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commentr/StutterOct 25, 2023
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I also have a problem with this. My speech when talking is almost fluent. But every time I have to yell out someone's name, I get mad speech blocks. I'm gonna try dissolving the block next time like I...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2023
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I have controlled my speech a lot, rather have been able to. If I spoke to a PWS now, I think I would be able to "control it". Yes, maybe one can be comfortable with another PWS but would really depen...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2023
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I'd say the next step for you is, identify the block (definitely talk a bit slowly like, all the time), resolve it and _dont_ change the word. In the start it'll come out with a bit of a stammer. We h...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2023
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My vocabulary is awesome!... But when I get the stammering brain fog, I'm reduced to a simpleton. Keep practicing. Learn about speech blocks and have some tools to assist you when the block hits, you'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2023
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When a block happens, stop, take a deep breath and try again. When I speak with more people, it gets easier over time. So try to face your "fear of tensing up" and interact more with people aroun...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I have a blocking stutter, too. I've done about a hundred presentations. Some went my way, and some didn't. I don't have any novel solution for you, but I can share insight. For some of the ones that ...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Public SpeakingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Try these tips: 1. Try to locate the block. It might be in your stomach, chest or throat (It can also come as negative reflexive thoughts in your mind). 2. Take a breath or simply wait a second, and y...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I have blocks more than I actually stutter and this is one thing that has helped me. I stop myself from trying to force out the word, take a deep breathe and as I’m exhaling start a low hum into whate...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Alternative ways to say words

Alternative ways to say words Hello all, a few months ago I read someone’s post who said for any words that start with “D”. They substitute the d sound with a “th” sound. So instead of saying a word l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Currently, there is no known cure for stammering. You can learn some tools/techniques to modify your speech (if you choose to do so) in speech therapy. These might include sound stretching, easy begin...

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Fluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Finally talk like i want. Without dodging words, changing the sentence. Phone calls like its nothing. And ask for a date/number....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & Motivation
postr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Overcoming Stuttering Hybrid Calisthenics

Overcoming Stuttering Hybrid Calisthenics Hey everyone, anybody else seen this video? Last week, I heard this same advice last week from the wife of someone who apparently has/had a severe stutter and...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Fluency TechniquesAdvice Offered
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Go to as many fast food places that ask your name (Starbys, for one!), order a shitload of complicated orders, and actually say my name when they ask for it. Go to stores and inquire about their stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Everything is "neuropasticity" by that way of thinking. But yes, stuttering can be left behind with practice and hard work....

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Neurological & BrainFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Well I still stutter when reading alone. Not stuttering when alone or when speaking to pets is not the case for every stutterer. And yes, I do believe it's possible. If you keep practing saying your...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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I agree that it's a rewiring. For me, it was a complete reteaching of speech to achieve fluency. Practice was most certainly one important part of the process....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Stuttering and neuroplasticity

Stuttering and neuroplasticity What are your thoughts regarding the notion that through enough practice we can rewire our brain and program it not to stutter? Considering we have the physical ability ...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Neurological & BrainFluency Techniques
postr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Thought i'd share this

Thought i'd share this I found a guy on YouTube who has a step - by step plan on improving your stutter in 6 weeks. It boils down to having a routine where you work on your stutter half an hour a day...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAdvice Offered
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2023
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Every stutterer should learn about speech blocks, be conscious of when they arise and have some tools to dissolve them. I shared a post on that on here, which is on my profile. Have a look and feel fr...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2023
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I’m going to therapy to improve my speech, when techniques doesn’t work during a convo I don’t have any specified feelings I’m just calm and i just move on to other words, is very strange i would say ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Therapy ExperiencesFluency Techniques