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Yes, even a little confidence in words does help. That hehh sound is tough for me as well. Mouth remains open until you get it out. And it is weird to see for others....

Hi Finnegan, when you feel tension in your chest/throat (depending on the word) try breathing in, and on the exhale start the sentence. I am someone that chronically suffers from the same problem and ...

When my stutter developed, I had recently changed schools, maybe my stutter started a result of the stress of that. I have been using some methods to try and fight it, I read out loud to myself when I...

This is good advice and very true. Unfortunately during the stuttering I tend to lose control and therefore do not smile as often as I should....

Hey smb, sorry im replying so late. You're smart to notice how these secondary behaviors that we used to try to help get words out actually make out stuttering more miserable. If you want to go back t...

A few things happen to me: 1. All of a sudden I feel tension in my body. A sign that I need to breathe deeply and relax more. 2. When I constantly repeat certain sentences and scenarios in my head....

I know that feeling. When you feel incapable of speaking unless there's certain physical movements that accompany what you're saying. A lot of it is to do with discomfort and time constraints. When we...

I know what you mean man, I got it under control by just looking down for a second closing my eyes and breathing out, you can try it out and see if this works plus people will just think that you're t...

Overcoming Physical Stuttering Behavior

Overcoming Physical Stuttering Behavior Hi, this is my first time posting on this sub-Reddit, but I am a 19 year old male and have stuttered since I was four. I've developed the terrible habit of try...

Stressed

Stressed I am under a lot of stress at home and my stutter is horrible. I'm having ton of blockage when trying to speak. There's tension in my jaw and I don't want to even talk anymore....

Yeah. I mean i try to work on it (MacGuire), but its hard sometimes. When i bit my lips/tongue/cheeks im violently reminded though....

To an extent yes. That would be a good way to put it. But i also notice my breathing is different when i do it so that may be it as well. ...

Agreed. I cannot be the person I want to be because of my stutter. I cannot be "okay" with weird facial expressions, choppy speech, and physical exhaustion....

If you push out your belly forcefully with abdominal muscles and diaphragm and hold them tight like this while speaking, the block disappers. Useful trick....

I can, but I can feel it more when I'm nervous or anxious. If I'm just talking to people I'm very comfortable with and not nervous I might feel it a little bit but if I'm nervous or anxious it feels l...

What changed after the effects on your stutter wore off? Could you feel the tension return to your body? ...

Can you feel the stutter coming?

Can you feel the stutter coming? Hello new to the thread. Read allot of your stories and so glad i found a place where other people can relate to the same things i do. I was wondering if anyone else ...

My brain doesn't freeze per say. I know what i want to say. But my throat closes and my chest gets tight. I get stuck on a word And have to restart my sentence a few times before i can get through the...

I tell people its like a person is grabbing my throat and squeezing it shut. Or there is a boa constrictor squeezing my chest....

Since its happening when you first start speaking, I think it has to do more with your breathing. Do you find yourself trying to say things without breathing first? Diaphragmatic airflow is crucial to...