jp8643
09-15-2009, 05:41 PM
I am John. I am 21...I used to have a stuttering problem but I have overcome that for the most part. Now I just get stuck on words and I don't know if I will ever get over it. This problem is starting to effect my life, so that is why I am here.
I am new to this forum. I didn't know that there was a forum about this stuff.
anyway..Can anyone provide me with some advice on my speech? I don't really stutter, I tend to get stuck on words. when I go to say something, such as a word with an "O", "W" "Y" "R" "A" and I am sure there are a lot more, I get stuck on them. This often leads into a minor stutter or I just get stuck on the word for a minute or so.
I have a major presentation coming up and I am to the point where I am tried of getting stuck on words. I constantly have to be on my toes and think of other words to replace for the words that I get stuck on. The thing that s is that when I often think of a replacement word, I still get stuck. The worst part is that I don't know exactly what words I get stuck on, it just kind of happens randomly. It is like the thought is stuck in my head, and the word is stuck in my mouth, but it won't come out.
I often try to force it out but again, that is when it turns into a minor stutter or it just sounds weird because I will draw the beginning part of the word out.
For example if I am in the middle of a sentence and I need to say "or" and I get stuck on "or" it will come out as "oooor" and I sound stupid.
At work during the summer, some guy asked me my name and I couldn't say it at the moment. My name is John and it just wouldn't come out. I sat there for like a minute and trying to say my name then finally it came out as JJooohn. I covered it up by telling him that I was tired and didn't realize what he said.
I am somewhat of a quiet person and I tend to keep my mouth shut in class and it is all because I get stuck on words. In the past I have been asked why I don't participate in class much and I usually just say that it is because i have nothing to say, but that is not the truth. I tend to hide my problem by not speaking, especially if I am having a bad day. If i am having a good day then I will speak a lot and be my normal self.
anybody else have this problem? Any advice?
the only time this does not happen is when I get pissed off and begin to yell. I don't know if it is something in my head that I am thinking too much about of if I am getting nervous about something or what. But it is driving me insane.
I am new to this forum. I didn't know that there was a forum about this stuff.
anyway..Can anyone provide me with some advice on my speech? I don't really stutter, I tend to get stuck on words. when I go to say something, such as a word with an "O", "W" "Y" "R" "A" and I am sure there are a lot more, I get stuck on them. This often leads into a minor stutter or I just get stuck on the word for a minute or so.
I have a major presentation coming up and I am to the point where I am tried of getting stuck on words. I constantly have to be on my toes and think of other words to replace for the words that I get stuck on. The thing that s is that when I often think of a replacement word, I still get stuck. The worst part is that I don't know exactly what words I get stuck on, it just kind of happens randomly. It is like the thought is stuck in my head, and the word is stuck in my mouth, but it won't come out.
I often try to force it out but again, that is when it turns into a minor stutter or it just sounds weird because I will draw the beginning part of the word out.
For example if I am in the middle of a sentence and I need to say "or" and I get stuck on "or" it will come out as "oooor" and I sound stupid.
At work during the summer, some guy asked me my name and I couldn't say it at the moment. My name is John and it just wouldn't come out. I sat there for like a minute and trying to say my name then finally it came out as JJooohn. I covered it up by telling him that I was tired and didn't realize what he said.
I am somewhat of a quiet person and I tend to keep my mouth shut in class and it is all because I get stuck on words. In the past I have been asked why I don't participate in class much and I usually just say that it is because i have nothing to say, but that is not the truth. I tend to hide my problem by not speaking, especially if I am having a bad day. If i am having a good day then I will speak a lot and be my normal self.
anybody else have this problem? Any advice?
the only time this does not happen is when I get pissed off and begin to yell. I don't know if it is something in my head that I am thinking too much about of if I am getting nervous about something or what. But it is driving me insane.