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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
3 points

Yeah a bit. I had a girl once tell me I was a easy target to pick on while we were on a date. I didnt know what to say....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
3 points

Lol definitely when I’m pissed off and raise my voice I don’t think I ever stutter. Maybe I should just scream everything 👍🏼...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
2 points

I think there is something about a crisis that would enable you to speak fluently. For so many anger makes people fluent....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
3 points

I've had to call 911 for my dad many times and no matter what I'm the most fluent person in the room. Maybe it's the adrenaline, but I feel like a baddie when I can full send without stuttering....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
1 points

Thankfully yes, I used to have what looked like full convulsions to get any word out. Then my voice changed and it went away!!!...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
4 points

It gonna sound weird but i don't usually stutter when im arguing or fighting so it was easy to fight back and roast the hell out of them bullies...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
1 points

I had the genetics to become an alcoholic, so when I realized the positive effect alcohol had on my stutter, and the relief it provided, it took hold and then some. I had years out drinking to disas...

Meds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
5 points

No because one would stutter first and the other would fully understand their struggle...

Community & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Validation & EmpathyBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
3 points

I remember when my father needing an ambulance due to collapsing early in the morning from a stomach ulcer where he threw up big amounts of blood. This was February 2021 and luckily my sister was awak...

Community & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Personal StoriesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2024
8 points

If you see me making italian hand gestures and saying "ummm... what was that word again?" repeatedly while trying to mouth and enunciate the first vowel of the word I'm trying to say. It's me stutter...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJun 1, 2024
3 points

Weak chin/jawline due to stutter?

Weak chin/jawline due to stutter? I have a stutter, but a ‘weird’ type of stutter, I have speech blocks and I observed what is happening while blocking: I am unconsciously breathing in (inhaling) thro...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterMay 31, 2024
7 points

Would you call my stutter mild, moderate or severe?

Would you call my stutter mild, moderate or severe? Would you say my stutter is mild, moderate or severe? I have speech blocks. Usually every sentence I block but usually only in the middle of the s...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
3 points

taking a deep breath really helps since when we feel like our blocks arebeing too much we tend to get annoyed and rushing to finish our sentence immediately making the blocks works. stopping and takin...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
4 points

My strategy if my stutter becomes too blocking is to stop. Then breathe for one or two second, then start talking again. That's the theory, the actual thing was usually: stop - the longest sigh known...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 30, 2024
4 points

Any proven way to not stutter block anymore without speech therapy? Open to any lifestyle change or anything as long as it leads to my stutter not on the severe spectrum. Can you give a list of the things to do and not do. It can even be off personal experience

Any proven way to not stutter block anymore without speech therapy? Open to any lifestyle change or anything as long as it leads to my stutter not on the severe spectrum. Can you give a list of the th...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
2 points

That's true. In the past people have thought I was having a stroke or some kind of manic attack because my blocks are so severe & sometimes I start spitting even. It's horrendous. So you think I sho...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
2 points

3-5 seconds would mean severe in my opinion. You cannot unlearn it on the go Everyday practice for 15-20 mins prolongation technique & slowly use it in daily life (you will not be able to use it comp...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2024
3 points

Seems you have severe blocks, try prolongation technique, little awkward but atleast you can use on your block words or start of sentence (or part of it)...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 30, 2024
4 points

How to stop speech blocks?

How to stop speech blocks? How do I get over/fight against speech blocks? When I talk, usually every sentence I have one speech block that lasts like 3-5 seconds, it is (very) noticeable indeed. I hav...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterMay 27, 2024
4 points

i hate having phone call anxiety

i hate having phone call anxiety i'm having a hard time right now figuring out how im gonna call my bank... i've been holding it off for awhile now but i'm honestly just so scared of being hung up on....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages