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commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
3 points

There´s a book called speech is a river that make´s this same question. The woman asked an older man on a elevator; ¿Do you struggle to talk? ¿Does it take your conscious effort? For me it does. At...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Propositionality & WeightFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
1 points

I'm currently in therapy with... it simply works. Speech had never been easy for me. With the therapy I got to speak easily 70% of the time, the next week 80%, then 95%, then I started cold calling a...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyPositive Therapy TechniquesFluency Techniques+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
4 points

Have you ever tried this stutter strategy for more than 2 months?

Have you ever tried this stutter strategy for more than 2 months? # Strategy: **Step 1**: Silent mouthing a word (such as shown in [this](https://youtu.be/JnZfZzXJKDg?t=50) video). While instructing ...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
2 points

Success looks like speaking much more comfortably to anyone and being able to say what you want when you want to who you want. Everyone gets more fluent short-term, and some are able to maintain that,...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

Let me put it this way: I'm relieved that the stuttering has been overcome. The point is, what the speech therapist says isn't correct. Because the diaphragm is attached to the ribs, and the nature of...

Coping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Fluency TechniquesMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
2 points

Speech therapy definitely helps me. Also with stuttering, it’s all in our heads. It’s fear based. That’s proof of why you don’t stutter when you’re alone. My advice is to use visualization. It gives y...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

Practice Suggestions ?

Practice Suggestions ? Hi yall I’m a 22 Male, I’ve been stammering since I was 5. I am able to Have full sentences conversations but starting a convo or reading aloud can quite be Challenging. When I’...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
2 points

It will buddy. Keep going. Hypnotherapy seems like a nice try. Speech therapy too. You will get better is just a mather of giving enough tries. Don´t give up. Be like Rocky. I don´t stutter on my own...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesExperiential Association
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
5 points

My stutter constantly gets worse. Losing hope

My stutter constantly gets worse. Losing hope Had a stutter since I was a kid. Always had it. Some weeks are good other weeks are bad For the past 3 months my stutter has been severely bad to the po...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesFluency TechniquesEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

Thats what i wrote. But to train the diaphgram, you need to breath low and against resistance. Its just called "breathing with the stomach" in my country, as your stomach/belly/abdomen or whatever you...

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Fluency TechniquesTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

This is really unbelievable nonsense, because you hear this very often. You don't breathe with your stomach, so putting weight on your stomach makes no sense. Because you don't breathe with your stoma...

Coping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Fluency TechniquesMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2024
7 points

The best advice I can give is that when introductions are inevitable, always say the name first, don't wait to be asked. It's like when you're waiting for an attack in the form of questions, you strik...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2024
3 points

I have an issue when people ask me my name. I would say I feel like you but about 25% of the time I can get my name out. What's weird but helps is to pause a second or two and speak softly and elong...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2024
1 points

hi! -I’ve stuttered for as long as I can remember -I did receive speech therapy. My therapist addressed strategies tailored towards me -I feel I stutter most when answering questions that I have a se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringFluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2024
1 points

Just meaning when I'd stutter, I'd do those things. So there'd be no confusion or fear of what I should do. It's preplanned and simple, no need to change words or sounds....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2024
1 points

Great feedback. Thank you. Would you mind clarifying what you meant by having go to's for stuttering?...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2024
1 points

Please go for it and challenge yourself. Heres my reason: I took a job offer where I'd present in front of groups of people several days during the week. I took that job over a more quiet HR posi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalFluency TechniquesEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 17, 2024
19 points

Story from my Sales Manager at the Gym

Story from my Sales Manager at the Gym Hey all, so I want to share a story that may be helpful to others in the same situation I'm in where I can speak 100% fluently while alone, but around other peop...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalFluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2024
2 points

I had speech therapy for 10 years. Heres what helped me: Lay down and put a weight on your stomach to train your diaphragm while you breathe. The weight should move up and down. There is a difference...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2024
3 points

Controlind and retraining of the diaphragm. It was a succes 4 me. I am already more then 10+ years stutterfree and speak like anybody else. People don’t believe me if I tell them I had a stutter until...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception