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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2019
1 points

Weeks at the minimum. It takes 21 days to make a habit, and 90 days for the brain to change its neural pathways. By practising, my speeech becomes smoother. There are relapses. Right now I'm going thr...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2019
1 points

do you guys also stutter when you’re alone? And how long did you do it before you saw an improvement?...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2019
2 points

Good for you! I've had speech therapy from age 5 to 25 and I have about 85% fluency. I also did hypnosis and that was a game changer for me. I learned how to properly breathe through my diaphragm...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2019
2 points

I had speech therapy from age 8-11 but I no longer do it. Currently I’m getting allergy shots twice a week and going to anxiety counseling once a week, in addition to being a high school student. I’d ...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2019
2 points

Hi, I would suggest you could do the McGuire programme if it's available near you. It's worldwide! And once you do the four day intensive course you are a member for life. It reteaches you how to brea...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2019
1 points

The course is called "Starfish", and it operates in the UK and the middle east. The course was actually really pleasant and nice and it helped me a lot....

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2019
1 points

I once tried it and it worked for a few weeks then it didn't work with me. But fortunately enough I went to a course over the summer and it worked for me....

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2019
1 points

Although I myself haven't attended a group therapy session, I've got few acquaintances who participate in a group therapy kinda thing every weekend. They do, impromptu speeches etc. And many of them ...

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postr/StutterSep 26, 2019
10 points

Reading aloud in groups

Reading aloud in groups I’m sure most stutterers have struggled reading aloud in class or talking to a group of people.I find myself stuttering less when I’m focused and only talking to one person.I’m...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2019
1 points

Maybe you could email the therapist or the clinic to make your first appointment? I'm a second year SLP grad student and over the summer I worked with a gentlemen (23 year old male) who stutters and w...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2019
1 points

Thanks for sharing I really appreciate it. I can relate to people around you being unable to support you despite good intentions. I do plan on working hard at practicing afterwards, but I agree that m...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2019
2 points

I did this program about 8 or so years ago and I feel very positively about it. Did it “cure” me? Of course not! I don’t even think that is possible. But I learned a lot of good techniques that have h...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2019
3 points

I went through the program whenever I was 16, I'm 19 now. It is a LOT of work and the 12 days are basically hell. I did see 'some' positive differences after the end of the program, but nothing close ...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2019
3 points

I did the program when I was 14 (I’m 18 now). When I was there, the program did help me and I did hear/feel a difference in my speech. But the improved speech went away with time. I’m sure this progra...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2019
2 points

I completely understand all of the frustrations you have as I've felt the same or similarly. The only way your stutter is ever going to get better is if you actively work on it. What step(s) are yo...

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commentr/StutterSep 17, 2019
1 points

I already did, 3 different therapies... None of them worked, stuttering stopped by itself out of no where and simply spawned back now...

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commentr/StutterSep 16, 2019
2 points

A speech language pathologist with a specialization in fluency (hopefully you won't be working on fluency, that's just what ASHA calls the specialization in stuttering). I think speech therapy is the...

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2019
1 points

I always felt like that. Even a therapist told me once that the therapy works better when you're young and it's more of a habit now. But i think I'm gonna try again as well. Definitely with a new ther...

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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2019
2 points

I took the course three years ago or so -- it's difficult to say what I think of the course after that period of time. I still stutter, quite a lot in fact at times, so it isn't the cure-all that they...

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commentr/StutterSep 11, 2019
1 points

I don't have a method of stopping this: but I do have some advice. Firstly, story time - so when I was a kid, I didn't speak and during my teens I had a pretty intense stutter with blocking that wen...

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