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How do you trick your brain into thinking like that? I feel like I have very limited control over my brain....
Is forcing my way through my stutter during public speaking situations a good idea?
Is forcing my way through my stutter during public speaking situations a good idea? **Hi** all, im 16 m and and high school. I always find that I want to speak up during class or answer a question for...
I agree with you. Statistically speaking research states that most people who stutter start stuttering around 2 years of age. Late onset is indeed uncommon and can even occur into adulthood (think psy...
>*Any tips?* Most people outgrow or recover from stuttering near the onset of stuttering. My recommendation is: * stop worrying about stuttering or negative listener's responses (because this wil...
hard on the third paragraph. grades in my school are heavily reliant on speaking in class + presentations (or rather, the easiest way to get an A is class participation). and you made a really great p...
Noticed myself stuttering in adulthood
Noticed myself stuttering in adulthood Hi, first of all this isn’t anything I feel particularly worried about. I’m just a little confused. I’ve never had a problem with speech in my life but recently ...
I agree that PWS tense speech muscles (e.g., jaw, mouth, laryngual and respiratory muscles). These are a few reasons why a *person who stutters* tenses speech muscles, like: * **inaccurate knowledge*...
When you tense you articulatory muscles voluntarily when you are by yourself, there is a 99% chance that you will not stammer. because a stammerer will not stammer when he is talking to himself. So,th...
>*Maybe a better way I can phrase my question is if the physiological or mechanical reason for a speech block is not a sort of involuntary valsava maneuver. Then what is?* You can test this out fo...
If only that's how it was. Sometimes occupying my mind with other things helps clear my speech but it can and has also caused me to stutter more because I'm not thinking of what I'm saying or trying t...
>*This looks to be for mouth and jaw movements* Thank you! I'm referring to all the muscles that are used to speak. **Speech muscles** are composed of: * articulatory muscles (*lips, tongue, jaw,...
I am going to give you a very simple example. Do you consciously try to control your legs while walking or do you have to coordinate your movement while riding a bike? I would presume not. The key to ...
>Iv read an article that explained some of the physiological process of what happens when we undergo a block when trying to speak. [This](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EAdO8ZXLSwt4xYkJIkuZ6d...
>I'm not sure if this terminology is from another speech therapy programme Thank you. The academic terminology used are mainly adopted by PhD researchers, not by thereapists. The reason I used sc...
>Ok, so even tho my jaw, lips and mouth feels tense, I should not try to relax and push through with moving my speech muscles? Yes correct, I recommend to stop focusing on: * tensing mouth muscle...
Ok, so even tho my jaw, lips and mouth feels tense, I should not try to relax and push through with moving my speech muscles? I really appreciate your patience....
>intention of my mind of trying not to stutter make me stutter. Scientists state that we cannot directly operate the movement of muscles ourselves. For example, if you move your legs when you are ...
>The tensing of my jaw/mouth is very very instinctive esp on a feared word. I agree completely! You raise a good point. I argue that speech therapies place too much emphasis on '*reducing tension ...
My mind always try to avoid stuttering... And that makes me stutter
My mind always try to avoid stuttering... And that makes me stutter [removed]...
Tips to improve stuttering (Strategy to stop paying attention to stuttering - with the goal of outgrowing stuttering as an adult)
Tips to improve stuttering (Strategy to stop paying attention to stuttering - with the goal of outgrowing stuttering as an adult) This is my attempt to summarize a strategy by not caring about stutter...