>I am 23 yo man and have **blocks** (and facial tics) since I can remember. I don't know what I can do about it Many stutterers view the stutter cycle as such: Anticipatory anxiety > compulsive behavior >[According](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WAdyTN__wCGuDqHa5ygUuTxZDjmN5A5L/view?usp=sharing) to this link, our compulsive behavior that leads to a **speech block**, is inability to breathe and inability to move articulators (like the tongue). Some stutterers have problems breathing, while others have problems moving their tongue (and mouth) during a speech block. I can also view the stutter cycle from another angle: Compulsive behavior > because I justify anticipatory anxiety >As long as you blame anticipatory anxiety, you set a condition to yourself to choose compulsive behavior To approach this stutter cycle, one could argue that there are many cornerstones that one could tackle, for example: 1. top level: choosing non-compulsive behavior while experiencing anticipatory anxiety 2. metacognitive viewpoint of anticipatory anxiety (one level down) 3. content of anticipatory anxiety (two levels down) Did you try all three levels to approach your stutter cycle of a block? What did you learn from it and where did you get stuck?