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My stuttering story Well, to begin with , i remember stuttering from age 13. It could be that it was there even before that age however i dont remember it or at least i feel like i didnt struggled with such a thing before age 13. The first time i really noticed it was when i was asked to read out loud from the book infront of the class. In the beginning, i started to read pretty well, but then suddenly i got stuck on one word , it was more of a block than a typical repetition behavior. Due to being stuck on that word , i kept repeating few phrases before it in order to initiate vocalization, that moment whole class started laughing in unison. My friends kept on mocking me for that for the whole year. That was actually the day i realized there was something wrong with my speech. I ve been CONSCIOUSLY struggling with this blocking stammer for 4 years now. My kind of stuttering is the block type , which most of you are probably aware of , moreover i always can anticipate difficulties in the upcoming word and 90% of the time it happens. The specific words i stutter (block)on are the same words i have associated fear with ( thank god, its not my name , i manage to say it fluently in every situation) . Other than those words , my speech is pretty fluent( if i avoid my feared words ofcourse). In addition to that, my stutter disappears completely when talking and reading alone in a room, recording myself on camera alone. Im currently 17 now , a senior in highschool, will be studying medical in uni My question is , is my stutter neurogenic( as i suspect having some sort of concussion around 4 years ago) or just childhood developmental one that i didnt notice before which persisted into my teenage years? . And can my kind of stuttering (silent blocking 99% of the time) be reduced to some extent , as i fear it would have a detrimental effect on my medical college life If so please tell me some techniques In need of some desperate help!! THANKS FOR READING !! this is one of the few places i can discuss this as i expect most of you here to understand my struggles .