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commentr/StutterMay 10, 2024
2 points

My words get stuck in my throat and the only parts that come out while I'm choking are bits and pieces of each word until they finally get free....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2024
3 points

How would I describe it? Poke them in the ribs every time they try to speak. After a while that split second of hesitation when you think you’re going to get poked is a similar feeling....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2024
11 points

There's 2 kinds that I personally experience: 1- Hard stops, vocal cords refuse to make the sound. You know what you want to say, and you can stop the sentence and say something else, but in that mo...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2024
1 points

Bruce Willis has a stutter and I saw him block on live tv once. But someone talked over him right when he did it and nobody noticed unless you stutter....

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Public Awareness / MediaBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
13 points

I was buying a car and I had brought my dad along. My dad negotiated a great deal and the salesman looked to me to accept and I blocked. I had no tension in my face, no sound came. I then breathed out...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
1 points

Well, I have been fatherless since the age of 1, but that has got nothing to do with my stutter. Here's my story. **TL;DR**: Focused too much on how the mouth moves to make a sound and then I couldn'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
3 points

It's different for me, I might stutter less when I read alone, but I still stutter. I also stutter when I speak to pets and kids, contrary to the popular belief that I wouldn't. I feel like my stutter...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
3 points

I was reading fluently at 3... Stuttering sucks, it makes me lose all the motivation and it fucks me up straight up. When i'm alone or not in serious situation, i can read fluent and proper, more than...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Authenticity vs. MaskingSituational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
4 points

Speech blocks are the worst when passing a stranger in a hallway. Them: "Good morning!" Me: *stares blankly with a strained expression*...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
4 points

There are repetitions, prolongations and blocks in stuttering. All of them have the same cause, you are unable to get your vocal cord to make a sound. The types of stuttering are just a different app...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMay 7, 2024
12 points

Are speech blocks worse than stuttering?

Are speech blocks worse than stuttering? 17M, my dad has a stutter, and i have frequent speech blocks and occasional stutters. My speech blocks are induced by anxiety most of the times, like when s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2024
3 points

Repetitions are almost none , blocks are very rare (only happen when I am extremly anxious) normally no...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMay 6, 2024
4 points

Does anybody else stutters on paper?

Does anybody else stutters on paper? Basically the title Does any one have letters or numbers that when you are writing them it feels like stuttering, likenyou freeze before writing this particular l...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2024
3 points

Hi, does this work for speech blocks? Did you completely stop stuttering? I'm having a hard time dealing with everyday situations due to the blocks....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterMay 4, 2024
3 points

Cluster words?

Cluster words? Does anyone else struggle the most with these ? And don’t know how to get around them ? ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 4, 2024
4 points

Struggling with clusters ?

Struggling with clusters ? So when I’m testing out words with clusters like breakfast,Greece,Pretty and sometimes drag those those letters out on my own I have perfect control and can pronounce it f...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterMay 1, 2024
5 points

I’m having trouble finishing sentences properly and I don’t know if it’s something to do with my stutter

I’m having trouble finishing sentences properly and I don’t know if it’s something to do with my stutter So basically, I’ve had this thing I’ve noticed recently where I’ll just be talking to myself an...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2024
2 points

I think what felt so vivid to me was something you wrote about before.  How we stop ourselves.  It felt like such a physical manifestation of what I feel in the moment. Any hesitation lead right into ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesLoss of Control
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2024
2 points

Very informative video! Thank you! **Summary**: (of the video) * 2:20: My stutter cycle: I get nervous, I sense tightening, * 2:29: Fluent state: I should be able to know that I can get past a bloc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & BreathingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2024
2 points

Great video! **My summary:** (of the video) * 1:00 self-analyzing the vicious cycle: when I go thru a stutter, it feels like something is throwing me off (like physical tension and pressure, envisio...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension