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Should I get speech therapy?

Should I get speech therapy? I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but I don't use reddit much and this is the best subreddit I could think of. I'm a 19M and I've always talked fast and some...

As a person who stutters I am afraid of going to jail. I mighty never finish my sentence...

As a person who stutters I am afraid of going to jail I mighty never finish my sentence...

For those stutterers in relationships how did you “shoot your shot”?

For those stutterers in relationships how did you “shoot your shot”? Have a severe stutter block but I like this girl I see every week at church. [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/1darxbq)...

Slowing down makes it worse when I block. Like if I'm speaking faster I can "push out" the word easier....

Im not sure how academic this is, but when I was in speech therapy over a decade ago, my therapist said there were 3 main types of stuttering. You’ve said basically the same here but he had different ...

It’s called blockage, I used to have it but I took speech therapy I am now better but still stutter. Do you feel like if you squeeze something or try to hit something or try to force yourself to say s...

Repetitions and prolongations come mostly in the brain. Hard silent blocks come mostly in the diaphragm due to your lower core muscles tensing from involuntary valsalva maneuver. Trouble articul...

Different “types” of stuttering

Different “types” of stuttering Years ago, I read an article by a SLP who specializes in dysfluency that gave an example of different “types” of stutterers. “Type” may not be the most accurate clini...

Do we ACTUALLY hyperventilate when we have speech blocks?

Do we ACTUALLY hyperventilate when we have speech blocks? When you have a speech block, I start like hyperventilating (body moving back and forth, gasping for air). Is this actually hyperventilating? ...

What are some analogies you use to try to explain how stuttering feels?

What are some analogies you use to try to explain how stuttering feels? I've always described it as trying my best to keep my head above water when I dont know how to swim. Sometimes I'm just under wa...

wtf thats me😭😭😭😭😭 i can speak it perfectly n number of times when im alone, but whenever someone asks me in public - theres an immediate block. if im lucky i can say it in one go, otherwise......

i hate freezing on words. When it happens, i just say "nope, I can't" and then they normally respond with something like "It's ok, take your time" and while i appreciate the words and understanding, u...

Hi, I stutter and I have the worst blocks you could get I love how you are handling the situation about always letting him finish...

Yeah, unless I get lucky and can occasionally say it. Sometimes, I'll get my first name out, and then they ask my second name, and I just block completely. If it wasn't for people asking me my name n...

More than I’d like to admit. I talk on the phone all day (ironically) and I stutter and clutter during every God forsaken phone call and I can’t stop! It’s really embarrassing! Trying to get a positio...

Blocks like freezing up all of a sudden without explanation is pretty brutal...

For me, it's gotta be blocks. I hate the faces that I make when it happens....

Is stuttering in the brain or diaphragm?

Is stuttering in the brain or diaphragm? Do you believe it’s the brain (neurological) that causes us to stutter? Or is it the diaphragm which isn’t working correctly’. Or do you think it’s a combinati...

Which form of stuttering is the worst?

Which form of stuttering is the worst? Which form is the worst: repetitions, prolongations or blocks?...