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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2021
1 points

I think you should treat yourself into the Stuttering Community on facebook and you can desensitize from stuttering through communications with PWS who are being faced with horrible barriers irl as th...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2021
3 points

Facing it is the only thing that will help! With each time it will get a little easier. Stay strong! I know how hard it can be!...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
2 points

It would be call self promoting. I am not self promoting. I said 30 minutes to say my name with out hesitation. I showed you how. When at a block, use one of those. Practice in front of a mirror. Reco...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
2 points

Be vulnerable. Tell people that you stutter on your own name and they may be interested about that. You’re trying to impress others and it’s only gunna cause performance anxiety. Right now you’re play...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. MaskingFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
1 points

Don't try speech therapies cuz they are being knocked out day by day and substituted with cognitive therapies and even TDCS. Desensitizing from stutter can guarantee you a 90% reduction of stutter pro...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
9 points

Speech therapists will teach you to have a soft start. Say a "h" sound as softly as you can to start the word. If your name is Simon, say hhSimon. It's its almost undectable for people listening. Cl...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
1 points

What is your pattern? I think at present the best individual pattern is not to care about stutter and desensitize from it. Or you can have a smack at Ecopipam and tDCS: https://www.reddit.com/r/tDCS/...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2021
3 points

AAHAHAHAHA I've been hiding my stutter like for 5 years so now that i'm taking speech therapy (bc obviusly i'm afraid of stuttering and i change words and so on) i'm telling all my mates that i stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2021
3 points

Embarrassing. But I'm managing to control them. I really hope my subjective desensitizations can pass me away from those freaking blocks....

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2021
3 points

I've to do presentations in front of 30-40 people regularly (few times a month), and occasionally in front of 100s of people every once in a while. The best thing to do is to make it known that you st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2021
5 points

Lmao this was my French teacher in 9th grade. She probably called on me the most out of anyone in my class actually lol, since I was the one who least volunteered. I weirdly thank her for it though, s...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureSituational Variability
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2021
15 points

Stop fighting your stutter and just stutter. Once you are ok with doing that you’ll begin to notice you’ll speak much easier. I took Paxil when I was 18-19. Had short term success. But there is no m...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
11 points

There are people who have changed their name because it was too hard for them to say. In most cases, they began having trouble in their new name as well. It's usually not the letter that's the issue, ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
3 points

Stuttering is insidious. It not only obstructs our speech, it does much worse. It crushes our confidence. It dictates our choices. It colors how we look at things. Much as you described. Speech thera...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
1 points

From experience it just softens the entry on some types of blocks. Being in that frame of mind also helps me be less afraid too (I'm gonna stutter so there is nothing to hide etc.)...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
2 points

Ive heard a lot of people say that deliberately stuttering helps, but how?...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
3 points

I think my moment of improvement was realising that 1) many non-stutterers also struggle with starting/continuing conversation 2) 99% of people you speak to don't care that you have a stutter, they h...

Community & SupportAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2021
4 points

Thank you for this comment mate. I agree and try to apply a don't give a fuck attitude, but I find that in the heat of the moment when my mouth is quivering and my tongue and throat feel tied and notc...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePreparation & RehearsalAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2021
1 points

Does it look that way because you're trying hard to push the word out or you're flailing, doing whatever you can to get it out? Maybe it could be helpful when you block to see if you can give yourself...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2021
3 points

I think the first and huge step to do is acceptance, not as something that will last forever but like some kind weak side to work on and improve, everyone has these bigger, lesser, noticeable not noti...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more