commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025

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Hi, There are several techniques I do to help my fluency and they really help me, maybe they help you? 1) is simple I tap my thumb to my forefinger for each syllable, it helps me keep pace for everything and keeps my mouth slow so I can speak fluently. Eventually you can tap your hand to your thigh or your foot up and down, whatever works best for you 2) when you are in a block, stop talking. It will never work by forcing it out. Instead, take a breath and on the exhale try again. The breath relaxes your throat muscles and helps everything else (brain and mouth) take a pause , if you still stutter so what, try again and again. You will get better Stuttering is both a mental and psychical issue. For example my brain goes too fast for my mouth to catch up and then I stutter. But once I force it slow down, my stutter gets a lot better. The more confident you are the better you will do. I know right now your confidence is at all time low. Have you seen a speech pathologist? Have they figured out why you stuttered? Be kind to yourself guy, beating yourself up won’t solve anything.

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Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering

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Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-PerceptionRepetitions & ProlongationsPhysical Tension