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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
1 points

Hi, I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling with this. I’m currently in grad school to become a speech therapist/SLP (so feel free to tell me to fuck off lol) but I have 2 recommendations for you to loo...

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commentr/StutterAug 4, 2020
7 points

I guess you're not in a financial situation where you can afford going to a speech therapist anew... So, okay. Perhaps try this: Manage your expectations. Don't attend a job interview to get the job...

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Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureTherapy Experiences
postr/StutterAug 3, 2020
8 points

Tell me I'm wrong

Tell me I'm wrong Trying not to stutter is like holding in a big crap. When you let go and let what comes out come out instead of trying to hold it back, relief comes....

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2020
1 points

I can’t. I can maintain if I’m speaking fine. If I’m not I shut my eyes or look elsewhere. It’s just to make it easier so I get it out and get over it. It’s nothing to do with them and they know it. I...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2020
5 points

It’s not insignificant. This is the key. Keep doing little encounters like this until they become bigger and longer. It’s exposure therapy. We are scared to talk to strangers because we perceive ourse...

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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2020
1 points

My stutter dissapers when talking to my friends or when im speaking to my self...

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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2020
2 points

The main problem with stuttering is that it gets worse when you fight it. You have to learn to accept it and that it’s not about you as a person. Look at it like this: some people have good eyesight, ...

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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2020
1 points

Push yourself out of your comfort zone one step at a time. I used to make my mom and friends order my food because I would stutter so bad I couldn’t get the words out. Start small, try it at drive thr...

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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2020
10 points

Put yourself in uncomfortable situations - like ordering your own food - over and over again. Not only will you become comfortable with making a fool of yourself, but you'll also get the things you wa...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2020
1 points

Performance anxiety , you are not afraid of being perceived when alone , same as to why you stutter less when speaking to children. Try desensitize yourself...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2020
4 points

I do that too. Sometimes I’ll also stutter on purpose, it makes me feel like I have more control and it’s good for my confidence....

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2020
1 points

With the phone, I pretended to make calls and receive calls before I applied it to a real time scenario. Plus, you can download soundclips of noisy restaurants and just practice at home. I practice...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2020
2 points

Yeah desensitisation was what worked with me overcoming reading in front of people. But when you practiced calling did you actually call people at first, or did you first role play calling by yourself...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2020
4 points

Desensitization works with this situation. For me, the telephone was always my nemesis. To resolve it, I bought a phone from Ebay and I practiced daily for months. I utilized my acting experience...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2020
8 points

For me the key factor was to allow myself to get into these tension-inducing situations in order to get used to them. From talking to authority figures to talking to groups of people to giving talks t...

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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2020
1 points

yes was very hard for me too. Believe it or not I used to call information 100 times a week to densensitize myself . It was free. Even if you changed it the same thing would happen, There is hope. ...

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commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
1 points

The sole reason I'm thinking of doing this is to put myself out of comfort zone (public speaking and other stuff) MBA does that , so that I can forever get rid of this Fear...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
5 points

my suggestions: feel the fear, it won't kill you. walk through it. stutter, let them hear you. teach others about what makes you different and that there is nothing wrong with it. and don't forget to ...

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commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
2 points

I'd focus on controling that anxiety and self-consciouness in addition to fluency techniques. The anxiety will make your stutter way worse and may make harder for you to remember the information relev...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
1 points

I always got these huge chills of fear down my spine everytime this happened. One time in 6th grade i started crying when i was asked to read out loud because i could not get a single word out. That i...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment