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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2021
2 points

First, no one is "normal" and please do not compare yourself to others. Also, every day do one little thing that you would normally not do and see if you can do it. Pushing yourself out of your comf...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftMindfulness & BreathingPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2021
2 points

Wiser than control your speech paces,power,breath or similiar.Any technique that can reduce somatic responses caused from stutter is a good one.When stutter happens,some somatic responses like anxious...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2021
2 points

You must be a developmental stutterer,the group which is mostly investigated and analyzed by linguistic pathologists in a consistent growing depth and I think developmental stutterers can apply techni...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

Try pushing it out hard with a lot of tension then feel what it feels like to push it out with no tension. That’s what my speech pathologist told me to try. When you push or try real hard hard you a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2021
1 points

Block your air off then keep it tight while trying to speak. That’s how it feels. Air doesn’t come out. No air = no words...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2021
1 points

Hello! I too work in IT, I told my self early on in my career i'll be taking roles which do not involve a lot of communication..what happens? I end up in an IT Manager role. I have many calls and ...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2021
2 points

I believe there are a couple of types of stammering, but not very many. The most common is developmental stammering which appears in childhood. That doesn't mean that you need to have had obvious dysf...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Early Concern & OnsetIdentity & Self-PerceptionBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2021
1 points

This happens to me a lot and i was just talking about this to a good friend of mine. I stutter very often - Mildly most times but it gets severe every 3 to 4 weeks. The intense stuttering lasts about ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
2 points

I would very much like to find out what condition this is. I think I have the same thing. Mine started probably around 11 or 12. All of sudden I just couldn’t make sounds when I was nervous. It’s li...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
4 points

Weird no but yes I notice it. My instructor in a public speaking course did a tiny bit so I mentioned it to him (after class) and he said it's usually a sign that he's getting tired. Afterwards I wond...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
21 points

It's weird but i have it the same way. I stop breathing when i hear other stutterers struggle, even though it might be a light stutter that no one else notices. It feels wrong, maybe i sympathise to ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
3 points

I get a lot of chest tightness when I stammer and weirdly I seem to get that same sensation sympathetically when I hear other people stammering. I guess it can be hard to hear someone if they are stru...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
2 points

Thank you for you reply! This is why it's so interesting to talk to other stammerers. For me, I think I am more or less at the stage were I have accepted and embraced it, but in my case I don't think ...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Acceptance & PridePhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
1 points

I'm really sorry to hear that you are struggling. It is probably worth going to the doctors if this in new just in case, though I would add that I have experienced this while stammering for some time ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
1 points

I consider myself a pretty confident stammerer. I think confidence in stammering is really about getting to a point where you don't feel any shame about the fact that you have a neurological disorder....

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
1 points

I feel that. Thats why i avoid group hangouts, i always prefer one on one chatting haha and i know long term its not good for ACTUAL IMPROVEMENT to our speech problem. Right now im actually trying to ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2021
1 points

Didn't read all but in my therapy we took a winecork and put it between the teeth to speak. Well the stuttering disappeared by doing this sure. But every Change in speech does the same. But only for ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2021
7 points

After many years I took notice that my breathing changes when I’m around others, even if I know for a fact I won’t need to speak. This breathing change originates from automatic muscle contraction aro...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
postr/StutterAug 29, 2021
7 points

Lip asymmetry while speaking?

Lip asymmetry while speaking? In general, it's known that people tend to move one side of their mouth more than the other while talking (which isn't too noticeable most of the time). But I noticed it'...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2021
3 points

Pros and cons 😂 for that it's brilliant, but when I'm completely stuck it just looks like I'm being weird...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension