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You are misunderstanding. I said to use a few tangible techniques before speaking that will reduce the fear/rituals/blocks. When I suggest them, you seem to change the subject and return to the inif...

I think you are correct in your assumption that stuttering has a cognitive effect, however, I don't think it is due to faulty breathing as you stated. During a stressful situation, the brain shuts d...

Worried about cognitive side effects of my stutter

Worried about cognitive side effects of my stutter But for the generous patience and accommodation of my interviewers today, I truly may have broken down. Today was the latest in a lifelong series of...

Ooh yes I could see that! His pauses which could indicate word switching perhaps, lack of eye contact, and not elaborating his answers is eerily similar to what I do when I'm uncomfortable or anxious ...

Wellbutrin & worsened stammer

Wellbutrin & worsened stammer I was recently prescribed Wellbutrin for anxiety/ADD and have found that my stutter is worse. The prescription has worked wonders for my racing thoughts, but I find t...

I want others to know that they can finish my sentences because I stutter on all letters a lot. I'm more comfortable if people finish my sentences...

I don't know about research but asking my close people they have all told me that they don't think in detail about what they are going to say and how, it's probably almost unconscious. It's true that ...

Yeah... I never listen to myself because I can't stand how I sound to myself.. Other people tell me I can sing.. But if I play back a recording I hate it... So I just stopped listening to myself.. Jus...

1. Firstly, reading is similar to speaking sponaneously where you create an opportunity to practice. 2. Secondly, in my experience, learning from your secondary behaviors or perspective is important ...

I think it does. people with stutter will probably have social anxiety, and people with social anxiety will probably experience brain fog (mind going blank)...

Thanks. I also feel like if i’m alone, i’m more conscious about my stutter because i’m trying to think more when speaking/reading alone (like testing new things with reading, for example reading a boo...

I think that people with stutter are stuttering when they subconsciously expect, worry and get subconsciously tense. I know that I never stutter alone so I don't stutter alone. I would stutter with e...

There's definitely merit to the dopamine hypothesis - hence current FDA medical trials of Ecopipam. What is interesting is where to go from here. This dopamine:stuttering hypothesis implies that the...

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yoo Anyone else find their mind go blank sometimes and not knowing what to say? Is there anything that i can do to improve on this....

**" I never really have an issue with saying things along with other people, like reciting the liturgy at church"** Precisely, that is because the auditory feedback we gain from choral speech contain...

"how do I know what the correct timing is?" * The correct timing depends on the speech of the others in your visualisation. I recommend visualising that the people in your visualisation speak direct,...

I agree with you that it's odd that I cannot move my tongue when it's so relaxed. However 99% of people who stutter have this compulsive response. This is how stutterers block or prolong (core of stut...

Most people seen to recommend practicing the speech loads, which makes sense, so I'd try that. I do it a bit differently though, so this might be worth a try if that option doesn't work: I try to le...

Thank you for your tips. You recommend repeating voiceovers from audiobooks, speaking in an accent, reading aloud, learning to feel the tongue and allow it to move freely without being stiff. **"I'm ...

**"I cannot for the life of me pronounce subsequent without stuttering 3 or 4 times in front of people."** I think stammering or the stuttering disorder, both come in various ways. There is not only ...