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I found being confident in what I am saying in my mind makes it easier, like playing a rythm game in my head...

If you mean: You can predict that you will stutter and after you actually start speaking you will stutter on that exact word, I guess that is common. At least it happens to me all the time. If you ...

I think I know what to do, since I had a similar problem. When I fixed it, I even became more fluent when I actually speak. Hope that helps you. Personally, I think in conversations. I usually imagin...

Does anyone else stutter *IN THEIR MIND* before even speaking??

Does anyone else stutter *IN THEIR MIND* before even speaking?? I’ll be talking to someone and have a thought in my mind I want to say. I’ll practice it in my head…and I’ll stutter it in my head. Li...

I think it’s down to focusing more on the words instead of your stutter. Since your first language comes naturally to you, you have more mental space to think about not stuttering...

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Bad image of people Hello, I just went to a regular therapist again (who used to stutter) and these things we talked about could help you. We started of with stress levels, she said it's a cycle: you ...

Do y'all talk to yourself often?

Do y'all talk to yourself often? When I'm by myself, I do not stutter and talk like I never had stutter in my life. I often talk to myself because of that reason. Does anyone do the same?...

* don't care, worry or overthink when doing silent blocks * speak on the timing of your speech plan and always breathe calmly, stick to fluency laws and stress management, don't engage in unhelpful be...

I'm 38/M and my journey with my stutter has essentially followed the arc of radical self acceptance over the course of my life. I say arc because there are still days, weeks, periods, etc where I noti...

>I'm currently watching this video by Mort Cooper. He poses that the reason we stutter, is because we don't want to stutter. There are two elements that could lead to a speech block: 1. not focus...

Awesome reply and very detailed! ​ >*"What specific 'game plan' would you advise? Could you break it down into a few steps, what would it look like?"* I think, it may be effective to ...

>*"What do I do? How do I maintain the belief that I am worthy or can actually successfully function in this world? I can do so much and have so much talent and skill but feel I will die with every...

I think that you are able to speak more fluent than you believe. It is a neurological condition of course, but it's also a lot in the mind. You are probably thinking about it too much, which for all s...

I worded that part a bit wrong. It’s possible and very common with a stutter, but not possible if you fully take control of your stutter, which requires the not caring what others think, putting yours...

I’m someone who has worked in an IT operations role (help desk) for roughly 4 years but I do plan on transitioning into a development role in the future. With that being said I stuttered and had to an...

confidence gives you the ability to change your mind which determines the fluency level, it depends but stuttering is that mental game we all deal with...

Thank you for your response - how did you manage to transform your mindset regarding your stutter? For a lot of the opportunities that have been offered to me, it would be reckless to accept them (i...

I have never really stuttered in the true sense of the word, but i have had complete silent blocks due to physchological trauma. My advice to you is pretty much to observe how other people converse. I...

Let me offer a different perspective on this issue. Have you ever thought that your speech problems are partly caused by your perfectionistic tendencies? Have you actually really listed carefully to o...

Strategy to reduce anticipation anxiety & checklist

Strategy to reduce anticipation anxiety & checklist # Strategy: **Situation**: If we speak a feared word, then we often anticipate negative listeners responses or anticipate stuttering. Non-stut...