postr/StutterJune 10, 2023

Comments from people who overcame stuttering I found on the internet

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Comments from people who overcame stuttering I found on the internet First of all, calm down because stuttering is not a physical problem and can be overcome. Of course, it is not easy that's why only some people have achieved it but the good news is that they did overcome stuttering so can you. So, once again, calm down, read, analyse and implement it. I hope it will help someone on the path to being a fully fluent speaker and not thinking anymore about this awful trick your mind is playing on you which is called stuttering. There are the comments from people who overcome stuttering: * I stuttered 37 years. The moment I made the conversation itself more important than the words, the stutter fell away. By prioritising and respecting myself enough for the knowledge I needed to share, the way I said things fell down in importance and a stutter or block wasn’t wanted and needed anymore. Now I speak fluently, also in front of groups, even in emotional discussions * I found a solution for my stuttering: just concentrate while talking. It really works you just have to practice to concentrate while talking bc I was just bringing sentences that I memorised just by saying it a lot and that’s how I stuttered but I found the solution of concentrating while talking after a few months of stuttering and I want to help all of you guys to get through it bc I know how hard it is to not stutter I hope this helped. I found out that when I speak I don’t concentrate at all I just bring words at the back of my head so I just fully concentrated while speaking and I didn’t stutter again it took a while to master concentrating while speaking but when you get the hang of it your good to go I know that sounds not real at all and that no human being actually doesn’t concentrate while talking but I can assure you it is real. * I suffered from stuttering severely up to my 20’s and I don’t at all. My kid was starting to and I showed her the way I overcame and now she does not stutter at all anymore. It’s all mental exercise. I has to do a lot with fear of expression of ones true self. Once you know who you really are you will never stutter again. * I work as a consultant and I was on one long project that lasted for about 2 years. Due to the nature of project I was quite calm and become very confident. My stuttering just died because I did not think of it at all. - Now you know the common denominator - the content of your thoughts. Master that and you will be free and you will never feel the need to think in terms of ‘good and bad periods’. * I don’t stutter when I forget that I’m a stutterer. * I noticed something. When I am sick I no longer stutter because I’m so tired and fatigue to the point where I don’t concentrate on my speech and begin shy and embarrassed in front of strangers like doctors and nurses. So, I used this mindset to start observing myself and it actually worked! (Another person commented same.) * My best friend used to have a very severe stutter and he would struggle so hard with people making fun of him constantly. He went to therapy and it didn’t do anything. He taught himself to not anticipate his words and he eventually stopped stuttering completely. * I used to stutter a lot for a period of time when I was a kid (just as bad or worse than this lady) but then I started adopting a mentality of ‘I am not gonna stutter, I don’t even care and think about what I’m gonna say more clearly and it never happened again. Adopting a stance of indifference and confidence towards what you say helps. And not thinking about stuttering is the most important part. Thinking about how you’re gonna stutter is what makes you stutter, the fear of stuttering. * It sounds stupid but just don’t think before you speak. I thought and worried too much and it made me stutter. Don’t overthink and slow down while talking. * stuttered my entire adolescence life.. I once had a choir teacher offer me a spot in the group. I told her no I stutter. She told me you don’t stutter when you sign. So I started singing. I don’t stutter anymore. I actually talk for a living (sales). * I had a friend back in school that had a terrible stutter, but as he got older and gained confidence his stutter is completely gone you would never know. * I stuttered as a child up to until high school then I realised there was nothing wrong with me. It was all in my head. I was just too worried what other people thought. As soon as I let go of that I stopped stuttering. * I feel where she’s coming. I also had a bad stutter and was afraid of speaking to people. As I got older I stopped caring about it, stopped thinking about speaking and just spoke. It slowly went away. * Stutter is more psychological. Talk to your mind & I guarantee you gonna overcome it! I used to have it big time! * I stuttered terribly until I was 18. For a child, its a curse. Bawled my eyes out at the kings speech. I left home, left my unhappy childhood behind me and it evaporated. ​ Look how many people solved this problem. Don't cry anymore, come on. Remember, there is nothing wrong with you. Nothing wrong with your brain. Nothing wrong with your mouth, tongue etc. You just think there is, but actually, there isn't. You wrongly concluded that you have stuttering because you were hesitating during speaking or stumbled on a word in the past (which happens to every human on the earth). I think that people with 'stuttering' problem are extreme perfectionists and hard on themselves. That's why they got into this psychological trap. Good luck! ​ ​

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride