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postr/StutterSep 15, 2013
3 points

Is it really stuttering?

Is it really stuttering? Recently I had this thought - I am really stuttering? I have been to some speech therapists and psychologists and I must say that the latter helped me the most. Plus I have al...

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2013
1 points

try saying "present" fast , it sometimes works for me....

commentr/StutterSep 14, 2013
1 points

If you find that a particular sound is consistently giving you trouble, try revisiting how you pronounce that sound. When you get stuck on the 'h' in 'here', I bet the block happens way in the back...

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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2013
1 points

Thats very curious. Sounds like something about roll call gives you a lot of pressure. If this is the only time you're having this problem then yeah, i suggest switching it up. "i'm here" or "yes, her...

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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2013
1 points

No, I rarely panic when I do any of those. It for some reason only happens during roll call. Of course I stutter once in a while, but I don't panic like that...

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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2013
1 points

But you dont feel that panic and fast hear beat if you have to read aloud, or give a presentation, or you need to go up to someone to ask for directions or anything like that?...

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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2013
1 points

You should have a speech therapist on your campus. Ask the counselor, then you can get some helpful hints from the therapist!...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
3 points

Here's what I do: distract myself from the roll call, but still listen for my name. When you hear your name just say HI! Here is a hard word for me to say too. But look forward to college, when you o...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
1 points

I agree but if you are feeling overwhelmed and anxious about your stutter is better if you tell your teacher that you stutter. You can still practice that Hh sound in the mean time. Remember, the mo...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
1 points

But then it'd feel like I'm backing away from the problem instead of trying to face it...

commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
1 points

Yeah, like when I know I'll have to say it I just panic and my heart starts beating fast. It's only when she's turned around and I have to make it to where she can hear me. Otherwise raising my hand h...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
1 points

I know how you feel. When I was in high school I felt terrified of saying "here", so I would say it very quietly and raise my hand. But if I were to go back in time I would tell all my teachers that...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
2 points

maybe try saying a different word instead of "here", like "present". I know that i get hung up on certain words like "comedian", so i have to find other words that mean the same thing, but doesn't ge...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
4 points

I usually add a prefix to avoid stuttering. "Here" would make me stutter, but "I am here" wouldn't. With some practice you can say the prefix without people realizing (but still helping with fluency)....

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
1 points

Very interesting that this is the only time that it happens. Do you stutter when you need to talk to her after class or if you have to give a presentation? Do you kind of feel a sudden rush of panic ...

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postr/StutterSep 12, 2013
9 points

Help with stuttering

Help with stuttering I'm in high school and whenever the teacher calls role I stutter. I struggle to get the "here" out and I end up going "h-h-h-here". It's gotten to the point where I just get scare...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
2 points

This movie needs to be backed! At the National Stuttering Association Annual conference he presented and showed a teaser of the video! AMAZING. DO it! Do it!...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
1 points

Good points, I think 1000 of the original DVDs were posted out worldwide 2011 and then the videos were transferred across to the website in 2012. Grant has always been careful not to make any non-...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2013
2 points

Well done on the kickstarter video. That's a hard medium to nail. This was did it. Succinct, personal, relevant. And, do mine eyes deceive me? Is that a little push the whole time? Very classy....

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postr/StutterSep 12, 2013
7 points

Help share this incredibly unique stuttering story with the world through kickstarter!

Help share this incredibly unique stuttering story with the world through kickstarter! ...

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