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LA: ACTIONS, Music and Theater tell the story of life with a stutter

LA: ACTIONS, Music and Theater tell the story of life with a stutter Hi all, I wanted to let you know about a new theater show in LA exploring stuttering and language. It's opening March 29 + 30, you ...

I did it almost a decade ago. It was great, and really helped me at the time. I went from being unable to speak, constant blocks that would give me migraines. To someone who could speak with confidenc...

The problem I have with this method is not just accepting the other person's judgment. I don't really care what the other person thinks of my words, except when the polite phrases don't come out, so I...

This is the way! But there are softer ways to get there. Were you making eye contact, or the equivalent? Start doing voluntary repetitions in a mirror, while making eye contact with yourself. Add...

It's a non stop practice I'm afraid! Still having to come back to this myself, having rediscovered how badly a stammer during presentations can make me fall flat on my face - not because of the stamme...

I want to accept my stutter but I wanna accept it my way….

I want to accept my stutter but I wanna accept it my way…. I recently understood the significance of acceptance in my stuttering journey and came to the conclusion that I should be less harsh with mys...

Fluency experiment

Fluency experiment Hello. I am a woman who stutters (also Nigerian) (and has been my whole life) and recently, I have come up with a plan that I am certain would finally help me overcome it. I need on...

Have you tried letting people hear your repetitions, and speaking in an exhale while making eye contact?...

It’s very easy to start teaching a small child the things you should have been taught - *learn how to get comfortable with others hearing your repetitions*...

May I suggest just trying to release and exhale? Practice this in front of a mirror when alone while making eye contact, doing voluntary stutterers. Then make phone calls, adding in challenges as y...

It's a learned behavior that's become automatic. You're not "choosing" to block in the way you're thinking about it. But you can work to undo the behavior. It's not a core stuttering behavior of disfl...

It's not voluntary but it is something you are doing and it's something you can learn to stop doing. You block because you'd rather block than let yourself stutter. It's like how all avoidance behavio...

I don't know why you're e getting hysterical. Nothing I said is misleading abd it's based on my own experiences and the experiences of many other people I know who have learned to stop blocking. They ...

The key to speaking in front of the mirror is to allow yourself to have repetitions, while making eye contact with yourself. It’s how you desensitize yourself to the fear of others judging you...

Basically if I understand well, your suggestion is to go out there and act likes you are a normal people who can speak fluently. I’m right? so you can get used to it. I don’t stutter at all when I’m...

When I was your age I went to a residential program in Geneseo NY, it really helped. One of the things we did was desensitizing ourselves by stuttering out in the open. It took away a lot of fear and ...

You are welcome to continue believing this inaccurate information, but it is not fair for others to think there’s no safe sustainable options available. They exist but they involve very difficult wo...

Sadly, too many are so uncomfortable with the idea of disclosure and voluntary stuttering, they would prefer to “wait” for imaginary brain implants and such....

This is a fantastic way to think about it. I’d like to add thoughts about *why* people are in different camps - if you are debilitated by anxiety, blocking and avoidance behaviors, you are more likel...

I laught it off and just keep talking. It gets to a point where you really don't give a fuck anymore....