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There is no such thing as proper stuttering. Like me, she has problems with blocks, not s-s-s-s-stuttering. ...

Haha that's a rough day man! Hope it turns around. Crazy how for most people talking is such a simple thing but, for us, blocking is a constant thought and worry lurking over you whenever words spill ...

You're in the right place! Man how I hate blocking. I sometimes wonder if it would be better to have the repetitive kind of stutter. But hey, to brighten up people's days. I just had a really shitty...

Not only are you in the right place, but I see blocking more often in other stutterers than I see a pure, regular repetition. What I see most often is people doing a mix of the two, or sometimes their...

Hello! This the right sub for Speech Blocking?

Hello! This the right sub for Speech Blocking? Was just curious, I rarely stutter, but have speech blocking issues where when I get nervous it's like there's a ball in my throat and nothing comes out....

Just to preface this, vowels have not been my consistently most difficult sounds to say. However, I do block on vowels once in a while. I just started working on laryngeal blocks with my speech thera...

I sometimes skip the beginning letter of a word so I can say it

I sometimes skip the beginning letter of a word so I can say it Like when I'm at Jamba Juice and I order the Mango Madness.. I just say Ango Madness, I try to order it real fast so they won't notice. ...

I`m 26 too, but i`m off to speech therapy. I can`t live with blocks and changing my speech anymore. ...

It's called a block. Likely a silent block. Your vocal cords lock (either shut or open) and you cant phonate (produce sound). What's worse, the harder you try to get the word out and not stutter, the ...

Help with my mild stutter?

Help with my mild stutter? So I'm 26 years old and have been struggling with a mild stutter ever since I was a kid. The funny thing is that I am pretty fluent all the time and it surprises people when...

Frustration with speech

Frustration with speech For the past two weeks I've just been having such a hard time controlling my stutter. Today has been especially frustrating because today someone asked me the name of one my go...

Some things i've noticed about my stuttering.

Some things i've noticed about my stuttering. I started stuttering 3 years ago at the age of 13 and especially recently I've noticed some things. *I stutter way more when I'm speaking with someone th...

What worked best for you? This is crippling.

What worked best for you? This is crippling. Hey all, This is my first time posting here, and my first time posting anywhere about my stutter, for that matter. As a little background, I'm 23 and work...

my stuttering is going to cause me to break my neck

my stuttering is going to cause me to break my neck For years now, my blocks have gotten significantly worse. Recently, the worst its ever been. One thing I do, that I have never seen anyone else do, ...

Blocking hard today, particularly on names/places. Any advice?

Blocking hard today, particularly on names/places. Any advice? A normal enough day, moderate anxiety and forced but fluent speech. Except when it comes to giving peoples name. I have a hard enough tim...

Well I am covert at times, but then when I hit that brick wall it becomes painfully obvious. Today I had to give my email address at the gym, got to the @ sign, then physically could not say 'gmail'. ...

What can I do when I'm mentally exhausted of stuttering`

What can I do when I'm mentally exhausted of stuttering` It's not that I need to accept my stuttering or learn to live with it, I feel that I already have. Problem is that I'm simply exhausted. I'm ex...

Timing of stutter/blocking and fluency

Timing of stutter/blocking and fluency My son has a stutter which is mostly blocking and some physical tics. The physical tics tend to precede his periods of dysfluency. Now his periods of fluency and...

Thank you for your reply, I am quite tempted to go for speech therapy, especially if, as you say, the emphasis is on the social, mental and latent aspects, as this is certainly where I need the help. ...

its more of just pause before I know i can say the complete sentence, or stop in the middle before i can say specific word. so its more abrupt instead of an overall slowdown in speed....