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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
2 points

It didn't help me but it could work for you! Try it out and see how you feel after the session. For me it helped with being seen and heard because I got abused and shamed for my stutter from my family...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
2 points

It was better while talking to a speech therapist. When I talked to other people the tricks didn't work at all...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
3 points

I’m privileged to work at a university that has one of the top speech therapy programs in the nation, and my course has been incredible. Insurance covers it, and my stutter has been better. It’s not g...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
8 points

It didn't "fix" the issue, but it did help me understand better the roots of the problem and thought me some techniques. Overall it was a positive step in my journey where most of the work will be don...

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Therapy ExperiencesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
10 points

They basically teach you a new way of speaking, much more slow and methodical. You need to be very deliberate in your attempts to replace your bad habits with this new technique, otherwise you'll reve...

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Fluency TechniquesTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
23 points

Speech therapy will not "cure" you, because there is no cure for stuttering. Speech therapy will help you speak more fluently though, yes. I went for over a year, learned some techniques (primarily ea...

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Fluency TechniquesSeeking TherapyTherapy Experiences
postr/StutterSep 29, 2025
25 points

People who went to a speech therapist, did they really improve?

People who went to a speech therapist, did they really improve? Hello everyone, I wanted to know if it really works, or at least it "cures" you, because tomorrow my first speech therapy session starts...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
1 points

That’s such a powerful win. It takes a lot of persistence to reach this point, and transitioning from staying muted to streaming for five hours is a significant accomplishment. You’ve clearly put in t...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
4 points

Chill out with all the bro talk. We’re all in this together. Everyone here faces the difficult obstacle of speech and stuttering. My stutter was AWFUL for years. Like it took me 4 minutes to get o...

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Mindset shiftHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2025
3 points

I practiced by talking to my phone and filming myself stuttering while alone, for 10 minutes at a time. I would just talk about my stutter and my day in general. It was super weird to hear my own voi...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2025
1 points

Read my post and comments here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/tir6v2/i\_was\_the\_announcer\_at\_a\_charity\_hockey\_game/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/tir6v2/i_was_the_anno...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2025
1 points

Yes I did. I don't know how "good" it was but I do remember in elementary school being taken out of class for speech therapy. I don't think it worked, as I still stutter today. But I've accepted my ...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2025
6 points

I went to treatment about 20 years ago to a 3 week intensive program. It addressed both fluency technique and just as important, addressed the mental and hit job that I was putting myself through. It ...

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Therapy ExperiencesHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2025
3 points

Severe to fluent is 6 months to a year. This was years ago and I am still fluent today. Found the right speech therapy program at the right time in my life (mid 20s.) I'm not without the occasional d...

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Therapy ExperiencesSeverity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2025
9 points

Looks like you've got some deep issues. Won't be easy to overcome but it's doable. I attend therapy and generally I'm getting better and better but there are still days I just feel like a total loser...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
2 points

Stutterer and speech therapist here. First off… fck all those students and teachers, that’s absolutely terrible… I dealt with a lot of the same things when I was in school, kills me that it’s still ha...

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Stigma & BullyingSeeking TherapyTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

My speech therapist told me modern methods are very good for young children, if they get help early. In short the process is built on positive & negative conditioning, things that don’t work well wit...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2025
1 points

We practice to speak fluently. We ask each other questions and we use whatever technique we would like to use to tray and improve our fluency. All 3 of us have improved since we started. We started do...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
34 points

I’m a speech language pathologist and I am familiar with delayed auditory feedback (aka DAF) technology, which can be very effective. Some people report reduced effectiveness a few years down the line...

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Assistive DevicesTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
1 points

Thanks a lot for sharing this!! It really made me think from a different angle. I love the point you brought up. Because even if we did manage to completely “beat” stuttering with 2–3 hours of daily p...

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