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Agreed, this by no means cures stuttering. I'm also aware that my current improved speech will not sustain. However, if this opens my mind to other areas of self improvement then I'm a happy man. For ...

Maybe it is, I don't know. All I know is after a while of using "My name is-" I'm able to introduce myself without beginning with that. I can now say, "Jim" or "I'm Jim." without issue, in public, i...

This is an avoiding technique. I'm not sure it's better than actually stuttering....

I worked at a pizza place where I was expo (taking them out of the oven and slicing them) which didn't require me to speak much except for yelling "Hot pie" when I was done with an order. They switch...

i'm going through the same problem right now. gonna be starting university after summer and have been stressing about how i'm gonna get my name out to all the people that will be asking me. So far the...

I recently had to do this to record a voicemail - I'll admit my heart did drop a bit when I played it back and had to deal with (Ill be honest, slight) stutters getting in the way. But I know to anyon...

I used to stutter my name out. But instead of saying just my name I go. "my name's jim" "my name is jim" I start with "my name is" because I'm sort of introducing myself. Get used to introducing...

Well i think the vast majority of people (stutterers included) are experts in breathing. we've been doing it perfectly well all our lives. But sometimes we can interfere with the breathing process as ...

you're avoiding facing your fear head on and using a workaround which is avoiding. A lot of PWS do avoid and it only reinforces the fear they have in stuttering. Tricks and workaround dont give you ...

Yes, it can be seen as an avoidance behavior although I personally tend to rather see it as a workaround. You're not avoiding the situation, you're using technology to your advantage to get involved ...

Is this on the /r/ sound in the beginning of a word? A lisp occurs on an /s/ or "th" sound (sounds that are in the front portion of the mouth) typically so I would not believe that you are avoiding a ...

I have thought about this before, but i just keep reminding myself this is an avoidance behavior that will only hurt you in the long run. ...

Yeah, I know what you mean: I used to think that way and it will probably comes with shame for me too... However, I sort of am changing mindsets now because the situation is that I have to make calls...

Do whatever works for you, but for me the shame of having to use a soundboard of myself would far surpass that of blocking for some reason. I'm having a hard time "coming out" in my daily life as well...

I just want to piggyback and say that everything that Tim just said is spot on, imo. Learning that there are options other than fluency can be incredibly liberating. We need to remember that stutterin...

I'm 41, also stammered my while life. I did the rounds of speech therapy as a kid and it gave me absolutely nothing. The fact that they discharged you shows how poorly it's treated on the NHS. A few y...

For me, it's all about knowing what you can and cant say. funnily enough I can't say the word stutter. So I replace it with "speech impediment" or "stammer". I find myself doing this whole sentence...

If I'm having trouble, I'll write the sentence I want to say out in my head and then read it like a script. If I'm *really* having trouble with a block, I'll use a starter word, like "it's" or "dude" ...

My son is 8 and I am in this group for him. My advice to him has been to always say exactly what he wants to in his thoughts first. This means a delay when he is responding but it prevents him from st...

Certain words I substitute, but I can't always substitute. I can't say 'remember' all the time, so I will say 'recall' as its easier to say. Try and take tactical pauses as well and take a breath or...