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Yeah, I think you’re right, about it being a panic response to a large degree. And those patterns run deep. I’ve definitely been stuck in that cycle of avoidance, and over time those tactics only make...

I think there’s definitely some truth to this. Then again there’s a genetic component for me (runs in my family) and most people with anxiety don’t stutter. So it seems like maybe a combo of being pre...

It's neurological, I thought this was established. It is not psychiatric. I stutter both when I am nervous and when I am not....

I think it’s fair to classify the majority of cases as an anxiety disorder. Most who stutter can speak fluently in some situations and struggle in others. Most wouldn’t stutter while alone or talking...

I was in Army BCT and I stutter hell I even met a drill sgt that stutter just due that shit and also I will say condition your body to run....

What are these studies? Are they saying to do the diaphragmatic breathing while trying to talk? What do they say about the fact that talking happens seamlessly on a regular exhale? If you allow the...

In addition to the psychotherapy I mentioned, my lifestyle did change. I left a high demand religion I hadn’t believed and had been pretending to embrace for 37 years. The inauthenticity had caused gr...

It's a speech impediment that can potentially cripple your mental state. Look up the iceberg analogy of stuttering. It's not a mental disorder in itself, but stress and anxiety exacerbate the stutte...

Costal breathing (I did McGuire at 14) and exposure. Once I learned costal breathing method and viewed my stutter as a breath/block anxiety thing vs a mechanical impediment, I started doing school pub...

Breathing out when you speak a word is the key. As a recovered stutterer, I realize the importance of controlling breath while speaking....

Breathing. Focus on your breathing. That doesn't mean you need to slow down but when you really focus on calming your nerves and coming from a place of peace it makes it easier to accept when a block ...

Has anyone noticed that some fluent people stutter when you stutter? My mother-in-law apologized for stuttering around me. She wanted me not to think she was mocking me. She did have a latent childho...

Jogging and physical activities as much as possible. It helps to improve breathing. I personally feel improvement of speech after training. But unfortunately it does not last long...

Please please please don’t try taking a deep breath breath. The science, and people who have become nearly fluent will all tell you it probably makes it worse. Instead, simply begin speaking on a...

I know where you’re coming from. And I agree, stuttering is almost exclusively caused by the fear/ anticipation of it. However, it seems a lot of stutterers benefit from these kinds of breathing exerc...

Yesterday I also had a presentation to give in my class and I was insanely stressed but I had some tips that helped me deal with the stuttering. 1. Remember to take breaths every few words and not whe...

The immediate and scientifically sound way to address this is to *begin speaking on an exhale*. Then, your lungs will mostly automatically modulate the air pressure so there’s no need to focus on bre...

* Another important point from the podcast: Most people hyperventilate/ over-breathe when they are awake and under-breathe when they sleep. During the day, over-breathing leads to elevated stress-leve...

>If medication lowers your anxiety then your mind-body cannot do its job to adjust when you are exposing yourself to this anxiety That's very true actually. I actually have 2 different types of an...

Yeah never had that issue or noticed it. Mine is based around anxiety which yes can spike just before my cycle starts however have not noticed a change in my stutter....