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Great reply! You said: "*For example there's been many times when I'm preparing to talk to someone, I say what I want to say 5 to 8 times under my breath and I will say it perfectly each time but as ...

First I just want to say I really appreciate you responding to my post. For my thoughts. I see where you are getting at and it actually was/is a big concern of mines that I might be making it worse...

You stutter more if people can hear you. If 'people hearing you' is your trigger, then let's ask the question: Why does people hearing us trigger stuttering? (obviously, the answer is very unique to ...

Yes, you make a valid point! I agree. So the text mentions: >"*Many speech and language functions are localized to the left hemisphere. If PWS excessively focus on certain processes like prosody (i...

I know this is an old post but I just came across it while searching for yips in this subreddit. At least for me the answer is a resounding YES. When alone in a room, I am fluent and have no speech bl...

Exactly! I think most people who stutter have a lack of mindfulness regarding which inner things is stopping themselves. You pointed out, that you have actually reached the point, at which, you can ...

I just had the worst presentation in my life

I just had the worst presentation in my life It was an over 20 minute long presenation. Days before my presentation date I told my teacher about my social anxiety and that I have a terrible stutter ...

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 ...

Say it to yourself with a low voice first (if you dont stutter when talking to yourself) and then pretend u are still saying it to yourself just in a higher voice...

This is spot on, very insightful post. In my experience, words starting with my block letters are easier to say when I am reading them off rapid-fire from a prompt. For example, reading out loud to an...

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...

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...

Need insight on how to heal

Need insight on how to heal I’m excited to say that I have coped with my stutter. Although I wouldn’t call it a stutter, it clinically is. It’s more like large speech pauses where I sort of have thes...

And when you had to tell something about your self and what things you like I had a full proof sentence already form and I say that same sentence every class...

Thank you for your comment; it is well appreciated! Your right, I mostly avoid situations where I will go talk to others that I think will initiate my stutter. But then, I try to talk to others, like ...

Thank you for your comment; it is well appreciated! Your right, I mostly avoid situations where I will go talk to others that I think will initiate my stutter. But then, I try to talk to others, like ...

July 27th and 28th, 2023—276 and 277 days from now since I wrote this text.

July 27th and 28th, 2023—276 and 277 days from now since I wrote this text. July 27th: Hi! First of all, I am an introverted student, and it was our late-summer vacation. I just finished house chores,...

I think I have been misdiagnosed

I think I have been misdiagnosed I have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum but I don't agree. The reason is because I have a hard time socializing because of my stutter, because of the fear of bein...

I feel the same way. I'm always anxious about facing life. Going out or doing things or even picturing myself landing a job feels so stressful due to my blocks. I hate having to live this way because ...

I'm looking for people's imput and experiences in order to understand my stutter better

I'm looking for people's imput and experiences in order to understand my stutter better I'll lay out from the start that im turning 20 soon and I've had a stutter my whole life. The worst bit is the b...