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How to stay mindful while speaking?

How to stay mindful while speaking? I've stuttered my whole life and never really thought anything of it. I was very sheltered and it never really made my life difficult, so I never really cared. I'm ...

Guys, when I was 7 years old, I could barely talk due to my severe stutter. Every presentation in high school was a struggle. University was bad as well but I never quit and I made it throught. When m...

Repeating anything is cancer

Repeating anything is cancer So weird how this crap works man, mild stutter here and I block and certain word and syllables especially saying thank you and saying my name… but the number one trigger f...

I think the reason we stutter is because that when we hear ourselfs talk we get nervous and the mind automatically start stuttering for some reason, if you want to hear how fluent you are, you should ...

There is a poll where stutterers voted, that if they are not thinking about stuttering and pronunciation, then they don't (or much reduced) stutter. Also, I think taking a breath is about reducing fea...

This is true! Especially for one who observes his stutter mindset for the first time. The feels of draining reduces if he: ​ * finally has a complete list of his triggers/attachments * r...

Yes. Your stuttering is caused from emotional overwhelm habit you've created, always worrying what other people think and interfering with your voice. Start practicing focusing on what inspires you,...

I'd consider those compensatory behaviors as a maladaptive response to the trigger that is fear of speaking to individuals and groups. If you resolve that trigger, it's a domino effect from thereon ou...

>"There are many PWS who have stopped stuttering" Research states that 80% of kids outgrow stuttering. Adults sporadically outgrow stuttering because they learned to identify, justify and choose c...

I try to not think about my stutter too hard, there was a time during this year I believe around feb- april where I kept on thinking about my stutter everyday and it kept worsen. Every single time whe...

>" If a stutterer is aware he/she is being observed, their performance on cognitive tasks declines" In my opinion, this is only one trigger, whereof we have 20+ triggers. Then the next question is...

Thanks for the answer, I will give it a try! I also think it has a big mental component, because when I am happy and confident I tend to stutter much less....

Mental and physiological, mostly. I believe social elements are of a secondary importance, given people are the trigger to the stutter, not the cause. As it stands, there are three "recognized" types...

Both stuttering and bipolar disorder run in my family. I have two family members that have both. So yes, it is possible....

It's almost all mindset. Stutters are always on a negative feedback loop. They fear speaking, which makes it more stressful to speak, resulting in more stuttering. If we can remove ourselves from that...

Can a PWS also have Bipolar?

Can a PWS also have Bipolar? Or not because manic state means you talk super fast and god knows I can't speak fluently at that rate because I've stuttered my whole life?...

Can you start stuttering as an adult? I have stuttered a teeny tiny bit before, like rarely getting caught on a word. But tonight, I became aware that I stutter a teeny bit, got super stressed and hav...

Nice!! I have found with my stutter that when I’m in a nervous/stressful situation, I don’t stutter as much. I believe I’m more worried about the situation that I don’t pay much attention to my stutte...

‘Anticipatory Struggle Hypothesis’, which posits that the anticipation of upcoming speech or communication failure causes people who stutter (PWS) to make adjustments to their way of speaking that res...

True but let us not ignore the fact that sometimes stuttering gets worse when we are nervous....