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I never did any speech exercises but I had a mindful coach who taught me belly-breathing. I used it for migraines and anxiety but I later learned that abdominal breathing has been used to help fluency...

For me it’s TOTALLY random. I’m probably 98% fluent but never knowing when my stutter will appear is very scary....

Stuttering and hormones/PMS

Stuttering and hormones/PMS I’m 24F and I grew up with a SEVERE stutter. It was present from the time I started speaking and was exacerbated by trauma in early childhood, made worse by bullying in sch...

Don’t give up. I stuttered from the age of four. School was terrible for me. As I became older my stuttering became much less severe. Hold on. Things can get easier....

I'm physically disabled as well. I feel like you're only thinking of complete paraplegics. There are many disabilities that leave you bound in a wheelchair a lot of the time, but you're able to walk ...

I'm going to voice my opinion pretty much every time somebody compares a physical disability to stuttering. They are nothing alike. I understand where people who are unfamiliar with physical disabil...

I'm Stuttering From The Age Of 12 And I'm 16 Now And I Still Stutter

I'm Stuttering From The Age Of 12 And I'm 16 Now And I Still Stutter I Started Stuttering From The Age Of 12 And I'm Still Stuttering. I Mostly Experience Block Type Stuttering And I Sometimes Take Se...

It's so frustrating I know I am capable of not stuttering I just can't seem to do it in certain situations it pisses me off so much...

I’m happy to see everyone’s intake on working at a call center as well as everyone experiences. For reference, I would classify my stutter as mild. I do not have a very severe stutter. Now I’m not say...

Has anyone else who's been under general anaesthesia had the experience of complete fluency in the 10-15 minutes after awaking from it?

Has anyone else who's been under general anaesthesia had the experience of complete fluency in the 10-15 minutes after awaking from it? I had a procedure done a few weeks ago for which I was put under...

I always have a stutter, some days are better than others. The first week I was nervous, but settled in shortly after. Leadership never acknowledged my stutter, but kept me up to date on my good stats...

I feel like having a career that involved a lot of talking helped me a ton (10 years Air Force Logistics). Instant word substitution on the fly is crazy. I’ve always felt like my mind moves like light...

I did for about a year. For the first few months I spoke perfect. Completely fluent. From there, it started to get worse and worse and eventually I would get hard blocks multiple times ever call. I th...

Anyone else's stutter worsened as they grew into adulthood?

Anyone else's stutter worsened as they grew into adulthood? I've always had a stutter, but it wasn't that bad until I turned 17. In fact it was barely even noticeable, to the point that most of my sch...

Is it better to speak fast and openly stutter or to speak slow with pauses at certain words you struggle with?

Is it better to speak fast and openly stutter or to speak slow with pauses at certain words you struggle with? Hey I'm new here. So I've been stuttering since childhood and I never really thought abou...

finally a good day

finally a good day i am a senior medical student and i had the practical and oral exam today, for the first time in my history an oral exam went well, there was 5 stations, the doctors were kind and l...

Did anyone else develop a severe stutter overnight?

Did anyone else develop a severe stutter overnight? I had a really bad motorcycle accident 3 months ago. I'm in hospital still, doing a lot better but I woke up 4 days ago and I was stuttering so badl...

Find a different speech therapist. Any therapist that sees you for that long and isn't achieving results should say "What I'm doing isn't helping, let's find someone who is a better fit for you." The...

Hey, I can definitely relate. Speaking comes so naturally to others, while we face this challenge every day. The hard part is not knowing how your speech will be from one day to the next. We just have...

All comes down to how you are able to manage it. I was born with a stutter and the early years through high school were horrific. A lot of stutter’s deal with ptsd from their childhood that impacts th...