commentr/StutterAugust 2, 2024

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Hello, I am new here on Reddit. I originally downloaded Reddit just to search for more solutions. Anyway, this is my first or second comment. I read your post and saw that your situation is almost like mine, except that I have a lot of techniques because I researched this topic a lot. You know the magnitude of the problem we are in. Anyway, I just want to introduce myself. I am from one of the North African countries, and I am 22 years old. I suffered a lot from this problem, and the bigger problem is the lack of specialized doctors in this field in my country, unfortunately. Therefore, I had to read a lot about people's cases and their experiences with stuttering. Unfortunately, I did not find any convincing solutions(100%), neither from patients nor from doctors. They offer non-effective solutions like abdominal or rib breathing, speaking in front of a mirror, etc. I don't know if these solutions work for other people, but they didn't work for me. My stuttering has decreased significantly, and I can almost control it, but not entirely, and that's the problem. Let's start with the solutions. Firstly, I see that half of the stuttering problem is solved with anxiety. When a person is anxious, they will stutter. So, the fundamental solution is to avoid everything that reduces your confidence (sugars, salt, alcohol...) and replace them with sports. Secondly, one of the solutions I apply after gaining confidence is to completely relax during a conversation. Relaxation does not mean being completely relaxed, no. It just means relaxing your speech so that we can apply the third solution. When you relax and put anxiety aside, here comes the third essential solution we can apply. The third solution is one that an Australian doctor invented, and you can research it. In short, it involves breaking the sentence into small parts, breathing a little between parts, and in the end, breathing normally. Between the parts, you go up in your speech, and at the end of the sentence, you go down. I will give you an example: "My name is X , and I live in North Africa. Nice to meet you." It becomes: "My name (up) is X (up), and I live (up) in North Africa (up). Nice to meet you (down)." When I say up, I mean you raise your speech, meaning you speak normally. At the end of the sentence, you lower it, so it becomes "to meet youuu," and then you say the second sentence at the same pace, and don't forget to breathe. Research this method because you need to study it well, as it contains many beautiful techniques, and you just need to be relaxed in your speech. These are the methods I use. I don't say that the stuttering has completely disappeared, but it has disappeared by 90%. I hope the solutions are understandable and that I have not made any mistakes in my speech because English is my second language. Also, let me know if the medication you are taking for anxiety has helped you or not.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & WeightFluency Techniques

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holistic_and_supplementsemotional_state