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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2024
2 points

Incorrect question. Then ask how to stop stuttering. As long as you treat it as a test, you will continue to fail, nothing will change. Be in the topic of your dialog without hindsight, then you will ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2024
4 points

I’ll try and say “I’m X, (my name) how are you?” In my own terms. It helps getting over with it and it helps with confident later on, since I started the conversation in a success and not a stutter....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2024
2 points

In speech therapy I was taught to use the uh sound as an easy onset before I go to say letter/sounds I stutter the most with.Well the K sound gets me a lot and of course my name starts with a K.I reme...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
2 points

It’s funny, I’ve had “cool, let’s never talk about how much stuttering sucks ever again.” I’ve also had “how did you overcome it?” To which I tell them HCRI, practice and confidence.” Be ready for e...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindset shiftSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterJan 1, 2024
1 points

Success story

Success story This won’t be an option for everyone *** but I’ve been working on my speech for 15 years now. I have made huge improvements but I still struggle daily. I have ended up with such severe j...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
16 points

I've been in this exact same situation and it's not easy my friend. It doesn't get easier the more it happens either. They won't even remember this incident by the next day. I usually say 'sorry, I ha...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
2 points

Post 30 relapses are pretty imminent. All i can say is be hopefull. Hope plays a very imp role in lives. Post relapse i went to worst form of stutters but those were just phases. There will be good d...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationCycles & RandomnessFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2024
10 points

I feel you bro, but eventually this will pass. Just take a deep breath and watch a good movie. Next time just speak slowly, take slow breaths and pretend English is not your native language....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2023
1 points

It’s a great wish but not a great goal. Goals should be specific, tangible, achievable, and realistic. It can be small. An example could be: you decide that this year every time you go out to eat, you...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Advice RequestsFluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
1 points

You’re not alone, I do it all the time, and not just after a successful sentence, I’ll do it and not realize I’m doing it, my fiance will ask me what I’m saying sometimes and I’ll just be like “I didn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2023
1 points

I hear this all the time, no matter how confident I am it's a guarantee I'll run into some blocks. But it's all about stuttering comfortably, of course I'm going to stutter but using some of the techn...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & PrideStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterDec 30, 2023
1 points

Chatgpt for speech practice??

Chatgpt for speech practice?? Has anyone here tried using the Chatgpt voice assistant for practicing speaking. I am finding them really helpful because they have more patience than your average person...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

Guess I didn’t explain myself well. When meeting new person, say “FYI, I speak with a stutter, which means you may hear periods of silence or may have to wait a moment for my words to come out.” Or ...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersFluency Techniques
postr/StutterDec 29, 2023
1 points

Help me!

Help me! I'm tired of my speech. I think that I stutter but my parents and some friends say that I don't stutter and some I stutter sometimes. I'm living depressed and hopeless about my future. Rn I'm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

I am far from being happy and cure stuttering but there is little something I can share with you. 1. Do whatever you need to finish a word/sentence. I started making pauses after first letter but nev...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesFriendships & BelongingDating & Romance+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

Do you understand your stutter and what is going on in your speech mechanism when you stutter? Do you understand the techniques and how to use them to make your speech smoother? If not, share that wit...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2023
1 points

I will advice you to adopt a self help route, read a book valsalva hypothesis by Bill perry and start applying those concepts and doing those exercises daily.... you have to keep in mind that dail...

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Advice RequestsFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2023
1 points

Hit the gym, practice speaking with a lot of people, join toastmasters or other groups, learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable and be patient. Bonne chance....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2023
1 points

Oh I was assuming you'd doing diaphragmatic breathing when you used you're diaphragm to yell. Which I think would would be no? And then what I was really asking wouldn't you be able to take the breath...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2023
1 points

Great response! Yes I agree with you, we weren't allowed to speak with the del ferro if we feel a stutter. You are right, if I was able to distract myself from this stutter feeling (or other triggers)...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation