk for a while, I keep gasping for breath whilst talking at a stretch. And as the words get lost in stutter, it feels l...

**" I never really have an issue with saying things along with other people, like reciting the liturgy at church"** Precisely, that is because the auditory feedback we gain from choral speech contain...

Hi, I'm wondering if you stutter when you talk alone to yourself? I don't stutter when talking alone so recently I'm repeating words that I'm thinking I would have hard time to say, to myself aloud ma...

Recently I decided that I cannot accept my severe blocks when therefore I cannot say what I want. But I can accept that I would stutter in a repetition mode as soon as I do it in a real or pretended r...

Yes it’s a stumbling/repeating for example.. I might say I’m going to the find find find books that I like. While my brain sorta catches up to the word books....