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postr/StutterSep 28, 2025
9 points

stuttering and anxiety stress

stuttering and anxiety stress Friends, I have shared this before. I am working on stuttering. I speak in front of a mirror. I try to speak slowly and pause. At first, my blocks were high. Now they hav...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2025
1 points

If you are stuttering then you are not breathing properly. This is why fluent speakers don’t stutter because they breathe for speech. You will need to experiment with your breathing until you stop stu...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2025
1 points

Just try to focus on your breathing and not worry too much about stuttering...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2025
1 points

Sometimes I feel like I'm not breathing properly; I feel like I'm holding my breath. Anyway, thanks so much for the advice....

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Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2025
2 points

I'm a bit surprised that your fluency didn't get a bit better after your brain embraced the acceptance, not to sound judgey or anything. I've heard that once you feel comfortable and the shame is redu...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & MonitoringAnticipating Stuttering+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2025
1 points

How often do you hold your breath? Can you ever relax or are you always tense? Have you ever just sat in a chair and just sat there breathing without thinking of how you are breathing? Try observin...

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Mindfulness & BreathingFluency TechniquesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2025
1 points

I basically do not stutter anymore. Just sit in a chair in a quiet room and think about falling asleep. When you stutter you forget how to breathe for speech. Breathing should be relaxed as though you...

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Mindfulness & BreathingAnticipating StutteringHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterSep 23, 2025
3 points

DAF App for Android?

DAF App for Android? Been a stutter from childhood and just today I got to know about DAF through reddit. I've solved my issue and I stutter occasionally by boosting my confidence and meditations. ...

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Assistive DevicesMindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
1 points

Breaking old habits / thought patterns / avoidance behaviours will take time. You took the first step on putting in the time and effort of working on your speech. Now it's emotional trauma / past memo...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
1 points

All you need to do is to sit in a chair in a quiet room and just breathe. No blowing. Just breathe as though you are getting ready to sleep. Easy and smooth airflow. Next time watch a fluent person sp...

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Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
1 points

How do you do it? Do you have to inhale deeply through your nose and then exhale slowly through your mouth? I'd like to practice what you do....

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
1 points

I have two family members that stutter. I can tell you that when they sing, they do not stutter. first of all music makes you more relaxed and happy. I guess second you watch that rhythm. it helps the...

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Situational VariabilityMindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2025
3 points

Hi I was never one for breakfast, but when I started my help desk role I ate for sure.  If it calms down nerves I would have done it.  I think that phased out after a few months though. In my curren...

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Energy & Biological RhythmsMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2025
1 points

Consider Jack Menear's And the Stuttering Just Dies, which I can speak on heavily. There isn't any contradiction with established research. The falsifiable claim is there: stutterers have different th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

One helpful way to approach stuttering is to notice the automatic thoughts that come up right before or during a block. Instead of trying to push through or fight them, pause and label the thought (“I...

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Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
2 points

Slowing down has helped me a lot. Don't let the anxiety control your rate of speech. Repeating positive affirmations has also helped me to deal with the anxiety....

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Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 17, 2025
3 points

Self-treatment

Self-treatment Dear Redditors, In my country the study of defectology is extremely underrepresented. I had a very good speech therapist, who literally slashed my stutter to the point that I didn'...

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Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2025
1 points

Take deep breaths and speak and say your name while holding your breath. I struggle with Speach impediment extensively also I had did a Speach course last year and receive great results from it. It ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2025
2 points

A therapist suggested this too but it can be difficult to avoid. I believe a lot of stutterers experience a rush of adrenaline especially in pressured situations in which we must speak, i.e drive thru...

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Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
1 points

Yes, she say words after each other. Why not! The point is not to start with open mouth and breathing into the stomage and not into the breast. Before [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvdPx8MX\_g...

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Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing