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I tend to maintain eye contact, but as soon as I stutter, the other person looks away uncomfortably and then I feel uncomfortable and look away too....

For me, I block and stretch mostly. What has helped is relaxing my shoulders and slowing down the situation. Then remembering to suck in a healthy amount of air and let it (and the words) slowly out. ...

I have a combination of silent blocks and repetitive sounds. I definitely can tell a difference if I am around friends or strangers. I stutter both times, but it is worse around strangers. I work as a...

Perfectionism seems to be an universal trait amongst stutterers. It actually works agains us. We are trying to achieve perfect fluency while not even people that are fluent are fluent 100% of the time...

Thanks for your response! What technique are you referring to? It seems that the site is actually in agreement with what you said. My understanding is that tense vocal folds (as well as other muscle...

Yes, I was trying to emphasize the importance of being aware of the tension (so it doesnt sneak up on you and you go into panic mode) and the breath following the block. (sorry about phrasing- never e...

My blocking (and probably yours) is caused by a lot of tension in my body. My speech therapist (who I have been going to for the last year) has pointed out that when you block- you do in fact tense up...

It actually makes my stuttering worse. I put more tension on my vocal chords to speak loud enough which makes me block more often....

if I have the music extremely loud and have headphones one, then not really. If I am just trying to sing a song by itself then I definitely do. Talking to pets is a yes, we have three dogs and its jus...

Thanks. I'll start today. My tongue is crazy too and sometimes I end up biting hard on it when I speak....

How I've treated my stuttering.

How I've treated my stuttering. Hi folks, want to give you guys my story. My stuttering started in school, almost as early as I can remember, but got under my full control at around 20, i.e. I've bee...

Have you ever lifted something heavy or benched pressed and had air flow? When I bench, I always try to breath but I still tense up my body and squeeze my lungs/abdomen/sphincter/etc... I dont think c...

I struggle with beginning sounds a lot too, specifically 'hard' sounds like strong 'B's or 'G's. Basically any sound where you cut off airflow to make the sound gets me stuck a lot. That's the trick...

How do I even live life?

How do I even live life? Hello, first time poster. I have stuttered since I was in the 3rd grade, now 21 and in community college. I take all my classes online and rarely leave the house. My mom argu...

Frst time poster here, just want support .

Frst time poster here, just want support . Hi there, I have a bad stutter. Its weird, though, becse its at its worse when m talking to people when there are others in the room. I am a student(gcses ar...

Don't be afraid of getting stuck in a stutter. Sure, you immediate reaction might be "oh shit! They're all staring at me!" This will happen. Nothing you can do about it. What you can control is how yo...

On Wednesday night I have to make a presentation to a board of 5 "community members" for my high school graduation project, and I'm freaking out over it.

On Wednesday night I have to make a presentation to a board of 5 "community members" for my high school graduation project, and I'm freaking out over it. Hi. I've been stuttering my whole life. I've t...

As a blocker going overt usually ends up in someone asking me if I need medical assistance. :P...

20/m I'd probably be pretty embarrassed at first, but then after going home and thinking about it it'd be a nice confidence boost. That being said, it'd probably take you a long time to convince me ...

Well im guessing you're particularly interested in female responses. Maybe the you'd like to recommend commenters indicate their sex. Im a guy and i'd find it weird (and probably a little dumb) but wo...