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commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
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Haha, not really what I meant with "fuck it". I meant more like I wouldn't let stuttering and my social awkwardness hold me back anymore. I recognise the feeling though. Especially during meetings o...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftAvoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

I guess the latter. I didn't consciously force myself to go out specifically to lessen my stuttering, I just wanted to be less like a lone wolf. I always hated it though that when I had a bad stutter,...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

The technique used there is called coastal breathing. Some more information about it can be found here: http://stammerless.com/costal-breathing/ or you can buy the McGuire Programme book called Beyond...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

Awesome, thanks for the input!...

commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

That's the same strategy that I use – "fuck it, I'm talking now". It makes me somewhat narcissistic (to people who doesn't know me) and sometimes loud/too animate, but it helps. But I still can't get...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
2 points

If you're in the US those employers not hiring you due to your stutter are breaking the law (the ADA)....

School & Work
Access & RightsEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

I'd recommend having therapy. The biggest difference for me having therapy as a kid and now is that I try more now. Back then I didn't want to face it, I just hid from it. Now I want to do something a...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

yeah, I agree, AEIOU are the most difficult words to push out...

commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

This is a thing that even I noticed, I dont stutter when swearing!...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Strategic Swearing/CursingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

How did it go?...

commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

Alcohol = great. Weed = bad. LSD = &&&&brrrrwoooook##@www....

commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

I went to that program. It's a good program, but he's flat wrong about skull resonance....

commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
2 points

Talking to a computer in a tiny room for 5 or 6 hours, and some controlled conversation. It's hard, kind of weird, but good. Very helpful if you apply yourself, but a lot of people decide they don't l...

Therapy & ProfessionalMeds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesHelpful Med OutcomesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

I had a moderate stutter when I went to HCRI. I couldn't hide it. The founder/CEO or whatever is kind of scammy/unscientific. The therapists are great though, and you will be fluent when you leave if...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Therapy ExperiencesAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2014
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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2014
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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2014
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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2014
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Can anybody who went there elaborate on what a typical day consists of?...

commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2014
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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2014
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I went in 2011 and I thought it was a big help, but my stutter never really went away, and it was very difficult to practice the techniques I learned, in the real world. I ended up losing most of what...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Therapy ExperiencesAvoidance & Substitution