Out of breath and chest pains.

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When i feel a block coming i freeze and try to force the word out, and when it comes out i keep talking without even taking a breather then at the end my chest starts to hurt because of how bad the stuttering is. Does anyone have that problem of trying to talk and your chest hurting in the middle of it?

[claragazza]

When i feel a block coming i freeze and try to force the word out, and when it comes out i keep talking without even taking a breather then at the end my chest starts to hurt because of how bad the stuttering is. Does anyone have that problem of trying to talk and your chest hurting in the middle of it?

I do. I have big problems with having to take my breath in the middle of bad blocks. I usually try to force the difficult sounds out at the time I completely run out of breath because they seem easier to get out then.

[3FingerBrown]

I tend to hold my breath while blocked and breath management always becomes an issue the more I stutter.
My primary tension spots are my lips and mouth but my chest and especially my upper back get very tight and interfere with my breathing.
Depending on the severity.
there are days I just can't take a deep breath... it just feels like you need to yawn but no matter how hard you try you can't.
Worse days the muscles tighten between my shoulder blades preventing me from breathing properly or lifiting my arms.
Then there are days where the muscles have even more painful spasms.
On the worst days, any attempt at a deep breath is met with the sensation of an ice pick piercing my lungs.
I've been hospitalized because of this. To say the least, speaking really wasn't an option during these episodes.

[bolo]

Crikey 3Finger.. That sounds scary.. I didnt realise the breathing side could be such an issue.

[Standingtall]

I thought someone was having an heart attack or something. I do run out of breath when I have my blocks, but I don't experience chest pains. The odd time, I will yawn when I'm singing. It does not happen all the time.

[Standingtall]

Sometimes I run out of breath, but I tend to take new breaths perhaps a bit more often than required.
And sends your customers out the door. :D

I remember when I was young, this woman tried to teach me to breath in for every word, but it didn't sound natural to me so I resisted.

[sign543]

When i feel a block coming i freeze and try to force the word out, and when it comes out i keep talking without even taking a breather then at the end my chest starts to hurt because of how bad the stuttering is. Does anyone have that problem of trying to talk and your chest hurting in the middle of it?

I do not have that particular problem. My biggest trick for masking my stutter is to exhale all of the air out of my diaphram, keeping just enough to force the first few words...then I take a big breath. I will often do this in the middle of a sentence when I sense a block coming on.

I've become very adept at this and most people who only have a brief encounter with me will never know that I stutter.

The result of doing this "trick" as much as I do is that I have very strong abdominal muscles. Also, it makes my abdomen very tired and tight feeling sometimes. It's wearisome, sometimes.

Know something I hate? Having to pretend I can't think of an answer to a question that's been asked me...when I actually know it. "Oh, I can't think of her name. Oh, it's right on the tip of my tongue." Then I patiently wait until I am able to say it. Frustrating.

Sorry to derail your thread talking about myself. :)

[sign543]

And sends your customers out the door. :D

I remember when I was young, this woman tried to teach me to breath in for every word, but it didn't sound natural to me so I resisted.

Most of the methods that I've read about to "cure" stuttering have been terribly unnatural feeling...and, thus, difficult to integrate into daily speaking.

For example, the practice of quietly exhaling a small stream of air before you speak...does work for avoiding "starting blocks"...but it's hard to remember to do, especially when you want to talk immediately. Also, it tends to not work if you are in a stressful circumstance, as you are probably blocking very strongly.

The trick takes a lot of practice to integrate into your natural speaking...and I've never been patient enough to stick with it.

Funny how you never stutter when you whisper! :)

[Standingtall]

Most of the methods that I've read about to "cure" stuttering have been terribly unnatural feeling...and, thus, difficult to integrate into daily speaking.

For example, the practice of quietly exhaling a small stream of air before you speak...does work for avoiding "starting blocks"...but it's hard to remember to do, especially when you want to talk immediately. Also, it tends to not work if you are in a stressful circumstance, as you are probably blocking very strongly.

The trick takes a lot of practice to integrate into your natural speaking...and I've never been patient enough to stick with it.

Funny how you never stutter when you whisper! :)
I hear you, this woman sounded like she has the bad case of the hickups.

I have used this trick many times, whispering or speaking softely, but many people say, 'huh, what did you say'. Then my bottom lip quivers and I storm off. :D I raise my voice slightly but trying to keep it soft. A few female friends like the sound of my voice on the phone.

[sign543]

A few female friends like the sound of my voice on the phone.

*laugh* The sensual whispery, bedroom voice.

I always get annoyed when I have to repeat myself.

[Standingtall]

*laugh* The sensual whispery, bedroom voice.

I always get annoyed when I have to repeat myself.
oh no my secret is out, the wife is going to kill me. Funny thing is they change the tone of their voice too, maybe to match mine or something. Now to change the looks to match the voice.

[sign543]

oh no my secret is out, the wife is going to kill me. Funny thing is they change the tone of their voice too, maybe to match mine or something. Now to change the looks to match the voice.

No need. Just get a job as a phone- operator. <g>

[Jeff99]

it's the start of a panic attack ur freaking out u need to relax drop the word take a breath a normal breath relax first

[Brian]

When i feel a block coming i freeze and try to force the word out, and when it comes out i keep talking without even taking a breather then at the end my chest starts to hurt because of how bad the stuttering is. Does anyone have that problem of trying to talk and your chest hurting in the middle of it?

You aren't alone in doin this, but I think its important to understand that proper breathing (or at least semi-proper breathing) is important to maintain while speaking. You can make your stuttering much worse by doing things like this that you do not have to do. This is not stuttering but it is something you learned to do over time because, at one time, it did seem to help you get by blocks. But now it no longer does, and you find you cannot stop doing it. So besides your stutter you have this too. Not good.

I don't know what to tell you to do, but I want to say that you should learn how to breath properly first, and then try to speak while breathing properly, even if you stutter. Easier said than done. Once you learn one of these secondary habits, they can be very difficult to get rid of. Only through extreme willpower can you stop yourself from doing this.

[happy7117]

I have this weird situation where when I speak, I speak with no air whatsoever..it comes out of my mouth of course, but ,my lungs are never filled with air when they should be. I think abdominal breathing is supposed to be important for clear speaking stuttering or not, but when I say words, they just come out without any breath from my lungs.

When I do breathe from my lungs, I am unable to speak when I exale..I don't know what I am doing wrong??

[Standingtall]

No need. Just get a job as a phone- operator. <g>
Sounds like an whole new career move for me. :D