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postr/StutterJul 24, 2012
1 points

Stuttering while being alone

Stuttering while being alone Wherever I go on the internet to read about others who stutter, the one topic that most often comes up is about whether or not they stutter while being alone. Basically ev...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2012
2 points

I am 22 and i have the same situation as yours. I have hooked up with a girl recently, and we talk on phone. i have not told her that i stutter. 2 days back, we had a 5 hour marathon phone session , ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesPublic Speaking+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2012
2 points

Man, I'm the exact opposite. I sometimes go through a sentence and stutter on each word, and it's a really aggressive, physical-tic type of stutter as well. =/ Have you tried doing an intentional lig...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2012
1 points

115 now :D i have more of a block rather than a stutter, but when a word becomes blocked i stutter as in n-n-n-n-othing but it has been getting a lot better and i improved a lot...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2012
2 points

Singing keeps your vocal tract open. Stuttering happens during moments when it closes (blocking, repititions)...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2012
1 points

I'll be 30 this year and have never had anything but blocks. When I was a kid, I'd get a block on every other word I'd say. Or multiple blocks in one word. Today, its only in the beginning of a multi-...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2012
2 points

I get blocks. Jaw and tongue freezes and I just can't make a sound. Happens a lot with "g's" which makes speaking German pretty tough. I have gotten pretty good at having a "6th sense" knowing which w...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2012
4 points

All 3. Usually made worse when I'm put on the spot, even with simple questions like "What's your name?" Talking in person isn't as bad as talking on the phone is for me, probably because I tend to mov...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2012
1 points

Job interviews are the worst for me. I'm fairly fluent in general conversations and social interactions, but I completely fall apart at job interviews. Mostly blocks here too. I've considered coming...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2012
2 points

I also block. I go through phases where I'm able to get out of blocks quite easily, but then there's times where a hard block can last a few seconds. Depends on my mood and stress level I suppose. ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterMay 22, 2012
9 points

'How' do you stutter?

'How' do you stutter? I mainly have hard blocks. When I try to force the word out in an uncontrolled manner, I get repetitions. **Repetition** occurs when a unit of speech, such as a sound, syllabl...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2012
7 points

A few weeks ago I had to buy a train ticket. I was unable to say the destination. Usually I take control and say it anyways, thanks to my wonderful speech therapist of course, but in this I was unable...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2012
2 points

Doesn't matter if they are busy or not, impatience is impatience. Something it would be helpful to understand is the loss of control that is associated with struttering. When you fake stutter, or ps...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & StoppagesLoss of Control
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2012
3 points

I would say watch a lot of videos to see how it looks and sounds. To see how it feels...that's the fun part. Go out and stutter. Go order some food and stutter to the waitress. Stutter big and stutte...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages