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commentr/StutterMar 19, 2021
1 points

I had the weird reverse problem. Nobody really cared about my stutter in middle and high school. I was just a nerd that sat at the edge table with the other nerds lol. But in college, when I became mo...

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2021
1 points

Hi! I am a speech therapist with a pretty good understanding of stuttering, and I agree with some of the other comments here. It TOTALLY depends on your therapist and their training. Unfortunately, a ...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
4 points

For me is exactly the same. I think the amount you stutter alone is the reall stutter you have and the rest is affected by psychological problems. Ive always said in my other comments that its good to...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
1 points

Unfortunately I’m now in therapy because of my stutter giving me severe social anxiety...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
3 points

Oof. I would not trust it. There are several of these type of programs out there. You can always stop the red flags when they say they are a “speech coach” and not a speech-language pathologist. T...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
1 points

Genetic? **NO!** There appears to be genetic factors that can contribute to stuttering, but no one is born with a stutter. Speech is learned. It's a developmental process. Genetics can influence one...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
1 points

If you're ready to get fluent, seek a professional speech therapist. Breathing is certainly part of fluency, but it's only a part of it. Therapy will teach you fluency....

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
1 points

I was a severe stutterer for the first half of my life (I'm 50.) Based on my successful experience with speech therapy, I see no reason why you couldn't do speech therapy via telehealth. The only cav...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
5 points

Once I got to middle school, I would decline to read or speak in front of the class. I told the counselor that doing so was an embarrassing situation. If you can't get excused from speaking in front ...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2021
5 points

Avoiding words isn't the healthiest approach, you're just covering up the issue. I do the same thing as it does make me very fluent. BUT it's really not good. Atleast that's what a speech therapist...

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2021
1 points

There are speech pathologists who are board certified fluency experts who employ many counseling methods and use trauma informed therapy practices to target both the social-emotional aspect of stutter...

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2021
1 points

Was this speech therapist licensed? I was taken to someone as a child, but she wasn't actually an SLP. It isn't a regulated profession where I live. If this SLP is, find another one. If you don't fe...

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2021
1 points

I used to see a speech therapist and it really helped. She gave me some amazing tips that helped my stutter. And sometimes it just helps to talk to someone about your feelings about stuttering. She al...

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2021
1 points

I went to the speech therapist for 7 months but it did not help me at all, I am only at the psychologist now and he told me that I have to deal with all situations, what do you think I should do?...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
1 points

Im also seeing a psychiatrist and I can confirm that its VERY essential to see one as a person with stutter. We all definitely have abnormality in our brain that causes stuttering, but there is anothe...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
5 points

Im a mild stutterer. All my life, I would speak perfectly fluent for 6 months out of the year, and around winter time my stutter would come back full swing. Tried speech therapy and it didn’t work for...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
3 points

See a speech pathologist. You need to learn fluency. It's not an attitude. It's a skill. Speech therapy will teach you to be fluent. You'll be assessed, and they'll work you through a program to get...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
2 points

What about the speech therapists who also stutter?? Can they help? Asking for a friend!...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
2 points

If you put the work in, therapy works. It's not just an hour or two a week though. You have to do the homework. If you're serious about getting fluent, 2021 can be your year!...

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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2021
2 points

>NOT A SINGLE THERAPIST in this world can help you as they have NO Fukin Idea to what's it like to get up every single day knowing people might belittle you or shatter your confidence This is blat...

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