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I had a very long pause in conversation with my very busy dentist who has a stutter. It was a complete block. For a long time. Would it be OK to say. “We’ll get back to it” just so that he can move o...

I can't say it's a reliable thing. Not enough that I chew gum as a habit. Can be an interesting thing though! It certainly doesn't make me less fluent and does feel like it helps sometimes.  I think t...

Does chewing gum really help with stuttering?

Does chewing gum really help with stuttering? I've read some posts about how people chew gum and it helps with their stutter. How true is that? I know obviously it won't get rid of it but does it real...

I swear this was what i was doing during my presentation a couple days ago😭. I didnt stutter at all 1st half of presentation but then it caught up in the 2nd half....

NO, even losing tongue will not cause stuttering or blocking, i agree words will not be clear like you will not be able to make consonats like K,G,T, CH ... "can" will sound like "aaan" but stutter/bo...

sure so what happen is that when we get a block we do few things subconciously, either one of them or all of them simultaneously 1.We stop our breath 2.We stop the phonation and instead do...

> when a block comes i manage it very easily What works best for you in managing a block? Mine drive me crazy....

> do Just curious, the strategy link that you posted (aka your own strategies) there are 19 of them... so whats the plan here ? 1.Learn strategy one first and then build on that and move ahead ...

I also watched the Valsalva videos of William Parry: [https://www.youtube.com/@stutteringtherapist/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@stutteringtherapist/videos) There was one strategy that I got from ...

[valsalva.org](https://valsalva.org) here is the website, it have general information... what i did was that i bought a book of william parry valsalva hypothesis (4th edition), read it and started...

No , i never tried this program and i believe it required layrnx microphone and a mobile app .... i was a severe blockers and very hard blocker as well, when i hit a block there is no way i will ...

Techniques that helped your stutter

Techniques that helped your stutter Please share speech therapy techniques that have helped you stutter less especially while you are mid block how you handle the situation and doesn’t let your conver...

Just had the worst interview ever :(

Just had the worst interview ever :( Any kind words or similar experiences please. Couldn’t even talk, like I’m not that bad but I went from a 3 level stutterer to a 8. Diverted eye contact, blocked ...

Thank you! I agree and I have done this. He is very anxious at times. He breaks eye contact, I can see his face muscles moving and struggling often right before. It takes over 2-4 minutes to get out t...

Need Help To Stop Freezing On Phone Calls

Need Help To Stop Freezing On Phone Calls I, 22, work in a hospital and . When i call my directors, i ALWAYS freeze and have to strain myself to push out words. I used to be better at this but with re...

I tried looking it up to see if it could be considered a secondary behavior but couldn’t find anything regarding to adding unnecessary words to a stutter....

Sometimes it helps to clear my throat, say "pardon me" or some such, and then I'm able to start over and get through the block....

Exact thing happens to me, a tip that I saw I think in this sub reddit was to exhale when you say the word that you are trying to say. It can be hard to sometimes exhale and say it at the same time bu...

That is mainly what happens to me either it is blocks or blocks of silence even when I am sure what I am gonna say....

Any way to get over blocks of silence?

Any way to get over blocks of silence? For real though, any ideas? Sometimes I'm cruising through my words, almost feeling fluent. Then, I just stop and no matter what, I just cannot get a word out. A...