Search

Possible Treatment For Stuttering

Possible Treatment For Stuttering After deep diving and doing research, I stumbled upon a fascinating video (attached below). This led me down a path to explore TMS and it’s application. If you can d...

Stutter or no?

Stutter or no? Hi all, could I have your opinion on whether or not what I'm experiencing is a stutter? Over the past 2ish years I've been occasionally struggling with words, by either: - getting st...

Mine has thankfully changed from repeating to a block stutter over the years. What I find helpful is to be mindful of the tension in my face, mouth, and throat when blocking. When you are having a blo...

This is how my stutter is these days too. What helps me is to make sure I take a deep diaphragm breath and start slowly exhaling before speaking. During my blocks, I feel lots on tension in my face, m...

How do i prevent the “voice block” stutter

How do i prevent the “voice block” stutter I don’t have the stereotypical stutter where you’d drag out words e.g m-m-m-money I have a stutter where I struggle to pull out words and instead use a bunch...

Exactly right and the same here! Just like everything freezes up. I notice too that my whole body freezes as I get stuck and if I try to force it, it just makes it worse. Like not only my speech has f...

Stuttering doesn’t necessarily mean repeating the same sounds like “S s stuttering”. I have a severe stutter and mostly experience blocks, and in most cases, I can’t even release the first sound, just...

I am literally in the exact same situation as you right now, OP. Down to the same salaries. Sitting here practicing a presentation and still stuttering even in the quiet and low-stakes environment of ...

I spent the last 13 years not saying my bachelor’s degree. I might have only said it twice during that time (both with horrific repetitions)....

Personally for me, its as if my body refuses to produce air when I try to speak, no muscles tightening, I just try to talk and nothing comes out. It normally only happens when I'm talking in groups wi...

This tip is sometimes helpful, and sometimes not, but when you get a block, try to clear it by using the letter h and breathing out, for example hhOlivia. H is a very silent letter so most of the time...

oh wow!!! That’s actually relieving to hear. I don’t know anyone in person who has speech blocks, it’s mainly repetition....

It feels like my muscles are tightening or something is blocking my vocal cords!...

Did you figure out a way to help ease the blocks or make them shorter? Honestly, I know people want us to finish our own sentences but when i’m stuck on a block, I feel relieved when someone finishes ...

Not a suggestion, but finally someone has the same kind of stutter as me, i get blocks too and they are the worst part, during a conversation I just end up with my mouth open and nothinf just comes ou...

May not apply to you, but I work at a quite large supermarket in my hometown every saturday and I get questions from all sorts of people, like 3 or more per day. I felt very uncomfortable talking to...

You should pick something you like that's useful while working on your blocking. See if your university has a speech and hearing department that offers therapy. Check it out to see if it's any good or...

Help a girl out!! Will take any suggestions.

Help a girl out!! Will take any suggestions. I am a 20 year old female and I have had speech problems ever since I could talk. I’ve had multiple SLP’s and some have tried to “fix” me, others basicall...

Can you please DM me as well, im struggling. I do morning briefs at work and i dread eachtym before i do them. They have become my nemesis and i always try to avoid them and eachtime im instructed to ...

If you are blocking on your name, the metronome may sorta help, but there are other exercises/habits that will directly address the reason you block on your name (you depend on avoidance behaviors, an...