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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2015
1 points

Hey. Luckily McGuire has an amazing support network. So whenever I need, I can call up a coach and talk to them, not to mention there is a support group on every week around the country. My hope is ...

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Advice Offered
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
1 points

Hey dude, I am a 32 year old stutterer, been stuttering since I was 10. There is this book you can check out on Amazon, it changed my life. I feel like I hardly stutter at all these days, and I feel c...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
1 points

Hey dude, I am a 32 year old stutterer, been stuttering since I was 10. There is this book you can check out on Amazon, it changed my life. I feel like I hardly stutter at all these days, and I feel c...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice OfferedHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
2 points

Guys, seriously read the review of this book on Amazon! I am a lifelong stutterer, at age 32, I finally got my stuttering way under control. I have never been this happy in my whole life. Get in touch...

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postr/StutterJun 27, 2015
8 points

Best book on Stuttering!

Best book on Stuttering! Book Title Understanding and Controlling Stuttering A Comprehensive New Approach Based on the Valsalva Hypothesis by William D. Parry This is the best book I have read on st...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
1 points

Hey /u/EuropesNinja I am glad program helped you. I always feel things like this are kinda double edged sword. Sure, you feel great now, but after some time your stutter could partially come back and...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
1 points

For me, the proof was in the advancement of my speech. I wouldn't see, any other way how the technique would fail on me, other than lack of mechanical speech or lack of practicing or challenging feare...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
1 points

Thank you....

commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
2 points

I wish you the best, /u/EuropesNinja...

commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
2 points

That's just confirmation bias. I've been to programs where I was perfect in the program, they told me to keep up the practice when I came home and it'll stick. Well for a lot of people it doesn't stic...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
1 points

Not warring against it. Warring against it by controlling it and the fear of it. And there is no proof to say "if it doesn't work, it's your fault" isn't the case either. But the success stories, alw...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
2 points

I've heard the, "if it doesn't work, it's your fault" justification from a lot of courses. And warring against something that is part of you sounds like a rough time. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
1 points

I'm certain, with work and dedication that I will feel the same way. Practicing the techniques every day and coming out of my shell and minimising the fear. There are support courses every 2 weeks an...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2015
8 points

Let me know if you still feel the same way in 6 months. ...

postr/StutterJun 27, 2015
3 points

I have finally found a way to control my stutter - Maybe you can do the same.

I have finally found a way to control my stutter - Maybe you can do the same. As some of you know - from my previous post. I attended a McGuire program course in Galway, Ireland. The first day was a ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2015
2 points

I'll be blunt. I have my ups and downs. Stuttering has created a shadow of myself. I avoid situations where I know I will stutter. I have also avoided jobs that involved too much phone or talking. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2015
1 points

I never thought of it...but I also have a bit of an ocd & stutter. & OCD runs in my family. Effed up genes....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2015
1 points

It will be our first year going. My 11yo has a severe stutter and my 9yo has a mild one. ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2015
3 points

Hang in there, somack. It gets better. When I was in school I could barely talk. It was really, really hard, especially as my family moved from a small town to a big city and I had zero friends. But,...

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Personal StoriesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2015
1 points

For me it has been looking at my stutter as a reflection of a greater spiritual/psychological issue. I've came to the conclusion that I created my stutter on some level of mind/consciousness and it is...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity