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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2024
5 points

I block on vowels mostly. E and A. Really weird. When I was a kid it was S's I just avoid certain words even if it sounds funny....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2024
2 points

Yup, I can relate to everything above. Thanks for sharing! Welcome!! I stutter on D’s and B’s the most, more specifically when the word starts with those letters. Dad, destiny, dog, big, boat, etc. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 7, 2024
39 points

I just found this group

I just found this group I have been alone in dealing with this for my entire life, as I'm sure most have. I'm 37 and have been stuttering for as long as I can remember. I've never met another person t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2024
1 points

(27M) also have a mild stutter, Mine's inherited. I also block, Repeat parts of words and prolongation. I have similar problems with getting people's attention or even saying my own name it just does...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2024
1 points

The reason we all have slightly different “triggers” is how our minds process the situation based on our personal stuttering history (or speaking traumas if you will). Also it’s why our feared words a...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesExperiential Association
postr/StutterMar 6, 2024
3 points

I need help with these 4 letters, P, B N, M, and W

I need help with these 4 letters, P, B N, M, and W With P, I either repeat the letter or I can't even make the sound, like you can see me struggling to just say P occasionally. With B, it's the same a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterMar 5, 2024
3 points

Can’t tell words like ppp and aaa

Can’t tell words like ppp and aaa I have realized that I stutter a lot with words starting with p and a. Examples are program, energy and many more. How can I overcome this...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2024
1 points

Thanks. And i am sure that your kid's stutter will go away with age. Mine also improved a lot since childhood and i am like 98 % fluent now i only sttuter while saying my name....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2024
2 points

On page 1 (the last sentence) in [this ](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353636923_THE_VARIABLE_RELEASE_THRESHOLD_VRT_HYPOTHESIS_OF_STUTTERING)research study is written that "speaking our nam...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesExperiential Association
postr/StutterMar 4, 2024
10 points

Anyone here with a mild stutter?

Anyone here with a mild stutter? What's yours like? Have you been 'diagnosed' (not sure if thats the right word). I have a mild stutter and blocks are the absolute worst! Getting someones attention wi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2024
4 points

I block too, and that happens to me as well. Sometimes if I block on my name they’ll ask if I forgot it. If I’m not going to talk to them again after that I’ll just brush it off but if it’s someone I’...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2024
9 points

Yes, I do. If I try saying my phone number or social security number for example - I stutter. I block on the letter S, F, D and some others. Doesn’t matter if I’m alone or not....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2024
5 points

I have a stutter that comes and goes, and it was worse when I was a kid. It's taken years of therapy and different techniques, and it's gotten better, but I still have trouble with blocked words. Once...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterMar 1, 2024
8 points

Stuttering only when knowing the text beforehand

Stuttering only when knowing the text beforehand Hi! I block almost exclusively in these situations: * Talking to people who interrupt me often * Making "official" phone calls where I know what to sa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
4 points

Any tips?

Any tips? First I want to say I am so happy a sub like this exists! I have a speech impediment which causes me to stutter, mostly on vowels and starting up sentences and.. well about everything else t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
3 points

Advice about participation in school

Advice about participation in school hey! I wanted to ask for some advice from you guys. I’m a highschool student who struggles with stuttering. During the first semester of the year, I would partic...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2024
16 points

Struggling with stuttering

Struggling with stuttering I hate it when i stutter, ive always stuttered ever since i was a child, im now 15 years old and still struggle with it, i cant socialize or have normal conversations withou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
1 points

A little late to the conversation but I am currently in the middle of the same thing. It’s very difficult My lawyer suggested another year of therapy to build my case....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
1 points

Yep they are two of my struggle words when starting a sentence! You are not alone! H sound is a bit of a mare....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
8 points

Beginning a word or sentence

Beginning a word or sentence I dont really stutter mid sentences or jumble my words up but theres some words like "how" and "who" that wont come out of my mouth. Its like a knot in my throat just hold...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more