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It does not work as a improvement. It will only work as a cure as you are learning your diaphragm do move fluently. If you don’t stop when you stutter you will stutter and fall back into old habits. ...

The thing what makes the method so effective is that you stop if you feel a stutter and say it fluently after. Your diaphragm will get used to a fluent movement. If you do it but don’t stop it will no...

I can say, the method works everything you guys described is mostly true. It is a step back but only for 3 weeks. You have to speak slow and have to do it everytime. If you do that i will get better i...

Drill & physical training (PT) actually turned out to be some of the easier things for me once I figured out how to yell correctly. Being so loud all the time destroys your throat if you don't do ...

Don't have any advice than to practice speech stimulability exercises on your problem words and practice using your diaphragm to speak. There's a sweet spot to begin talking on the exhale. You don't w...

I agree with much of what you say, such as, addressing the reaction to triggers, stop blaming wrong factors (e.g., thinking that fear results in stuttering instead of the maladaptive reactions), not a...

The essence of the Del Ferro method lies in maintaining control over the diaphragm in all speaking situations. It’s not solely about distraction from speech triggers, as you described, but about maste...

I experience the exact same thing (speech blockers). I sometimes say the word / sentence really quietly and it comes out just fine. Then pause for a minute and try to say it louder. It can help to pra...

Fluency treatment will, or should, include both fluency shaping as well as stuttering/fluency modification. Shaping: Reduce anxiety and sensitivity about stuttering in front of others. Adopt some new...

Learn to yell with your diaphragm. Start with one command you know you'll be using the most like tench-hut, parade rest, etc. & keep at it until it comes easy. What helped me the most was belting...

Could you provide a step-by-step guide on how to effectively apply the Del Ferro method? (in your own thoughts) This is my attempt to synthesize the Del Ferro strategy: Step 1: * eyes closed (to av...

Bro, he’s having an episode like every few words, but he’s got his techniques down. He kicked ass, good for him....

* In his book, Lee pounds the angle of "Stuttering is a habit. Fluency is a habit." On page 64, Lee writes, "Stuttering is a trained response: Like it or not, we allowed that habit." * Lee continues, ...

Also dude you're only 19. Frontal lobes doesn't finish develop until 25. For some people not until 30. Frontal lobes play a part in speech production. Specifically the Brocas area. So your stuttering ...

Going through it again, but this time for real (i hope so). I think this is the first time I get it, I'm still in the first 'step', where I have to speak slow, taking my time, bc, time is infinity an...

You learn strategies and methods for managing your stutter. It’s not just going to disappear, suddenly or gradually. Only when you apply techniques with regularity will it ever feel “automatic”, it’s ...

I had a therapist that didn’t help me, so I quit. I went back a year later and the new therapist was a life changer. You just have to find the right therapist. That being said, the strategies that I...

I realized that when you manage to control yourself in a conversation, use fluency techniques, talk less and avoid stuttering, you manage to trick your brain and for some reason you temporarily enter...

I’ll pay attention to whether I’m tensing up somewhere in my body and try to relax it. If I get to a word I can tell I will stutter, I’ll take a short pause as I’m talking and then say the word. Usual...

Me? Yes. Since being a v young child. Past two years I have made huge improvements. I go Toastmasters etc. some days it isn’t there at all. Not “cured” just a lot more recovered. Don’t believe everyth...