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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2024
1 points

Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Tips from your book: Helpful tips: * observe how you speak e.g., how your jaw moves * focus on your breathing (to have adequate air to speak) * train the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2024
3 points

I’m currently in speech therapy for this. Something I’ve learned just recently is when I anticipate a block I stop breathing and start holding my breath while speaking because I’m so anxious to fuck u...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2024
3 points

Read the article in link below and practice «flexible rate». I have done it for a little while and it really helps me when i have a Block and I have actually started getting confidence in speaking. I ...

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Fluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMar 22, 2024
4 points

Helpfull resources

Helpfull resources Hello fellow stutterers. I have grown to really appreciate this group and your stories and posts. I am 34 male and have stuttered all my life. I have in a big part of my life had s...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2024
5 points

Guys, if you’re stuttering varies depending on situations, seriously read everything the Univeristy of Minnesota has about it. They have a very spot on approach for working with and making your stutte...

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2024
2 points

It can also develop because of trauma. But now that you are stuttering, a few advices would be to talk slower than right now, do not hesitate to pause during a sentence to breath, try to breath throug...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Trauma & PsychologicalFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2024
9 points

“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” - Japanese proverb. Shake it off. Life could be worse - you could be blind and deaf at the same time. I recently saw a kid at church do a 3 minute speech. He...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
6 points

I feel that. I had other speech problems, so I had to go to speech therapy anyway. It was frustrating trying to explain that I couldn’t help my stutter, but luckily my other speech issues were helped....

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Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
1 points

Try to touch you jawbone activating tactile feedback. And don’t forget breath and relaxing. Another trick: imagine you talk in monotonous way as if there is a metronome inside you. You will sound a bi...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
1 points

Have you tried to stop that word (or sentence) your blocking on and just restart the word/sentence...Almost like a mulligan. I saw another post about a block in which you almost drop your jaw *instea...

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commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
14 points

You don't push. The way to get past a block is the very thing you don't want to do. You have to make the sound. You don't have to go all at once. You can baby step it. But you have to be willing to ma...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

It does slightly make your throat bigger, so try just resting on the bottom right before you speak, and don't overthink the speech...

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Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

Actually, that has to be placebo, when you talk more quickly the tongue being at the bottom of your mouth makes it closer to the state it needs to be to make most sounds, so resting the tongue on the ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

Sometimes I use a metronome as a "I'm speaking" indicator and not only as a way to lesson my stutter. Let's say I'm in a meeting and I start speaking. And when my block is getting long or when someon...

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Assistive DevicesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
1 points

I never thought of that I play musical instrument and you what this idea could work since keeping yourself in tempo will prevent you from rushing or slowing down when playing a song...

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
3 points

I have - plenty of times. Look up stuttering and using a metronome on Youtube. Practice 15 minutes a day and your speech will improve guaranteed....

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
1 points

I remember being asked to be in a video in High school. I felt like the ground would be the perfect escape. What really saved me in those moments was taking a beat to calm myself down. I'd focus on ...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
1 points

Go find a speech pathologist or therapist, I’m a 28 year old male and before I went to one my Speech was so bad, I started 2 years ago, I still stutter and my days fluctuate but it’s much better, you ...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2024
4 points

NP! If it ends up not being a great fit, then you can look for another job and switch. Just make sure you don't quit your job before you find another one lined up. Also you can reduce your blocks in...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2024
2 points

I read another post about dropping your jaw (so you can't force your tongue to the back of your throat) and air can flow. Try that and try whispering and when the sound starts to flow, ease into your...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques