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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2015
6 points

In my calc bc class, I had to ask a question so first I asked a friend of mine if she knew, but she didnt so she got the teacher over. I started stumbling around when I asked my question with some of ...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2015
7 points

Week was great, but I had a shitty week with talking and such. Went to watch my brother graduate from clemson university with a degree in chemical engineering (fuck that hard shit, mechanical is whe...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2015
2 points

Very interesting, I just found this sub and this is almost my exact experience. When I was a kid I would get blocked allllll the time. One of my teachers would call on me to read in class constantly (...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2015
1 points

I've been trying this out this week during the rare occasions where I remember about it... and I think it helps! I had a very impromptu meeting at work with two high-profile media representatives, and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2015
1 points

Only when I think and go back about hitting blocks...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2015
1 points

Do you get it when you think about things or does it only happen when you're hitting blocks?...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2015
2 points

Went to a comedy show on Saturday, showed up right as it was starting and the only seats left were.....in the front row. Set started out and opener was engaging the crowd, my nervousness shot up like...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2015
2 points

Bah. Was worse than usual. I'm not sure why but I've been stuttering a bit more than normal. I'm not even stressed about anything this week. It's only been in casual conversation, which is weirder. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionCycles & RandomnessRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2015
3 points

im sometimes like that on the b-ball court, if they dont hear me the first time. i just say nvm lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
2 points

yeah these random situations when somebody (important) asks u something which has a specific answer to it, gets me to stutter most of the time, or to block....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

That sounds like you were almost 100% fluent? That's really good. Even people without stammers stammer the odd time so one word going wrong is nothing to be embarrassed about. ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

Yes, I stutter when I don't sleep enough. I am a fluent speaker normally and my vocabulary is good. But problems started when I started working in night shift. If I don't get 8 hours of sleep, my flow...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
2 points

My week went pretty well. Got invited to a huge 3 day event in Miami with very short notice. I almost said no. Had to talk to a lot of people and really "work the room" during the event. My one on o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
2 points

Yep, exactly the same. In those times, even when you're not talking you feel "pressure" in your chest and know you'd stutter if you started talking. It comes and goes for me. ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
4 points

For some reason my stutter has taken a nosedive and is way worse this week. Does that ever happen to anyone else? You just have a period of time where your mouth locks up? The other day my boss looked...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
3 points

Ah that's tough, yeah blocks are shit. There's no other way to put it, they're just shit. Have you tried softening your starting letters? That helped me a lot. So basically instead of saying somethi...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
7 points

Last night at work, I was serving a gentlemen the main course of the dinner (I'm a 19 year old male college student who works for the university's catering company) and he asked me what my major was. ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2015
3 points

I know, it was a victory, but Id rather figure out how to prevent it in the first place. I cant even say its because I havent inhaled yet because Ive gotten stuck with a full breath. It comes and goes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionCycles & RandomnessBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 23, 2015
13 points

Darn stammer caught me good at my repair shop today

Darn stammer caught me good at my repair shop today I was sitting there waiting for my car and the owner came in and wasnt very friendly like he usually is. So I figured Id ask him a breaking the ice ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2015
1 points

Software engineering. I was so nervous at first and I actually stumbled when introducing myself, but as time went on, it got better....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages