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I tried one called the Mcguire Programme that worked for me. you have to work hard after the course, but 20 years on i used the tools I learned in a work meeting yesterday to get past a block....
Most of those responses are known to be greatly ineffective as they kinda come from heavily uninformed SLPs. No mention of the things that address the root issue and prove for many to be highly effe...
Do you stutter when you speak on your own? Maybe read a book aloud. If you don't stutter then it's fixable up to a point. I have stuttered most of my life (56M) but managed to change things around. I...
Stuttering blocks
Stuttering blocks Had a stutter my whole life. There’s been highs and lows but now as I get older Im 22, I just wanna be in control of my speech. I just wanna be able to say any word or sentence with ...
Wish I knew a universal answer to this! For me it was a combination of not caring about stuttering, slowing down my speech, and avoidance of sounds that I block on (B, Br, S at the beginning of senten...
Not ever go away but it definitely gets better, almost barely noticeable. I experience moments where my speech is a lot better because I'm not fixating on stuttering. I believe that if your mind hears...
Honestly, aim to try/use all of them. After a little bit, they will become automatic. If it’s daunting, start by practicing these in order, in a mirror, alone. When comfortable, switch to a short...
I usually started an interview with “before we begin the interview, I would like let you know that I am working on my stutter…” and it knocks the edge off and interviewers usually respond welcomingly...
I found accepting my stutter to be the most beneficial thing for my speech. I stuttered throughout my life, severely to the point I got rejected from most jobs i’ve ever applied to by the time I gradu...
Some ppl in this sub will tell you to embrace your stutter or just “don’t care what others think”. If you could do that, you would. Others may suggest you make spreadsheets, charts and graphs to an...
Personally, I got off psych meds and after, found a great pOdcast from a SLP/PWS. I learned a few very important things - one was that talking is a fine motor skill, and like them all, gets messier t...
The only people I know who take short sharp inhales before speaking are having literal panic attacks, or in the middle of a cardio workout. If it is actually truly working for you, I’m sincerely not ...
Pre-pre-pre-vent the blocks even more by doing a fun disclosure using this theme! And then, try *talking on exhales*. inhales are likely to be shallow, which directly increase the fear. Anyways, i...
I had a severe stutter from a boy age 5 to about age 30. Then one speech therapist suggested it would help me get through a block if I pr-rrrr-olonged the fff-first sound. That helped a lot. ...
Try to exaggerate the vowel, play around w it as a drill at first. Start w one syllable words and work up. I like to write the word out first, and I’ll use a mirror to watch everything. Tends to help...
Yes, likely a combination of both. Just remember to take breath, watch how normal people speak. They take short sharp breaths before speaking...
I had a very similar “life” for about a decade before I learned how to be able to say what I wanted. Some ppl in this sub will tell you to embrace your stutter or just “don’t care what others think”...
Stuttering can be worse when retrieving memories… it’s easier when you’re just in the present, going off the cuff, not planning what you’re going to say. Another technique is inhaling a deep breath an...
I am in the same boots like you sometimes. I figured out i get excited and my face, neck get stiff and want to explain stuffs very quickly so i try to relax my face, neck, shoulder and start my speech...
The people he coaches yea they tend to forget to use a crutch because they haven’t practiced them well enough to use them in pressured situations. They use it only when they’re getting coached and don...