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First off, I want to point out that these are not block avoidance techniques. There are block modification techniques. Meaning you only use them when encounter a word you're unable to say or you're bl...

/u/steelspy is totally correct. This isn't a technique, it's an unnatural behavior you're incorporating into your speech pattern to try to avoid stuttering/blocking. It will likely be ingrained into y...

I think the 1% figure is inflated because the definition of "stutter" is so vague. Those of us in this reddit are talking about pathological stuttering, i.e. COFD. Someone with this condition, when t...

The problem is having the goal of eliminating repetitions. Blocks only happen bc people are trying to force away the repetitions and I’m sorry your SLP didn’t teach you this also, the inhale is maki...

I guess stuttering may be different for everybody. I have more of a speech block than a stutter. I dont “M-m-my name is P-P-P-Pete”. Mine looks like “Mmm- (lose eye contact, start moving hand) -my n...

yeah i found out something similar about myself. i don’t stutter when i interrupt people. no clue why, but i guess when i talk at the same time as people im super fluent...

Usually when I have a speech block I have an "Emmme Emmme" loop that I can't stop

Usually when I have a speech block I have an "Emmme Emmme" loop that I can't stop I try to spit my word / sentence out, so I do these long ahh ummme to try to help it, because the beginning of the sen...

Daily routine to improve, even somewhat?

Daily routine to improve, even somewhat? Hi yall! I'm looking for a daily practice routine to improve or lessen my stutter/speech-blocks. Like for example, I've read that reading aloud for x amount ...

Daughter’s stuttering is changing and becoming more severe.

Daughter’s stuttering is changing and becoming more severe. I’m not sure if this is the right sub for this but I don’t know what else to do. Our 5 year old has been in speech therapy for about 2 year...

has anyone else stutter changed as they got older? as a kid mine use to be a repetition of words or letters now when i’m talking it’s like a long pause and i have to tap myself or something to get what i’m saying out it’s so annoying

has anyone else stutter changed as they got older? as a kid mine use to be a repetition of words or letters now when i’m talking it’s like a long pause and i have to tap myself or something to get wha...

Think I found the best stutter hack

Think I found the best stutter hack For people who struggle with stuttering if you just cut the words down like example let’s say you struggle with saying unison say u-ni-son you don’t stutter and it ...

I found out something weird.

I found out something weird. I speak completely fluently while whispering. Any way of transferring it to actual loud speech? (I have a vocal block type of stutter)...

Gagueira que vai é volta desde 4 anos

Gagueira que vai é volta desde 4 anos Meu filho tem 11 anos. É uma criança muito inteligente e que começou a se comunicar com um português impecável aos 2 anos. Aos 4 apareceu do nada uma trava na hor...

cant pronouce/speak any word that starts with r

cant pronouce/speak any word that starts with r it started in high when i couldnt spoke an answer that started with the letter r i forced it but it just wont come and since then it has became worse....

Is It Normal to Stutter Like This?

Is It Normal to Stutter Like This? Hi everyone, I’ve always wondered about my stutter. I stutter in almost every situation — whether I’m talking to myself, speaking with family or friends, with someo...

I hate that I can’t speak normally around people

I hate that I can’t speak normally around people I can speak completely normally when I’m talking to myself, but when I try to talk to other people, I stutter or sometimes It feels like I’m choking on...

I only stop stuttering when I'm angry, why?

I only stop stuttering when I'm angry, why? I stutter pretty often, when it happens, it's always on random words. One day, I just can't say certain word at all, but the next day I can pronounce it wit...

Echoing & stuttering

Echoing & stuttering So originally I just thought I had a stutter that would cause me to either repeat a part of a word or repeating the full word multiple times. I didn’t hear about “echoing” until y...

Dirty humor lol

Dirty humor lol I’m a woman. When I stutter, specifically when I’m rushing myself, I have tsks (which often have me literally sticking my tongue out afterwards in the mirror). It seems I have marks/sc...

Worried about 6 year old

Worried about 6 year old This is her 2nd "phase" of stuttering. The 1st time was between 3 and 4 that went away on its own but I cant remember how long it lasted. This time, it started at about 5 1/2....