commentr/StutterMarch 31, 2016

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I completely understand, man. I'm 33 now, but I've had a stutter my entire life. I've gone through everything you have and I empathize with your frustrations. When you say you're practicing every day, how are you practicing? Did you do some reading about common techniques used by stutterers, or are you just coming up with things on your own? Practicing your speech alone is definitely a good idea, and I suggest getting a book if you don't have one already. I recommend [Self Therapy For the Stutterer](http://www.amazon.com/Self-Therapy-Stutterer-Malcolm-Fraser/dp/0933388454), it's relatively cheap, it's not very long and it's very helpful. The most basic tips I can give you are: 1. Slow down 2. Take a breath before you speak 3. Think about what you're going to say before you say it and continue to focus on the words as you say then 4. Slow down When I was your age I had this delusion that my stutter would just 'go away'. I thought something, I don't know what, would just magically cure my impediment. I waited a very long time and nothing changed. I realized that if anything was going to change, I was going to need to work at it. I bought the book, read it, did the exercises pretty adamantly for a few months and I definitely noticed an improvement in my fluency. I'm not perfect, not by any means, and I notice that my fluency gets worse when I slack on my practicing.

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Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance

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Fluency TechniquesAdvice RequestsAvoidance & Substitution