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Just to be clear, I mean a full cup of water, not just a sip or two. You know how we’re supposed to drink 2-3 liters of water a day? Make sure he drinks at least 2 liters a day. Also, when we talk, w...

I also regularly experience severe blocks, often also midword, and almost always accompanied by facial grimaces, e.g, closing my eyes abruptly and with such a strong force that I also squeeze my mouth...

No those are learned secondary behaviors and are "bad", particularly Amanda's H insertions. They do them for the same reason any of us do any of our tricks. They worked some times and became habituate...

I vibrate my throat before starting a sentence or when I’m blocking....

Please try speaking on an *exhale*. Taking a “maybe deep inhale” might work for some, but the science is that fluent speakers usually begin on a regular sized exhale - and then the pressure in your l...

It could be more than the tone. Maybe some secondary behaviors like unintentional frowning or grimacing. If you're blocking on a word and you frown, that might look like an intentional angry pause, an...

Thank you very much for the advice. I agree that my wife's feelings are completely valid. That's why I want to find a way forward because it's not fair on her. I am also neurodivergent and have ADHD...

I feel like it would help you if you paid attention to the part where you sound like you're angry. I understand you don't mean them but then for us stutterers, that's how we speak and it's also valid ...

>Does anyone have tips on how to regulate: controlling the tone of my voice and forcing words out? * [This](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/114cxqx/tips_to_improve_stuttering_according_t...

Tips to improve stuttering according to a PhD researcher (Clinical adaptation by a person who stutters) - ignore doubt, errors and tension & instead of repeating, give up and skip the sound

Tips to improve stuttering according to a PhD researcher (Clinical adaptation by a person who stutters) - ignore doubt, errors and tension & instead of repeating, give up and skip the sound This i...

Stutter and miscommunication

Stutter and miscommunication I stutter less as an adult, but I find it very difficult to control the tone of my voice. I often feel like I need to force words or sometimes complete sentences out. Thi...

Yes, it makes everything so much worse and more embarrassing. I tense up and close my eyes involuntarily and my mouth contorts, plus I have a bad habit of ducking my head a little bit when I'm trying ...

i felt this. i was in a group setting with my best friend and some friends we havent spoke to in a long time. the whole time i watched them all converse, i was so desperate to join in. soon as i did i...

i call it ticking (think of tourettes). when i stutter my head will jerk to the side, i scrunch my face up and i mess around with my hands. its so awkward, a convo will be going okay and boom that hap...

Yes, a during a stutter I close my eyes. This is a habit I developed when I tried traininf myself off of looking away from people - when I forced myself to mske eye contact it's like my eyes involunta...

I love your 4 posts of today! I agree, secondary behaviors and overthinking make speech blocks worse...

Do you guys struggle with eye contact?

Do you guys struggle with eye contact? Could just be me and my social anxiety, but I wonder if this is something common with PwS....

Is it me or is the secondary characteristics of stuttering even worse than the stutter itself?

Is it me or is the secondary characteristics of stuttering even worse than the stutter itself? Our eyes darting away/going to the back of our head Our lips moving like they have a mind of their own ...

When I'm speaking infring of class and I block how do I at keast make it less awkward tho?...

>*"I don’t get the walking fluency example"* Thank you! To explain the walking fluency example, if we block/stutter we are stopping the movement of our speech structures (or articulatory/respirato...