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Stuttering is not caused by social anxiety. This is a common misconception. Social COGNITION (i.e., when you are thinking how other people are perceiving you, even on a subconscious level) is what interferes with the neural pathways of speech articulation

Stuttering is not caused by social anxiety. This is a common misconception. Social COGNITION (i.e., when you are thinking how other people are perceiving you, even on a subconscious level) is what int...

I've experienced this too. Here's a possible explanation: There's a brain region called the insula that is involved in bodily awareness. This region is said to be overactive in people who stutter. So ...

Are you also doing diaphragmatic breathing with your meditation? I do meditation daily to help me in all aspects of my life. I have greatly benefited from it. I also use the Calm app when I medita...

Meditation makes stuttering worse?

Meditation makes stuttering worse? I’ve practiced meditation on and off and what I’ve noticed is that my stutter gets noticeably worse during periods of when I practice mindfulness I feel like it sh...

Hello I have a BA in speech pathology, am a stutterer, and am a doctoral candidate in psychology. Let me clear up a few things for you. Firstly, ADHD is ASSOCIATED with stuttering (50% of stutterers...

DBT therapy might be helpful for stuttering (such as, mindfulness, opposite-action, radical-acceptance etc). [https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/mindfulness](https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.co...

It's difficult to resume what Buddhism actually did for me in a short text, but if I had to express in it's simplest form, I'd say it taught me the difference between reality and my perception of it. ...

Interesting. I have heard about "reading 1hr" everyday for decade now, but never thought it as serious solution, because it's awkward to do in front of my family. But will try it. Can you please shar...

Reading out loud for a minimum 1 hr everyday followed by 2x 20mins for self hypnosis treatments with positive affirmations...

Hmm i use ACT to manage my mental health. It’s more of a philosophy than a technique according to me. Check out the happiness trap (a book) or any video on YouTube. This helps me generally in the good...

Just stop where u fill like it and take a deep breath. You have all the time in the world...

Hi, There are several techniques I do to help my fluency and they really help me, maybe they help you? 1) is simple I tap my thumb to my forefinger for each syllable, it helps me keep pace for eve...

I think this is what she meant: Step 1: Establish a Steady Rhythm • Tap your finger steadily on a surface or your leg. • Aim for about 60–80 beats per minute (like a slow clock tick or calm heartbea...

Ive been stuttering for as long as I can remeber(40Yo) I would consider it moderate to extreme but its improved over my years. I used to see a speech therapist and this was the only exercise that's ac...

As an SLP/researcher stated, it's better not use any "medical terms" (such as cure) because it's bound to make at least some people upset. I personally would use the word stuttering remission or sub...

It doesn’t hurt to know how to speak anatomically and scientifically speaking, practice also doesn’t hurt. What helped me, I’m still practicing, but I’ve got good results so far, is to purposely stu...

I went to a speech therapist for a while, and one trick that she taught me was to measure my breathing. Like make a steady tapping noise with your finger and sync your breathing with that. I do it whe...

You ask good questions, you are primed to learn! As I said in my previous post, I like to frame my life as always happening "now". So whenever I get thoughts of the future or the past, I'm not in th...

25M - stutters sometimes - any techniques to overcome unexpected stutters

25M - stutters sometimes - any techniques to overcome unexpected stutters Hey everyone, long-time lurker, first-time poster. I’m a 25-year-old guy who only stutters some days—most days my speech flows...

I’ve tried most of the treatments out there for stuttering—everything from benzodiazepines and SSRIs to various vitamins and supplements. Some of them helped for a short time, but in the end, I realiz...