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Yea, that's called word substitution. It is an avoidance behavior I am trying consciously to get rid of because there are some things, like your name, that you cannot substitute. ...

I gotcha, my plan of attack for me when this happens is to use a different word that means the same thing...

Yea, basically getting stuck on a sound for some time ...

ooohhh i have that sometimes...i've been wondering what to call it for ages...

Blocking is when the mouth is positioned to say a sound, sometimes for several seconds, with little or no sound forthcoming....

i'm glad things are going better for you! quick question tho..can you give me a definition or give me a link to what blocking is? is that where you can't say a word and choose other words to substitu...

Just did my first week of Intensive Therapy... Wow.

Just did my first week of Intensive Therapy... Wow. This has been the most challenging and rewarding week of my life. Six days ago I started a two week intensive program at the American Institute of S...

And im actually looking to work on my English, kinda hard with Norwegian coaches. Not sure about the confidence part and what i can offer there, but ill pm me my skype....

Sure man I don't mind. I need some confidence ASAP...

Sure, but im not a coach though, so i cant correct you or do things as good as they do...

Could you help me out with a skype call? I need to talk to more coaches and get back on track... ...

Well i used to stutter in about every 2-3 word so hiding is just wasnt a option, hence i never even tried. Only way i "hid" it in a way was that i did not open up random conversations with people on ...

Because of making contacts. We have to make street and phone contacts. On the last day of the course , all the students have to go and make at least a 100 street contacts. That's a massive confidence ...

Yeah, I try to hide my stutter all the time by avoiding conversations. I do worry about how people see me when I stutter, so I just sorta don't talk as much or talk whenever I feel like I can. So if...

If you are a "hidden stutterer" the mcguire might not be 100% for you though. If the problem is that you are afraid to show you stutter then the problem isnt the stutter, its the fear. Its like treati...

Yes please! Link them! Also can you explain me how hard was it to use this technique in your everyday life? Like how did you progress and adjust, because I'm quite scared to try it meaning that at ...

It has quite a high success rate but is not guarenteed to work for everyone. Also be prepared for hard work. You need to practice the technique and getting out of your comfortzone daily....

Was in the introduction course about half a year ago. I was a pretty heavy stutterer before, but i would say about 70% of it is gone, and i can pretty much control 25%, and only 5% is "real" stutterin...

Your thoughts on the McGuire program?

Your thoughts on the McGuire program? So I just watched [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvs6gcSlMMc) and I wanted to know if it really works? I'm really interested in this since I haven't real...

If you're comfortable enough to play this game with a group of friends, you're comfortable enough to stutter infront of them....