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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

As weird as this sounds when you try to fix your stutter you are actually adding to the problem. The cure is to just be ok with the stutter and once you start flowing through stuttered words you bec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

Yes it’s the worst. Time pressure is a stutterers worst enemy. We can’t say our names we can’t tell the punch line of a joke. I’ve found that when I try to purposely stutter my name it will just c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

Speech muscles are very coordinated and flow loosely as we speak. When we stutter or stammer we are over-tensing these muscles which restrict and stop air flow. There is no words if air isn’t flowing ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
1 points

Control = struggle. What if you didn't control and let your stutters happen? Blocks aren't a natural stuttering behavior. Tension isn't a natural stuttering behavior. I would recommend finding a thera...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
3 points

Learn to get past your shame and let yourself stutter. What if you had no anxiety, worry, or fear around stuttering? If you said everything you wanted to say and if a stutter happened you let it happe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2021
2 points

You're absolutely right and I couldn't agree more with you! I went to therapy for my stutter and other stuff a few years ago and my therapist told me facing the problem was the best way to overcome it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2021
2 points

I must try to do that with someone that doesn’t stutter...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2021
1 points

That is a belief you can have, but is it a helpful belief? Will fighting and negatively judging the stutter will make you express yourself freely? Nope. So I choose to stutter on purpose in a relaxed ...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2021
1 points

I recommend to follow open stuttering method. It is only way to grow out of stuttering and be happier and successful https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/nn0bzt/stuttering_on_purpose_during_driv...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2021
2 points

Honestly, Getting a job where you have to talk might help. The best thing for me was exposure therapy. If you are like me, the more you do it, the more confident and less anxious you'll be which mean...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
1 points

I am not a professional by any means, but I am currently in graduate school for speech-language pathology and saw how much voluntary stuttering or “bouncing” helped my client who stutters - have you l...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterJul 1, 2021
6 points

Not a story or a question

Not a story or a question Just an attempt of bettering my situation. ​ I'm looking for somebody who I could call and speak to and share some of my knowledge on stuttering and just practic...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
2 points

Hello, I can imagine that it's a big relief and a lot of stress lifted of my shoulders when I'm open about it or don't care, but I honestly don't know of I can. And how can I get more confidence when ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2021
15 points

Hello. I just turned 30 and was the same. Stuttered my whole life, and still do. I get how controversial what I’m about to say is but there comes a point where you have to just not give a shit what ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2021
2 points

But then fluency is the outcome, not the goal, which is what I mean. I like to stutter on purpose, relaxed, and say what I want to say. You can be free from stuttering without being fluent....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureMindset shift
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2021
0 points

Doing it on purpose to feel control over when you stutter and when you don’t....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2021
2 points

I didn't watch the video yet, but voluntary stuttering can really help with this. What actually calms me down when I get in a block is sometimes I voluntary stutter on top of the block. It kind of p...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2021
3 points

I totally agree with you. How can one go about desensitizing oneself to stutter?...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2021
1 points

My journey started with the reminder of not worrying about things I can’t control. It’s obviously easier said than done. Took me my entire high school life and then well into my college years to fully...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2021
3 points

One of the biggest things that helped me with my stutter was to take jobs that forced me to interact and talk with people. It helped desensitize my own reactions to stuttering. In the end, I stutter l...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureEmployment & Career