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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2018
4 points

I've recently been thinking that my stutter is actually heavily connected to my breathing, but I've just never fully realized it. I've only recently had the conscious idea to take a deep breath whenev...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2018
1 points

You don't stutter when you sing because you sing with a different part of your brain than when you talk!!!!!...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2018
8 points

Hey! I think that’s most of our cases. I’m actually an SLP student and want to specialize in stuttering, and singing and not stuttering is completely normal (has to do with brain signals). I think a...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 8, 2018
12 points

My thoughts on my stuttering.

My thoughts on my stuttering. I'm 28 years old male. Fairly successful in life in a well paying construction job. I've been stuttering my whole life and I feel like that's the last thing holding me ba...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSituational VariabilityStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2018
1 points

I do that every time I warm up before singing. I make long vowel sounds loud while matching them with the note I'm playing on the guitar. The sounds come from the diaphragm and involves opening your t...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2018
2 points

Have you tried making different vowel sounds out loud(like loud) to warm up your vocal cords ? This is an over looked technique but has some daily relief. ...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2018
5 points

The idea behind speaking from the diaphragm is to ease your vocal folds into speech, almost like you're tricking them so they don't tense up and block and make the stutter harder. It also helps you ha...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterDec 6, 2018
2 points

Does speaking from the diaphragm really help a stutterer?

Does speaking from the diaphragm really help a stutterer? I have a really severe stutter that prevents me from having conversations like everyone else. Always had the stutter but off late its because ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesSituational VariabilityLoss of Control
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2018
1 points

My speech therapist explained to me that stuttering (or at least my stutter) was connected to my hearing my own voice. Thus, when I change it slightly (to yell, whisper, sing, speak with different acc...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2018
2 points

this is funny because I'm the opposite, I almost never stutter when I read out loud, only when I'm speaking "freely". and by the way I absolutely switch out synonyms when I'm reading out loud just t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2018
2 points

That's exactly like mine, I can never ever read from a page out loud or even order at a restaurant but can have a fluent conversation, so strange ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2018
5 points

My stutter is almost non-existent in most casual conversations, but it’s absolutely crippling when I’m reciting things I’ve memorized or reading out loud. No idea why they’re so different. ...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilitySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2018
1 points

I did theater when I was a teenager. Surprisingly I didn't stutter at all when I was on stage....

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2018
2 points

I was on the speech team my senior year. It was tough when I didn’t do well but super rewarding when I did. A few times I had to stop because I lost confidence, but my best piece was in a duo which ma...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilitySchool & Academic LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2018
6 points

I vape CBD and I’ve noticed that it helps anxiety and depression, which in turn slightly helps my stutter. It definitely did NOT cure it by any means, but my blocks don’t feel as bad and I can get aro...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2018
30 points

It’s very hard to do what he does. As a fellow stutter I couldn’t imagine doing all of that ...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2018
2 points

I can whisper or sing and will not stutter once, also for me, if I am tired and run down my stutter is much worse....

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2018
1 points

Holy cow I didn't know about the sign language stuttering. I'm definitely going down the rabbit hole tonight to learn more......

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2018
2 points

That's so intriguing, isn't it? Just, wow. Neurology has so many secrets still to be discovered. I think I remember reading somewhere that deaf people stutter in sign language. I guess your thing wi...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2018
4 points

It is quite interesting. I've been playing music since I was 3. For me, music is almost a second language, and I often feel like I am speaking when playing music. Occasionally I'll stutter on a note a...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityNeurological & BrainPhysical Tension