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Changing Stuttering Patterns

From: Pam
Date: 01 Oct 2009
Time: 20:35:32 -0500
Remote Name: 24.195.248.126

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Hi All! I greatly enjoyed actively participating last year, and plan to be open and share again this year. I have talked with some of you (Joe K, Greg) about how it feels to be stuttering differently and the frustration I feel in not being able to figure it out. I have been "blocking" much more than I ever did - overtly, I should clarify. Maybe I was always blocking but didn't dare show it. As with most people who stutter, I definitely notice more of it on the phone, but overall the "block" just seems to show up whenever it feels like it. :) I have been making more of an effort (as suggested) to "feel" the block when it occurs. Sometimes I feel a catch of air in my throat,like I am holding my breath. Other times, I can feel the stoppage in my chest and feel tension in my shoulders and lips, as I try to push the word out. I was just on the phone a few minutes ago with a friend (who stutters) and I could not get the word "people" out at all. It came out "pe-pe-pe-pe-pe-pe-pe" until I finally said persons! We laughed, but I was frustrated. What do you all think about the changing nature, or evolution, of stuttering?


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