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postr/StutterOct 18, 2022
7 points

thx for helping me with my previous post i have another question as well

thx for helping me with my previous post i have another question as well Do u guys know what to do when u have the urge to stutter while ur in a conversation? Is there like anything that i can do at t...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2022
7 points

For reference, a block *happens* because you are trying to fight through it. There are other options to gain more control over your speaking....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
2 points

Try to speak in a more animated way, varying your tonalities, pitch, volume, taking pauses and taking in full air to breathe. Speaking in a more animated/expressive way forces you to take natural brea...

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Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
4 points

I have found it helpful some of the time. When I am just reading out loud without thinking about what I am doing, or where my air flow is, it is not helpful. But, when I really focus on my airflow and...

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Fluency TechniquesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
1 points

Not giving a flip about the opinions of what I call "the folks in the peanut gallery" was my eventual conclusion after so many years of stuttering, isolation, and resulting social and general anxiety....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
3 points

1. Firstly, reading is similar to speaking sponaneously where you create an opportunity to practice. 2. Secondly, in my experience, learning from your secondary behaviors or perspective is important ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
2 points

I am 61 years old and I had severe stuttering issues from age 7 to 13. To this day, I can still occassionally get stuck or find myself unable to pronounce certain words. So, what causes it never goes ...

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commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
4 points

Nice video and great technique! What speech technique/tool do you use in detail? When you are in a block, it takes a moment but once you unblock you let it all out....

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Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
2 points

"Is there any way I can reduce this to an extent?" Maybe you can reduce it to an extent with this method: If you do a repetition or block, then position your articulators to the next position (inste...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
1 points

I don't use a fluency shaping technique. I always start speaking assuming that I can say it exactly how I want. When I speak I always observe my trigger. The more I really experience the discomfort of...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAnticipating StutteringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2022
1 points

Just continue to do what you're doing and work on your speech. Practice speech rules and never give up! :)...

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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2022
1 points

"So the trick is to relax ur speech muscles by breathing and also move ur mouth more?" 1. Firstly, personally, I experience, that I discipline myself by doing self-sabotaging (going blank as you said...

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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2022
2 points

1. For sure - there are myriad options that all achieve similar goals. Namely the goals should be: (1) Increase awareness of unhealthy behavior (thoughts, actions), (2) Attenuate unhealthy thoughts ei...

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Mindset shiftFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2022
2 points

**Question 1**: you mentioned different modalities (cbt, act, dct). Would you also consider other modalities for our hardwired stutter triggers? (erp, inference-based cbt, mindfulness, dbt, GOTTMAN, P...

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postr/StutterOct 14, 2022
22 points

Tips to speak with less stuttering - choral speech method

Tips to speak with less stuttering - choral speech method This is the follow-up of [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/xq5f4v/what_are_your_thoughts_on_this_research_choral/). If vi...

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Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
postr/StutterOct 14, 2022
11 points

Sign language

Sign language I am/was always a very fast speaker, often too fast and then i muddled and stuttered. Now that i learn sign language it really slows me down which feels good. I guess it's because i conc...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
3 points

Oh lordy, that's a conversation all by itself! Long story short, I stuttered *terribly* when I went through my initial Private Pilot training in school back in 2003. The entire concept of having to ta...

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Employment & CareerFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2022
9 points

The repetitions are more “healthy” than the blocks and more “understandable” to most listener. Do some brief voluntary repetitions that you cccan control. Make eye contact, begin speaking slowly....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2022
2 points

If I think too much about it even when I’m alone, I stutter. Trick is to practice fluency so your brain forgets the disfluency. And reading aloud 1 hour every day with passion and enthusiasm. (While ...

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Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2022
1 points

Try using the following techniques which helped me reduce blocks too: Extreme pronunciation: you stretch out the word and say it. Speech modulation. You can use high pitch or low pitch voice. Examp...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution