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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2024
3 points

I get it. I really do because I also used to block a lot when talking to my parents or sister or close family members etc. I really do, but it really takes a lot of time and practice. The formula is t...

Speech & StutteringCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPersonal StoriesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2024
3 points

It's not about the nervousness as even with my mother withwhom I'm the most comfortable with,I still block out so I think there's some bug in my brain which can't be just corrected hopefully elon musk...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2024
3 points

Also I have to add something here,whenever I read newspaper in front of my mirror I speak so fluently but whenever there is someone I have to talk to or even say narrate the same news written to,I jus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2024
4 points

Don't you have blocks now? If they are reduced how did you reduce them,I still block on my first name in high school...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 19, 2024
24 points

First time having a call with a stutterer

First time having a call with a stutterer How's it going, folks? I hope everyone's feeling alright. Im working as an mild stutterer for a Call Center service and have had her husband calling me first ...

Community & SupportSocial & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Validation & EmpathyListener ReactionsBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2024
5 points

People who don't stutter have no understanding at all. They don't know what it's like to experience speech blocks and the anxiety around it. I sometimes feel that those who speak with ease (in my fami...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2024
3 points

Yes yes exactly! I block on my name too, and when I try to force myself out of it it’s just the most chaotic stuttering ever. It’s so awful. “Did you forget your own name?” 🤦‍♀️...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2024
11 points

My name Garrett, "Ga" is really hard for me. I hate when I have to introduce myself to someone. I don't stutter, but I block. I think blocking is sometimes worse, when I block I'm just standing there ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2024
1 points

He frequently has blocks and you can easily see them. People just always say it’s “dementia”....

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterMay 17, 2024
13 points

Poem I Wrote About Stuttering while Ordering Food

Poem I Wrote About Stuttering while Ordering Food As I open the glass door my heart races Like a track star on their last lap I wonder if I will collapse Walking up to the counter I wonder if ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2024
1 points

I feel the same way when it comes to having speech blocks, my past experiences have made me get used to speaking that way which I'm unable to avoid at this point in life. I too want to be a functional...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2024
31 points

Let me tell you my story I am also from a upper middle class family Today was my exam and the girl sitting next to me was absolutely smoking gorgeous and I myself am good looking(8/10). I think she w...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2024
3 points

I agree with you but when getting blocks continuously, such techniques could help. Obviously these cannot be long term usage (but for those who are getting good results with this & are satisfied with...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2024
2 points

I would say stuttering is worse than prolongation at blocks (rather than prolongation at all times)...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
16 points

If youre blocking, stop trying to force to sound out. Speak slowly and expire air while you talk. Thats the only tricks i can remember....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
2 points

I’ve stuttered for a life time.. and honestly.. quite bad. But no one knows because I have the “block” stutter and not the repetition stutter. Maybe there’s not so much awareness because stutters like...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2024
2 points

Congratulations, you experience the same blocks as many of us here do. There will be days when you'll stutter less or more, what matters is your reaction to those days, surround yourself with people y...

Speech & StutteringCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesValidation & EmpathyHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMay 11, 2024
8 points

what can i do to combat this ? i get stuck

what can i do to combat this ? i get stuck when someone asks me anything or talks to me first , or outta no where my throat chokes or i’ll just get stuck and can’t get the words out. just struggling ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2024
1 points

Happens at work too often, and then I proceed to have the worst block of my life...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 10, 2024
1 points

My stuttering was severe. Never a fluent sentence. Jaw lock, eyes closed, running out of breath blocks....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension