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commentr/StutterOct 25, 2014
0 points

Feels fake. ...

commentr/StutterOct 25, 2014
2 points

Hey there, SLP grad student here who has a particular love for working with fluency folks! Don't be nervous - everyone's comments here are right on the money. SLPs really do want to help you and most...

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commentr/StutterOct 25, 2014
3 points

Please remember that a speech professional will not listen like a regular person will -- they won't judge! They know what you're going through. There's a chance that you may treat the interaction like...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

Thanks for the reply that was super helpful. I'm glad to hear that its improved significantly and hopefully improved the quality of your life because communication is so important in this world. Jus...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
2 points

Fear not, listen to your speech therapist and if they give you some exercises to practice then do them. Remember you will be talking to a trained professional, ask them these questions and get answers...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
3 points

I've had speech therapy all of my life man and in the end, it's all about your mindset and what you do with the information, I mean I've retained none of it and never really applied it because I was a...

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Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

Well it defiantly improved dramatically. My stutter was never horrible but i had a lot of problems with blocks and i had some pretty bad days. Since the program my speech has gotten significantly bett...

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Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
3 points

Don't fear it, listen to what they say. They are just as puzzled as you on what is causing this. They truly want to help and make you feel comfortable. You will find your way in life. I did on my ow...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

Hey that's great to hear congratulations. Would you mind answering a few questions? I'm just so curious about the therapy but don't really know much. 1. How was your stuttering before and after ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
3 points

>I'm terrified. If this doesn't help either, I dont know what to do. speech therapy isn't "_one try only_", so put that worry out of your mind immediately. you're not going in there to get _fixed ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
3 points

Whenever you (or anyone else) go into any "therapeutic" situation please remember this: YOU are in charge. Listen to everything but...then....put it through your own sieve. Take from it what WILL work...

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postr/StutterOct 24, 2014
7 points

Going to start therapy next Wednesday. Scared.

Going to start therapy next Wednesday. Scared. Hi Reddit. This is my first post ever. been lurking for about two years now, but I'd never made an account before. I'm 21, at college, and I'm going to ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

Ok, so I'm a mechanical engineer. When I was a senior, my partner and I had to give a presentation on a project we had been working on for the past few weeks. I remember stuttering badly through the w...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

Currently no. Please contact us through http://mpi-stuttering-treatment.com/contact/ and we'll let you know when the therapy is offered in your state. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
2 points

I took the program a year ago, and it's worked out really well. It takes a lot of commitment and work but it really is worth it. You just have to keep up with the practice....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

Not me (I do stutter) but one of my aunts who used to stutter apparently outgrew her stutter sometime around her late teens/early twenties. Don't know how reliable the info is though....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
2 points

Below 3 beers it helps me ,above it getting worse .And it's logical if you think how a person talks when it's drunk or sober....

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

I'm in the middle of reading the book "How we decide"and i've come across something interesting. People perform much worse when they overthinking at something they do naturally .In the book were give ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
5 points

there's indeed often a connection between stutter and movement. yours seem to be a habit so ingrained that you can't control it anymore. i'm not sure, but i think speech therapists would be able to h...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
5 points

i didn't even _know_ there was a stuttering awareness day. we should have a day to make us aware of that day of awareness! >" it is in your head," "talk slower," or "breathe easy." yeah, i think ...

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