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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2020
1 points

I think this is cause your larynx isn't involved when whispering. Hold your hand to your throat when you talk normally and you'll feel it vibrate. Now try whispering, and you'll see it won't....

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2020
1 points

How bad was your stutter before? Did you stutter when reading or talking to yourself?...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationExperiential AssociationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2020
1 points

I went to a ton of speech therapy till I was about 30 and I don’t think any of it ever really helped. Now I would like to try like some kind of a yogic breathing class, but covid... I also wish I coul...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingSituational Variability
postr/StutterNov 30, 2020
161 points

You've demanded it and finally you've got it: my (almost) three minutes of quasi non-stuttery BBC interview. Enjoy and please don't dox.

You've demanded it and finally you've got it: my (almost) three minutes of quasi non-stuttery BBC interview. Enjoy and please don't dox. ...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2020
1 points

Congrats! I stutter day to day but do some voice acting and never have an issue. I also did plays in school and never stuttered on stage. Not sure why but it must be using a different part of the brai...

Causes & Variability
Roles & PerformanceSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2020
2 points

This happened to me last year when I had to do a group presentation everyone was anxious to speak, so I just said I’d do it and I was surprisingly fluent and only stuttered like two times.I think what...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Situational VariabilityMindfulness & BreathingPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2020
9 points

Dude, that's the thing I learned a long time ago, you don't have to overthink any of the opportunities that sometimes are brought to you: just say that you'll do it, you'll eventually figure it out, a...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking+1 more
postr/StutterNov 27, 2020
133 points

My big fat non-stuttery BBC World News interview

My big fat non-stuttery BBC World News interview Yesterday I appeared on friggin BBC World News, in front of millions of people. And I didn't stutter (not perceptibly at least) ONE SINGLE TIME. I gen...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesHope & MotivationSituational Variability
postr/StutterNov 20, 2020
13 points

Anyone else able to “read words” aloud mechanically until you start to think about it?

Anyone else able to “read words” aloud mechanically until you start to think about it? I’ve had a little bit of luck when reading aloud in just bypassing my mind entirely and going words->mouth wit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringSituational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2020
3 points

That’s funny because yesterday in class, the school’s network was so bad that everyone had to write in the chat rather than speak on the mic. This turned out to be my best lecture yet, where the teach...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
postr/StutterNov 17, 2020
14 points

I gave my IELTs speaking test today.

I gave my IELTs speaking test today. Today was my IELTs speaking test. I told before hand that I stutter/stammer. And it was quite good. I am satisfied. I didn't expected it would feel this great. I...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2020
2 points

He said in an interview that when he was younger, he would stand infront of a mirror and read poetry to himself aloud. Biden said that he felt this helped him increase his fluency....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
5 points

He spent a lot of time reading poetry out loud in front of a mirror. I think he also marks up his speeches ahead of time and plans out pauses to prevent blocks. [Give this a watch if you haven't alre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Sometimes I find success by making my phrases more "musical." With practice, you can make it unnoticeable. I often find a rhythm and tap my foot, counting in my head, "1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4..." Wh...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Rythm thing I am familiar with actually,have you ever noticed when you sing you don't stutter !, that's why they recommend to talk with rythm not too obvious of course,check youtube videos !...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
7 points

He hasn't talked about it to much to my knowledge, but he did say a few things that have personally helped my stutter a bit: \- He wrote that nuns at his school as a kid told him to speak with a "rhy...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalFluency TechniquesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
2 points

I find other results are possible also: Reading something _to_ someone can come with a stutter, whereas reading something _on your own_ doesn't. But we're different, all of us. It's part of what make...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterNov 13, 2020
12 points

Not stuttering when reading aloud

Not stuttering when reading aloud I find it quite confusing that whenever I read something out loud, I barely stutter. For example, I play this game with my friends that involves reading something off...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterNov 11, 2020
5 points

I stutter but not normally

I stutter but not normally Hey guys this is my first time here, I've stuttered since I've been 5. When i was a kid i stuttered normally like anyone else who suffers with stuttering would. I would get ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterNov 9, 2020
5 points

Stuttering less when not holding eye contact

Stuttering less when not holding eye contact Hey there, This is my first post here, I've had a stutter since I was 4 years old and it feels like it's getting a bit worse nowadays (mainly blocks with ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityPhysical Tension